SAT word list 1

  1. abhor
    hate
  2. bigot
    narrow minded, prejudiced person
  3. enfranchise
    give voting rights
  4. hamper
    obstruct
  5. kindle
    to start a fire
  6. noxious
    harmful; poisonous
  7. placid
    calm, peaceful
  8. remuneration
    payment for work done
  9. talisman
    lucky charm
  10. abrasive
    rought, harsh
  11. bilk
    cheat
  12. covert
    hidden, undercover
  13. engender
    cause
  14. hangar
    storage area (like garage) for plane
  15. knotty
    complex, difficult to solve
  16. nuance
    a fine shade of meaning
  17. renown
    fame
  18. tangent
    going off the main subject
  19. abasement
    humiliation
  20. billowing
    swelling
  21. cower
    recoil in fear
  22. harangue
    noisy
  23. labyrinth
    a maze
  24. nullify
    to counter
  25. plaintiff
    petitioner
  26. replete
    full
  27. tangible
    can be touched
  28. abrogate
    cancel, deny, repeal
  29. enigma
    mystery
  30. harbingers
    indicators, bringers of warning
  31. labyrinthine
    highly convoluted
  32. nuzzle
    snuggle
  33. plaudit
    statement giving strong praise
  34. reprehensible
    shameful, very bad
  35. absolution
    forgiveness 
  36. blatant
    obvious
  37. ensconce
    establish firmly in a position
  38. laceration 
    a cut
  39. obdurate
    stubbord 
  40. plausible
    can be believed; reasonable
  41. reprieve
    postponement of a sentence
  42. tawdry
    vague
  43. abstain
    go without
  44. blighted
    damaged
  45. credulous
    gullible
  46. enshroud
    cover
  47. haughtiness
    arrogance
  48. lachrymose
    tearful
  49. obfuscate
    deliberately making something difficult to understand
  50. plethora
    an excess
  51. enigmatic
    mysterious
  52. onerous 
    burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship
  53. sporadic
    appearing in scattered or isolated instances, as a disease
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bananavocado
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SAT word list 1
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SAT word list 1
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