Vocab sat 1

Memoir; Autobiography

historical writing from personal knowledge

Dexterity; Skill

skill in performing task; especially with hands

Harvest; gather

gather crops; obtaining things with effort and skill

Degrate; deteriorate

decline in condition

Emerge; Arise

come out and become visible

Divert; Redirect

Change in course

Retrospect; Recollection

Act of reflecting on the past

Forge; Build

to create something

Inane

to be stupid or silly

Impudent; Rude

Consistently not showing respect

Vulgar

inapropriate, or lacking taste

Invigorate; Energize

to give strength or energy to

malevolent

wanting to do evil to others

Disparage

belittle someone

Impartial; Fair

Be fair in judgement

Prosaic

ordinary

Pilgramige

A pilgrams journey

Ratify; Approve

Formally approve something

Elusive

Difficult to catch

Subtle

not immediately obvious

Narrative

story; written or spoken word

predatory

seeking to oppress others

Evoke

bring out or recall something

candor

quality of being honest

Ideal

perfect

supress

prevent the expression of something

renounce

formally give up, reject

deviate

depart from established course

pivotal

of crucial importance

disdain

consider to be unworthy of consideration

prudent

good judgement and caution; wise

domestic

relating to the home

abstain

choose not to do something

perceptive

having insight and awareness

fortuitous

fortunate, lucky

overburdened

loaded with great burden

tenuous

fragile; lacking strength

hackneyed

unoriginal, lacking significance

annotate

comment

effectual

effective; succesful in producting

Aberration

not typical or normal

Yield

surrender; or produce

Frugal

living in a simple thrifty manner

peripheral

not the center of importance; on the edge

Replicable

able to be replicated

Stimulus

a trigger

Monarch

a ruler, head of state

Wary

cautious, suspicious

cosmic

relating to universe or cosmos

Juvenile

relating to young people

Tangible

concrete

Stoic

unaffected by pleasure or pain, unemotional

Rhetoric

art of using language persuasively

Fanciful

imaginative and unrealistic

Condescending

looking down on others or considering oneself more important

Transient

temporary, not lasting

circuitous

indirect

inexplicable

unexplainable

censure

formally disapprove

harbinger

sign of future events

Brazen

bold without shame

Stately

dignified in appearance, manner, and size

Infrastructure

Basic structure and facilities

Nefarious

action that is wicked

Aide

assistant

Adhere

remain attached to something

Contrite

feeling or expressing regret

entitled

believing oneself to be deserving of privileges

Pretentious

trying to impress

Abstract

existing in thought and not object

Inhibit

correlate

establish connection between things

superficial

shallow, lacking depth

twentiath century

1901 to 1999

Ascend

go up or climb

undermine

weaken or sabatoge

adversity

hardship or difficulties

Porous

permeable, capable of allowing passage

dismissive

feeling something is unworthy of consideration

profound

having deep meaning

rudimentary

basic or underdeveloped

cultivate

promote growth and development

capitulate

cease fighting and admit defeat

dynamic

characterized by constant change

acquire

to buy or obtain

contemplate

think deeply about something

alleviate

to make suffering less severe

vigor

physical or mental strength or energy

satire

literary or artistic work thst uses irony or mockery

colonial

settler

aboriginal

being the first inhabitants of a region

conceal

hide or keep something from someone

inconsequential

not important

Whimsical

quaint or fanciful, having sense of charm

chronicle

factual written account of events

foster

encourage development of something

invasive

intrusive

infamy

state of being a disgrace

facetious

treating issues with deliberately innapropriate behavior

intrigue

fascinate