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Build Your SAT vocabulary--List 8

Words from Chapter 8 of Marino Mission

AB
adornedto enliven or decorate as if with ornaments
adulationto flatter or admire excessively or slavishly
couchedto lay (oneself) down for rest or sleep
harmonioushaving the parts agreeably related; congruous
hackneyedlacking in freshness or originality; trite
haranguea ranting speech or writing
correlationa relationship between two or more things which tend to vary, or occur together in a way not expected on the basis of chance alone
interweaveto mix or blend together
inherentinvolved in the constitution or essential character or something, belonging by nature or habit
pariahoutcast
modicuma small amount
perceptivenessability to notice and see; discernment, sharpness
morosehaving a sullen or gloomy disposition
munificencecharacterized by great liberality or generosity
decorousmarked by propriety and good taste
nonchalancehaving an air of easy unconcern or indifference
compatriotfellow countryman
permeateto spread or diffuse through
innuendoan oblique allusion; hint, insinuation
melodiouslyhaving a pleasing sound or melody
misconceptiona mistaken idea or concept
negateto cause to be ineffective or invalid
narcissisticexcessive concern or love of oneself
insularcharacteristic of an isolated people, especially having a narrow or provincial viewpoint
nemesisa formidable and usually victorious rival or opponent
mandatedto make mandatory, obligatory



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