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Marino Mission CHP14

SAT vocab from chapter fourteen

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disingenuous lacking in candor; calculating
dissembler one who puts on a false appearance; conceals facts, intentions, or feelings under some pretense
perfidious disloyal or faithless
certitude the state of being or feeling certain
liberating the at of setting free
deviousness not straightforward; deceptive
epistolary contained in or carried on by letters
revelatory serving to reveal something
provocative serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate
cathartic characterized by a purification or purgation of the emotions that brings about spiritual renewal or release from tension
therapeutic providing or assisting in a cure
conception the originating of something in the mind; idea
submissive to yield oneself to the authority or will of another
volition an act of mkaing a choice or decision
vacillate to waver in mind, will, or feeling; hesitate in choice of opinions or courses
partake to take part in or experience something along with others
altrustic behavior that is unselfish in its regard for or devotion to the welfare of others
abridge to shorten in duration or extent
augment to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
addendum a thing added; an addition
accentuate accent, emphasize
amanate to come out from a source
disconcert to throw into confusion
instill to impart gradually
tractable easily handled, managed, or wrought
surmountable able to prevail over; able to overcome
irresolute indecisive (not resolute or firm)
pervasive that pervades (to become diffused throughout every part of) or tends to pervade
intrepid characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance
heretofore up to this time; hitherto
immutable not capable of or susceptible to change
imposing impressive in size, bearing, dignity, or grandeur
capacious containing or capable of containing a great deal
incalculably not capable of being calculated; not predictable
legions a large number; a multitude
impressionable capable of being easily impressed
inarticulate incapable of speech, especially under stress of emotion
susceptible open to some stimulus, influence, or agency
frivolity playful merriment that lacks substance or purpose
buffoonery foolish or playful behavior
indiscriminately not marked by careful distinction; deficient in discrimination and discernment; haphazard; random
daunting something that daunts (lessens one's courage)
interspersed to place something at intervals in or among
ardently characteried by warmth of feeling, typically expressed in eager zealous support or activity
stimulus something that rouses or incites to activity
incisively impressively direct and decisive (as in manner of presentation)
indeterminate not definitely or preisely determined; vague
heralded to greet, especially with enthusiasm; to hail, publicize, or signal
encapsulated epitomized
negligible so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention
ostensibly represented or appearing as such; plausible rather than demonstrably true
autonomous existing or capable of existing independently
inefficacious lacking the power to produce the desired effect
premise a preposition upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn
impetus a driving force; impulse
extolled praised highly; glorified
quandary a state of perplexity or doubt
enclosure something that encloses (to close in)
pinioned to disable or restrain; to bind fast
hindrance the state of being hindered (to make slow or difficult the progress of)
execution the act or process of executing (to carry out fully, put completely into effect)
phenomenon an unusual, significant, or unaccountable fact or occurence
presumptuous overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy), taking liberties
venture an undertaking involving chance, risk, or danger
debunk to expose the sham or falseness of
recommenced to start again
euphoric a feeling of well-being or elation
momentous important, consequential
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