AP Language & Composition SAT Vocab #2

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reprove

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to scold; to find fault with

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pessimism

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gloominess; a belief that the bad guys always win

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cursory

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hasty, not thorough

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profligate

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extremely wasteful; wildly extravagant

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miser

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someone who hoards money

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jocular

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joking

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fracas

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uproar; brawl

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caricature

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a satiric portrait or representation

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corroborate

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to confirm

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precarious

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dangerously unstable