Windsor Words: SAT Spring 2011
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magisterwick Plus on March 22, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adversity | a state of misfortune, hardship, or extreme trouble |
| ascetic | practicing restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually religious; self-denying, abstinent, austere |
| beguile | to persuade with charm, to mislead or deceive by trickery |
| complacency | self-satisfaction; smugness; a feeling of uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements |
| hypocritical | pretending to be virtuous; deceiving; professing beliefs one does not possess or practice |
| ignominy | a state of dishonor; public shame or disgrace |
| jocular | characterized by jokes and good humor; playful, jolly, humorous |
| nefarious | very wicked; evil, depraved |
| proliferation | a rapid increase in either number or extent |
| sycophant | a flatterer; one who fawns on others in order to gain favor or personal advantage |
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