SAT cards

abase

to lower in rank, prestige, or esteem

altruism

unselfish consern for the welfare of others; selflessness

cajole

to urge with repeated appeals, teasing or flattery

chicanery

trickery

concilatory

appeasing; soothing; showing willingness to reconcile

credible

capable of being believed; plausible

defunct

no longer existing or functioning

deride

to mock contemptuously

derogatory

insulting or intended to insult

disparge

to speak of negatively; to belittle

effrontery

brazen boldness; presumptuousness

eminent

distinguished; prominent

empathy

identification with understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives

eradicate

to get rid of as if by tearing it up by the roots; abolish

exonerate

to free from blame

expurgate

to remove objectionable content before publication or release

extirpate

to destroy

extol

to praise highly

ignominy

great personal dishonor or humiliation; disgraceful conduct

impugn

to attack as false or questionable

incontrovertible

indisputable; not open to question

indict

to officially charge with wrongdoing or a crime

laudatory

full of praise

litigious

prone to engage in lawsuits

magnanimous

courageously or generously noble in mind and heart

mar

to damage, especially in a disfiguring way

obsequious

fawning and servile

parity

equality, as in amount, status or value

partisan

devoted to or biased in support of a party, gourp, or cause

pejorative

disparaging, belittling, insulting

philanthropic

humanitarian; benevolent; relating to monetary generosity

quell

to put down forcibly; suppress

raze

to level to the ground; demolish

reciprocate

to mutually take or give; to respond in kind

rectitude

moral uprightness; righteousness

remiss

lax in attending to duty; negligent

repudiate

to reject the validity or authority of

sactimonious

feigning piety or righteousness

scrupulous

principled, having a strong sense of right and wrong; conscientious and exacting

solicitous

concerned

sophistry

plausible but misleading or fallacious argument

squelch

to crush as if by trampling; squash

stymie

to thwart or stump

substantiate

to support with proof or evidence; verify

supplant

to usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics

sycophant

insincire, obsequious flatterer

veracity

adherance to the truth; truthfulness

vex

to annoy or bother; to perplex

vindicate

to free from blame

vindictive

disposed to seek revenge; revengeful; spiteful