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Marino Mission CHP 5
SAT vocab from chapter five
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| unambiguously | without ambiguity or uncertainty; clearly, precisely |
| arbitrarily | based on or determined by individual preference or convenience rather than by necessity or the intrinisc nature of something |
| apathetic | having little or no interest or concern; indifferent |
| alleviate | to make (as suffering) more bearable |
| anticipating | to look forward to as certain; expect |
| resplendent | shining brilliantly; characterized by a glowing splendor |
| wavered | to weave or sway unsteadily to and fro |
| immerse | to plunge into something that surrounds or covers; especially to plunge or dip into a fluid |
| transparent | fine or sheer enough to be seen through |
| iridescent | a lustrous rainbowlike play of color caused by differential refraction of light waves (as from an oil slick, soap bubble, or fish scales) that tends to change as the angle of view changes |
| idealistic | characteristic of idealism (the practice of forming ideals or living under their influence) |
| languidly | lacking force or quickness of movement; slow |
| restorative | something that serves to restore to consciousness, vigor, or health |
| stagnating | remaining stale (usually from lack of circulation or flow) |
| cacophony | harsh or discordant sound; dissonance |
| kinship | the quality or state of being kin; relationship |
| legitmating | to show or affirm to be justified |
| circumscribe | to surround by or as if by a boundary |
| linguistic | of or relating to language |
| visceral | dealing with crude or elemental emotions; instinctive |
| lummox | clumsy person |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination; liking |
| jovial | markedly good-humored, especially as evidenced by jollity and conviviality |
| propelled | to drive forward or onward by or as if by means of a force that imparts motion; pushed |
| sentiment | an attitude, thought, or judgment prompted by feeling |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued; unconquerable |
| juxtaposition | the act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side |
| introspective | a reflective looking inward; an examination of one's own thoughts and feelings |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| elusive | tending to elude, as in tending to evade grasp or pursuit |
| predetermined | to determine before hand |
| subsidize | to furnish with a subsidy (a grant or gift of money) |
| disparity | containing or made up of fundamentally different adn often incongruous elements |
| elitist | consciousness of being or belonging to an elite (a socially superior group) |
| egalitarian | one who believes in human equality, especially with respect to social, economic, and political rights |
| malinger | to pretend incapacity (as illness) so as to avoid duty or work; shirk |
| reiterate | to state or do over agian or repeatedly, sometimes with wearying effect |
| tentatively | hesitantly |
| ignite | to heat up; excite |
| exploit | a dead or an act |
| illicit | not permitted; against the rules or law |
| tranquility | the quality or state of being tranquil (free from disturbance or turmoil) |
| deftly | characterized by facility and skill |
| apparatus | an instrument or appliance designed for a specific operation |
| revelation | the act of revealing an enlightening or divine truth |
| fritter | to spend or waste bit by bit on trifles, or without commensurate return |
| inauspicious | not auspicious or favorable; ominous |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply; excess |
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