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Marino Mission CHP17

SAT vocab from chapter seventeen

QuestionAnswer
impermanent not permanent; transient
prosaic dull, unimaginative
reintegrating restoring to a condition of integration or unity
pretense false show
shroud something that covers, screens, or guards
incarceration time spent in prison
litigate to contest in law
bane a source of harm or ruin; curse
precocious exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early age
acumen keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination, especially in practical matters; shrewdness
charitable of or relating to charity (generosity and helpfulness, especially toward the needy)
earmark to designate (as funds) for a specific use or owner
benefactor one who confers a benefit, especially one who makes a gift or bequest
philanthropic of, relating to, or characterized by philanthropy (active effort to promote human welfare)
ingenious marked by originality, resourcefulness, adn cleverness in conception or execution
revulsion a sense of utter distaste or repugnance
synonymous having the same connotations, implications, or reference
ludicrous amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity
fodder inferior or readily available mterial used to supply a heavy demand
patently readily visible or intelligible; obvious
missive written communication; letter
sycophant a servile self-serving flatterer
deposed to remove from a throne or other high position
spurious outwardly similar or corresponding to something without havng its genuine qualities; false
unduly in an undue manner; excessively
squander to spend extravagantly or foolishly
transient passing through or by a place with only a breif stay or sojourn
nebulous indistinct, vague
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