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TiennyBier SAT 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| morose | a gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood. |
| ignominy | n disgrace; dishonor; public contempt. |
| waive | vo to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up; forgo |
| waver | vw to sway to and fro; flutter |
| apathy | n absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement. |
| antipathy | n a natural, basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion. |
| conjecture | n the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof. |
| avert | vo to turn away or aside |
| intoxicated | a mentally or emotionally exhilarated. |
| immerse | vo to plunge into or place under a liquid; dip; sink. |
| invincible | a incapable of being conquered, defeated, or subdued. |
| inception | n beginning; start; commencement. |
| indulgent | a characterized by or showing indulgence benignly lenient or permissive |
| raze | vo to tear down; demolish; level to the ground |
| avenge | vo to take vengeance or exact satisfaction for |
| wreak | vo to inflict or execute (punishment, vengeance, etc.) |
| misanthrope | n a hater of humankind. |
| cynic | n a person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions and who disbelieves in or minimizes selfless acts or disinterested points of view. |
| cynicism | n cynical disposition, character, or belief. |
| respite | n a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief |
| callow | a immature or inexperienced |
| callous | a insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic |
| perpetual | a continuing or enduring forever; everlasting. |
| obsolete | a no longer in general use; fallen into disuse |