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SAT Words 2. 76-150
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11th Grade
05/30/2015
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altruistic
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showing unselfish concern for others
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largess
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a generous giving
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lavish
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generous in giving to others
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magnaminous
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overlooking insult from others (ME WHEN I EASILY FORGIVE FRIENDS)
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munificent
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generous
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philanthropic
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charitable
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prodigal
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wasteful; lavish
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profligate
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wasteful, careless with money
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squander
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to spend money wastefully
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austere
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showing self control with money (Austin steers away from luxury)
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avaricious
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greedy
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frugal
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careful with money
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mercenary
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greedy for money (merchant)
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miserly
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careful with spending money
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parsimonious
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overly careful with money
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penurious
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relating to poverty (only having a penny)
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thrifty
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showing care with how moeny is spent. (thrift shop)
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conflagration
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huge fire
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confounding
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puzzling; baffling
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cryptic
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hard to understand; mysterious
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debacle
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a collapse
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enigma
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a riddle or mystery

 
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labyrinth
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a maze which is hard to free yourself from
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precarious
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dangerious or risky (precautionary)
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quagmire
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a difficult or troubling situation
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quandry
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a dilemma
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turbulence
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turmoil or disorder
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baneful
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causing ruin (bane from batman)
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deleterious
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harmful to one's health or welfare
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detrimental
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harmful
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devious
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devil-like; tricky
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iniquitous
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wicked; showing lack of fairness
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nerfarious
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very mean and wicked
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odious
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evil; revolting in a disgusting way
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pernicious
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very harmful
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rancorous
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malicoius
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virulent
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poisonous; deadly
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berate
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to scold in a harsh tone
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carp
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to be critical (critical carp)
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castigate
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to scold or punish
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censure
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to criticize strongly
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chastice
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to punish or scold harshly
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deprecate
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to show disapproval
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deride
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to ridicule
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impugn
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to call someone out for being false
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rebuff
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to bluntly refuse
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rebuke
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to scold sharply
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reprove
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to scold
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upbraid
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to scold
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