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Marino Mission CHP 2
SAT vocab from chapter two
Question | Answer |
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genial | marked by sympathy or friendliness; kindly |
affable | being pleasant and at ease talking to others |
harvor | to hold a thought or feeling of |
pique | to excite or arouse by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
punctuate | to break into or interrupt at intervals |
extenuating | to mitigate;to lessen or try to lessen te seriousness or extent of by making partial excuses |
evoke | to call forth or up; conjure |
innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth |
rapport | relation marked by harmony, conformity, accord, or affinity |
procure | to get possession of; obtain by particular care and effort |
arid | excessively dry |
utopia | a place of ideal perfection |
garish | offensively or distressingly bright; glaring |
crass | having or indicating such grossness of mind as precludes delicacy and discrimination |
voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk |
oblivious | lacking active conscious knowledge or awareness |
emittered | having bitter feelings |
emissary | one designated as the agent of another |
vivid | producing a strong or clear impression on the senses; sharp, intense |
cartographer | one who makes maps |
foreboding | to have an inward conviction of (as coming ill or misfortune) |
encompasses | to form a circle about, enclose |
perplexed | filled with uncertainty; puzzled |
oration | speech; an elaborate discourse delivered in a formal and dignified manner |
unyielding | not yielding (to surrender or relinquish to the control of another) |
undermine | to weaken or ruin by degrees |
strife | an act of contention; fight, struggle |
interlocutor | someone who takes part in a dialogue or conversation |
portentously | something that foreshadows a coming event |
intrminable | having or seeming ot have no end |
enveloped | to enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering |
remote | isolated, secluded, far from activity |
verdant | green with growing plants |
prompt | TO MOVE TO ACTION; INCITE |
peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail; study |
legitimacy | the quaity or state of being legitimate (being exactly as purposed, neither spurious nor false) |
perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality |
profoundly | characterized by intensity of feeling or quality |
sarcastically | having the character of sarcasm (a mode of satirical wit depending on its effect on bitter, caustic, and often ironic language that is uaully directed against an individual) |
admonish | to express warning or disapproval especially in a gentle, earnest, or solicitious manner |
nondescript | lacking distinctive or iteresting qualities; dull |
colossal | of abulk, extent, power, or effect approaching the stupendous or incredible |
austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
collaborator | co-worker, colleague; a person working jointly with others, especially in an intellectual endeavor |
portal | a door or entrance, espeially a grand or imposing one |
vast | very great in size, amount, deree, or intensity, especially in extent or range |
torpid | lacking in energy or vigor |
charismatic | having, exhibiting, or based on charisma (a special magnetic charm or appeal) |
potentate | one who has the power and position to rule over others; a monarch |
supple | able to perform bending or twisting movements with ease and grace |
captivate | to influence and dominate b some special charm, art, or trate and with an irresistible appeal |
precarious | characterized by a lack or security or stability that threatens with danger |
contiguous | touching or connected throughout in an unbroken sequence |
periphery | the external boundary or surface of a body |
periodically | occurring or recurring at regular intervals |
presiding | occupying a place of authority, acting as president, chairman, or moderator |
rambled | to talk or write in a long-winded, wandering fashion |
rousing | giving rise to excitement; stirring |
preempted | to take the place of |
comparatively | considered as if in comparison to something else; relatively |
compelling | demanding attention |
arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve |
formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprhension |
assiduous | marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or adversity with courage |
awestruck | filled with wonder |
cordial | warmly and genially affable |
articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, or effectively |
earning | to long persistently, wistfully, or sadly |
compassionately | having or showing compassion (sympathetic consciousness of others' distress, together with a desire to alleviate it) |
coerce | to compel to an act or choice |
exasperated | irritated or annoyed |
empathetic | being understanding of, aware of, and sensitive to the feelings, thoughts, and experiences of another |
forlorn | being in poor condition; miserable |
foster | to promote the growth or development of |
redeeming | to relese from blame or debt |
grievance | a cause of distress (as an unsatisfatory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint) |
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