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