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SAT Vocab 11
Mrs.Hahn rws
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Baneful | (adj) causing or capable of causing harm |
| Deleterious | (adj) causing harm or damage |
| Detrimental | (adj) tending to cause harm. |
| Devious | (adj) showing a skillful use of underhanded tactics to achieve goals. |
| iniquitous | (adj) grossly unfair and morally wrong. |
| malicious | (adj) characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm. |
| nefarious | (adj) (typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal |
| odious | (adj) extremely unpleasant; repulsive |
| ominous | (adj) giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious |
| pernicious | (adj) having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way. |
| rancorous | (adj) characterized by bitterness or resentment. |
| virulent | (adj) (of a disease or poison) extremely severe or harmful in its effect; bitterly hostile. |