SAT Vocabulary (cloister-misanthropy)
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tyro
a beginner; a novice
debacle
a sudden calamitous downfall; collapse or failure
cloister
a tranquil, secluded place
guile
cunning, deceitfulness; artfulness
truculent
inclined toward conflict; eager to fight
congenial
pleasant to be around; social, agreeable
umbrage
sense of injury or insult; to take offense, displeasure
misanthropy
someone who hates mankind
balm
something that heals or comforts; soothing; an oil or ointment
commodious
spacious, roomy, capacious
abhor
to hate very much, to detest utterly
harangue
to lecture, berate; a long bombastic speech
