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Build Your SAT Vocabulary--List 9

Words from Chapter 9 of Marino Mission

AB
inequitiesunequal things or situations
jadedworld-weary, cynical
protractto prolong in time or space
prominentwidely and popularly known
stylisticof or relating especially to literary or artistic style
renovationto restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
ornateelaborately or excesively decorated
purposefullywith intent; having a purpose
antiquatedold fashioned, old or obsolete
vestigea trace, mark, or visable sign left by something ( as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost; relic
circuitryto components of an electric circuit
reposeto lie at rest
eloquentvividly or movingly expressive or revealing
fathomcomprehend
veneera thin sheet of a material; finish, or coating
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
purportedlyostensibly, allegedly
deductiona conclusionreached by logic or reasoning
contemptuouslywith contempt, disdain
ostentatiousmarked by or fond of conspicuous or vainglorious and sometimes pretentious display
outlandishexceeding proper or reasonalbe limits or standards
literallyactually, in a literal sense or manner
modulateto adjust to or keep in proper measure or proportion; temper
maliceintent to commit an unlawful act or cause harm without legal justification or excuse
morasssomething that traps, confuses, or impedes
disillusionmentto leave without illusion or naive faith and trust
inordinatelyexceeding reasonable limits; excessively
intemperatenot temperate (moderate); extreme, immoderate
egregiousconspicuously bad; flagrant
protegeone who is protected or trained or whose career is futhered by a person or experince, prominence, or influence
lobbyista person or group that attempts to influence or sway (as a public official) toward a desired action; activist, campaigner
punditsone who gives opinions in an authoritative manner; critic
onerousinvolving, imposing, or constituting a burden
vivacitythe quality or state of being vivacious (lively in temper, conduct, or spirit); enthusiasm
unearthedbrought to light , discovered
inceptionan act, process, or instance of beginning
objectiveexpressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distorting by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations; without bias
paramontsuperior to all others; supreme
organicof, relating to, or containing carbon compounds
noveltysomething new and fresh
opulentexhibiting or characterized by opulence (wealth,affluence); magnificent, lavish
paradoxa statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true
prudentshrewd in the management of practical affairs; sensible
pragmatista person who takes a practical approach to problems and affairs
practicalof, relating to, or manifested in practice or action; not theoretical or ideal
proliferateto grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring; reproduce, multiply
exaltedto raise in status (can also mean to praise, glorify, or honor)
fallaciousuntrue; tending to deceive or mislead
resolveto deal with successfully, to clear up
intuitivelyknown or perceived by intuition (quick and ready insight); instinctively
anticlimacticof, relating to, or marked by anticlimax,; an event (as at the end of a series)that is strikingly less important than what has perceded it



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