Set: First Choice SAT Vocab Flashcard Set 4

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TermDefinition
Abhorrent, Appalling, Despicableheinous, repulsive, horrible in an extreme way
Heinous, Repulsiveabhorrent, appalling, despicable horrible in an extreme way
Apprehension, Foreboding, Premonitionuneasy feeling about the future
Enervated, Languid, Wanindolent, phlegmatic, lethargic, listless, exhausted and lacking energy
Indolent, Phlegmaticexhausted and lacking energy
Lethargic, Listlesswan, indolent, exhausted and lacking energy
Diatribe, Harangue, Tiradea long abusive speech or lecture
Braggartknown for bragging
Brigandknown for living by plunder, a bandit
Chauvinistknown for excessive nationalism, a jingoist
Cynicknown for distrusting human nature
Debunkerknown for exposing falsehoods
Demagogueknown for using popular prejudices and false claims to gain power
Egoistknown for being excessively concerned with himself/herself, conceited
Gluttonknown for having a huge, insatiable appetite for food and drink
Hedonistknown for seeking pleasure
Hypocriteknown for saying one thing and doing another, insincere
Iconoclastknown for attacking settled beliefs
Laggardknown for being habitually tardy, dilatory
Loaferknown for being habitually lazy
Loitererknown for idleness
Magnateknown for having great power
Malingererwho pretends illness so as to avoid work
Martinetknown as a strict disciplinarian
Miserknown for being stingy, a skinflint
Skinflintknown for excessive thrift, a miser
Optimistknown for having a hopeful outlook on life
Pacifistknown for opposing war and violence
Pessimistknown for having a gloomy outlook on life
Philanthropistknown for generosity, a humanitarian
Pragmatistknown for using a practial appraoch to solving problems
Quacka person who pretends to have skill or knowledge he/she does not have; charlatan
Raconteura person known for telling witty stories and anecdotes
Renegadea person known for rejecting lawful or conventional behavior
Reprobatea person known for being morally corrupt, depraved
Roguea person known for being mischievous
Sagea person known for wisdom
Spendthrifta person known for spending money unwisely

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Terms 38
Creator firstchoicecollege
Created April 23, 2007
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Subjects sat, vocabulary, test, preparation
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  1. Renegade a person known for rejecting lawful or conventional behavior - 1 miss
  2. Rogue a person known for being mischievous - 1 miss
  3. Raconteur a person known for telling witty stories and anecdotes - 1 miss
  4. Loiterer known for idleness - 1 miss
  5. Chauvinist known for excessive nationalism, a jingoist - 1 miss
  6. Abhorrent, Appalling, Despicable heinous, repulsive, horrible in an extreme way - 1 miss
  7. Apprehension, Foreboding, Premonition uneasy feeling about the future - 1 miss