Ingerson SAT pt 8 Flashcards
multifarious
having great variety; numerous and diverse
muted
toned down or silenced
myopic
lacking foresight
myriad
a large indefinite number
mystical
a spiritual sense beyond human understanding
nascent
coming into existence; emerging
nebulous
vague
nomads
people who wander from place to place
nostalgia
longing for the past
obliterated
destroyed
obsequious
overly submissive and eager to please
observable
capable of being seen or noticed
obstinacy
stubbornness
obtuse
slow to learn or understand
offset
to balance, counteract or compensate for
onerous
burdensome
oppose
be against
optimism
hope or cheerfulness
opulence
extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance
ossified
become fixed and rigid
outlook
point of view
overweening
arrogant
pacifists
people opposed to the use of violence
painstaking
characterized by extreme care and great effort
palpable
strongly perceived, as though actually felt through the senses
panacea
cure-all
paragon
a model of excellence or perfection
paramount
chief in importance, above all others
pedantic
tending to show off one’s learning
peeved
annoyed
perfunctory
acting routinely with little interest or care
perpetuate
to make permanent or long lasting
perservere
to refuse to give up despite difficulties.
perspective
point of view
pertain
relate to; have to do with
perused
examined; looked over carefully
pervasive
widespread
physiological
having to do with an organism’s physical processes
platitudes
a flat, dull, or trite remark, uttered as if it were fresh or profound
plight
predicament