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Mastering the Verbal SAT Vocabulary List 3

Mastering the Verbal SAT untenable - segregate
Prefixes: mis, bene, ab, and super
Roots: greg, ami

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misnomerwrong name (Prefix: mis = wrong/bad)
gregariousenjoying the company of groups, affable (Roots: greg = group)
segregateseparating into different groups (Roots: greg = group)
untenablethat which cannot be defended
abdicategive up, resign, as to give up the thrown
aberrationa departure from what is normal or typical
abhorto dislike intensely, loathe, despise
benedictionto say or speak well of, hence a blessing
benefactorone who has given help, especially financial
benevolentan inclination to do good
benigngood natured, kindly, favorable, not malignant
malefactoran evil doer or criminal
malignanthaving an evil influence, very harmful
maledictionto say bad things, a curse
malevolentwishing evil or harm to others
maliciousto cause pain, injury, or distress to another
superciliousthinking you are above others, arrogant, haughty
supercedereplace, take the place of
misanthropea person who hates or distrusts mankind
miscreantone who behaves criminally, an evildoer, a malefactor
amicablepleasant; friendly
amitypeaceful, friendly relations
amiablefriendly, affable
prefix: MISwrong or bad
prefix: BENEgood or well
prefix: ABaway from or off
prefix: SUPERabove
Rootword: GREGgroup
Rootword: AMIfriend


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