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SAT words
Question | Answer |
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cajole | to urge with repeated appeals, teasing, or flattery |
chicanery | trickery |
obsequious | fawning and servile |
sycophant | insincere, obsequious flatterer |
altruism | unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness |
eminent | distinguished; prominent |
empathetic | identifying with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives |
extol | to praise highly |
laudatory | full of praise |
magnanimous | courageously or generously noble in mind and heart |
philanthropic | humanitarian, benevolent, relating to monetary generosity |
reciprocate | to mutually take or givel to respond in kind |
defunct | no longer existing or functioning |
eradicate | to get rid of as if by tearing it up by the roots; abolish |
quell | to put down forcibly, suppress |
raze | to level to the ground; demolish |
squelch | to crush as if by trampling; squash |
supplant | to usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics |
stymie | to thwart or stump |
abase | to lower in rank, prestige, or esteem |
deride | to mock contemptuously |
derogatory | insulting or intended to insult |
disparage | to speak of negatively; to belittle |
effrontery | brazen boldness; presumptuousness |
ignominy | great personal dishonor or humiliation; disgraceful conduct |
impugn | to attack as false or questionable |
mar | to damage, especially in a disfiguring way |
pejorative | disparaging, belittling, insulting |
vex | to annoy or bother; to perplex |
vindictive | disposed to seek revenge; revengeful, spiteful |