Our Twisted Hero - SAT Vocabul (1).pdf

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antagonism an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility aspire / aspiration v. 1. To have a strong desire to get or do something; to seek./ n. 1. A strong desire to achieve something; an ambition. audacious bold, adventurous, recklessly daring autonomy independence; self- determination censure harsh criticism or disapproval coercion using force to cause something conjecture reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence denounce to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful deprivation the state of lacking or doing without something; loss discount bar from attention or consideration

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Our Twisted Hero - SAT Vocabul (1).pdf

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antagonism an actively expressed feeling ofdislike and hostility

aspire / aspiration v.1. To have a strong desire to get or do something; to seek./n. 1. A strong desire to achieve something; an ambition.

audacious bold, adventurous, recklesslydaring

autonomy independence; self-determination

censure harsh criticism or disapproval

coercion using force to cause something

conjecture reasoning that involves the formation ofconclusions from incomplete evidence

denounce to accuse or condemn or openly orformally or brand as disgraceful

deprivation the state of lacking or doingwithout something; loss

discount bar from attention orconsideration

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disdain lack of respect accompaniedby a feeling of intense dislike

elicit to draw forth, bring out from somesource (such as another person)

endorsed to approve, support, or sustain

enmity hatred

extricate release from entanglement ofdifficulty; to free, to disentangle

fathom to understand, get to the bottom of; todetermine the depth of; a measure of

depth in water

flagrantly deliberately, conspicuously, ina big way, obviously

furtively secretively or sneakily

ignominious shameful; disgraceful

indictment an accusation of wrongdoing

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indifferent showing no care or concern inattitude or action

indiscriminate (adj.) without restraint orcontrol; unselective

intrepid fearless

obstinate / obstinacy stubborn , adj. refusing to changyour opinions, ideas, behavior, etc.

perfunctory hasty and without attention todetail

pessimism belief that life is basically bador evil; gloominess

pretense The act of giving a falseappearance

prodigal recklessly wasteful

resignation the act of giving up (a claim or office orpossession etc.); acceptance of fate

sycophant a person who tries to please someone inorder to gain a personal advantage

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tenacity persistence

trifling the deliberate act of wasting time insteadof working; not significant, frivolous

unwarranted incapable of being justified orexplained

usurp seize and take control withoutauthority and possibly with force

zealous eager, earnest, devoted