Ruining someone's reputation through lies.

An expression of ill-will; a curse.

A model of honor and excellency.

Possessing extraordinary interest in sex.

Not easily persuaded by moral persuasion.

A generous giving of lavish gifts.

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SAT Vocabulary Number Two

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Calumny
A clumsily given public speech.
Ruining someone's reputation through lies.
Attempting to ruin someone sloppily.
Embarrassing oneself publicly and carelessly.
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Perfidious
So perfect to a fault.
An inability to improve.
Unfaithful and disloyal.
Arrogant and snotty.
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Aspersion
Slowly building up to your goals.
Avoiding someone through public denial.
An expression of ill-will; a curse.
An insensitive remark made to embarrass.
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Nadir
A place full of twists and turns.
A very visible area.
The lowest point of something.
An unreachable place.
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Ephemeral
Hidden in plain saight.
Short-lived or fleeting.
Worthless on inconsequential.
Evasive or hard to reach.
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Paragon
A model of honor and excellency.
A protector of weak peoples.
A poor person's hero.
An state official of a court of justice.
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Wanton
Calibrations that are sorely needed.
Unwanted and not talked about.
To want everything at once.
Undisciplined and lustful.
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Effulgent
Tarnished or ruined.
Ineffective or futile.
Caring or kind.
Radiant or splendorous.
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Zephyr
A gentle breeze.
A forceful gust of wind.
An area of great height.
An icy mountain range.
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Prurient
Possessing unnnatural hearing abilities.
Possessing extraordinary interest in sex.
Unwilling or unable to talk to others.
Having great skills in writing and calligraphy.
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Invective
An angry verbal attack.
Trying to convince someone through guilt.
Using complicated words for argumentation.
A quiet, but effective, retort.
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Vacillate
To run out of ideas.
To facilitate a debate.
To rush into a tough decision.
To fluctuate or hesitate.
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Quixotic
Idealistic and impractical.
Overly zealous.
Wanting too much at once.
Easily swayed or convinced.
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Obdurate
Not easily persuaded by moral persuasion.
Hard to get along with and oftentimes offensive.
Living by old or oudated moral codes.
Willing to complain or argue to get ahead.
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Inimical
Stubborn.
Hostile.
Unrelenting.
Easy-going.
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Magnanimous
Noble or generous.
Largely accepted by most people.
Animalistic or feral behavior.
In majority agreement on issues of money.
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Pejorative
Deragatory or uncomplimentary.
Little or inconsequential.
Intense or unwavering.
Complicated and multi-faceted.
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Deleterious
Evil.
Harmful.
Deteriating.
Extravagent.
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Largess
An extravagent or unnecessary gathering.
Trading of large quantities of goods or services.
A generous giving of lavish gifts.
Extra, or unused, goods.
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Recalcitrant
A quiet and urgent plea.
To retry again and again.
Defiant or unapologetic.
To rethink something after failure.

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