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Marino Mission CHP 9

SAT vocab from chapter nine

QuestionAnswer
inequitiesrotract unequal things or situationsto
jaded world-weary, cynical
protract to prolong in time or space
prominent widely and popularly known
stylistic of or relating especially to literary or artistic style
renovation to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
ornate elaborately or excessively decorated
purposefully with intent; having a purpose
antiquated old-fashioned, old or obsolete
vestige a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost; relic
circuitry the components of an electric circuit
repose to lie at rest
eloquent vividly or movingly expressive or revealing
fathom comprehend
veneer a thin sheet of a material; finish, or coating
efface to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearig away a surface
purportedly ostensibly, allegedly
deduction a conclusion reached by logic or reasoning
contemptuously with contempt, disdain
ostentatious marked by or fond of conspicuous or vainglorious and sometimes pretentious display
outlandish exceeding proper or reasonable limits or standards
literally actually, in a literal sense or manner
modulate to adjust to or keep in proper measure or proportion; temper
malice intent to commit an unlawful act or cause harm without legal justification or excuse
morass something that traps, confuses, or impedes
disillusionment to leave without illusion or naive faith and trust
inordinately exceeding reasonable limits; excessivly
intemperate not temperate (moderate); extreme, immoderate
egregious conspicuously bad; flagrant
protege one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence
lobbyist a person or group that attempts to influence or sawy (as a public official) toward a desired action; activist, campaigner
pundits one who gives opinions in an authoritative manner; critic
onerous involving, imposing, constituting a burden
vivacity the quality or state of being vivacious (lively in temper, conduct, or spirit); enthusiasm
unearthed brought to light, discovered
inception an act, process, or instance of beginning
objective expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations; without bias
paramount superior to all others; supreme
organic of, relating to, or containing carbon compounds
novelty something new and fresh
opulent exhibiting or characterized by opulence (wealth, affluence); magnificent, lavish
paradox a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true
prudent shrewd in the management of practical affairs; sensible
pragmatist a person who takes a practical approach to problems and affairs
practical of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action; not theorectical or ideal
proliferate to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring; reproduce, multiply
exalted to raide in status (can also mean to praise, glorify, or honor)
fallacious untrue; tending to deceive or mislead
reolve to deal with sucessfully, to celar up
intuitively known or perceived by intuition (quick and ready insight); instctively
anticlimactic of, realting to, or marked by anticlimax; an event (as at the end of as eries) that is strikingly less important than what has preceded it
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