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Marino Mission CHP 2
SAT vocab from chapter two
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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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