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Marino Mission CHP 1
SAT vocab from chapter one
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hierarchy | the classification of a group of people according to ability or to economic, social, or professional standing; pecking order, chain of command |
| incessantly | non-stop, never ending |
| speculate | to review something idly or casually and often inconclusively |
| emulate | try to be like, imitate |
| conventional | according with, sanctioned by, or based on convention (a principle or procedure accepted as true or correct); ordinary, conformist, predictable |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| exclusive | restricted in distribution, use, or appeal because of expense |
| pretentious | making usually unjustified or excessive claims (as of value or standing); showy, ostentatious |
| haughty | blatantly and disdainfully proud; snooty, conceited |
| disdainful | full of a feeling of contempt for what is beneath one; scornful |
| miff | to put into ill humor; offend |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or to cause to last indefinitely |
| incline | to lean, tend, or become drawn toward an opinion or course of conduct |
| contemporaries | one of the same age or nearly the same age as another |
| incongruous | lacking congruity, not harmonious, incompatible |
| transformation | the act, process, or instance of transforming (to change in compostition or structure) |
| modest | unassuming, unpretentious; limited in size, amount, or scope |
| demeanor | behavior toward others, outward manner; conduct |
| detached | exhibiting an aloof objectivity; disconnected, removed |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| rudiment | a basic principle, element, or fundamental skill |
| machination | a scheming or crafty action or artful design inteneded to accomplish some usually evil end |
| emergent | newly formed or prominent |
| interlude | an intervening or interruptive period, space or event; interval |
| embroil | to involve in conflict or difficulties |
| unswerving | not swerving or turning aside; staedy |
| vocation | the work in which a person is regularly employed; career, occupation, profession |
| burgeoning | growing and expanding rapidly |
| chasm | a marked division, separation, or difference |
| inept | genearlly incompetent; bungling |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion; ghastly |
| indifferent | apathetic, unconcerned |
| aesthetics | a pleasing ppearance or effect; beauty |
| adept | thoroughly proficient; skillful |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance; loathe |
| mundane | characterized by the practical, transitory, and ordinary; commonplace |
| archetypal | classic example, model example |
| cloying | excessively sweet or sentimental |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of possession of something |
| enduring | lasting |
| gregarious | marked by or indicating a liking for companionship; sociable |
| camaraderie | a spirit of friendly good fellowship |
| endorsement | backing, sanction, approval |
| cherished | to hold dear; feel or show affection for |
| elation | marked by high spirits; exultant |
| ardor | extreme vigor or energy; intensity |
| imminent | ready to take place; looming, about ot happen |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of challenges |
| brooding | to dwell gloomily on a subject, worring |
| cognizant | knowledgeable about something, especially through persional experience; mindful |
| perception | the effect or product or perceiving (to come aware of through the senses) |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging, especially in the face of reluctance |
| clientele | customers, patrons |
| esteem | to regard highly |
| reverence | honor or respect felt or shown; deference; especially profound or adoring awed respect |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| gingerly | very cautiously or carefully |
| volubly | marked by a ready flow of speech |
| disparaging | to speak slightingly about; decry |
| invariably | not changing or capable of change; constant |
| rhetoric | a type or mode of language or speech; also insincere or lofty language |
| discourse | talk, converse |
| ambivalent | simultaneous and contradictory feelings (as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| flippancy | unbecoming levity or pertness, especially in respect to grave or sacred matters |
| futile | serving no useful purpose; completely ineffective |
| resolute | marked by firm determination, resolved |
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