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Marino Mission CHP 7
SAT vocab from chapter seven
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| agile | marked by a ready ability to move with a quick, easy grace |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy |
| endeavor | to attempt (as the fulfillment of an obligation) by exertion of effort |
| crystallize | to cause to take a definite form |
| cunning | displaying keen insight |
| ecstatic | of, relating to, or marked by ectasy (a state of overwhelming emotion, especialy rapturous delight) |
| hypothesis | a tentative assumption made in order to draw out and test its logical orempirical consequences; theory |
| preconceived | to form (as an opinion) prior to actual knowledge or experience |
| notions | a theory or belief held by a person or group |
| scrupulous | punctiliously exact; painstaking |
| radical | tending or disposed to make extreme changes in existing views, habits, conditions, or institutions |
| vengeance | punishment inflicted in retaliation for an injury or offense |
| scheme | a plan or program of action, especially a crafty or secret one |
| conjecture | a conclusion deduced by surmise or guesswork |
| verifiable | capable of being verified (to establish the truth, accuracy, or reality of) |
| solidarity | unity (as of a group or class) that produces or is based on community of interests, objectives, and standards |
| ominously | being or exhibiting an omen, especially foreboding or foreshadowing evil |
| monstrosity | an object of great and often frightening size, force, or complexity |
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely |
| espouse | to ake up and support as a cause; become attached to |
| rhapsody | a highly emotional utterance (can also refer to a hihgly emotional literary work, etc) |
| understate | to state or present with restraint, especially for effect |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious (persistent in maintaining or adhering to something) |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly (full of high spirits) |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice; lightly fanciful |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe; mournful |
| compulsive | obsessive, habitual, or irrational behavior |
| vehemently | marked by forcful energy |
| talisman | an object held as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| embellish | to heighten the attractiveness of by adding ornamental details |
| narratives | something that is narrated; a story |
| unutterable | being beyon the powers of description |
| underscore | give emphasis to, highlight |
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