Persinger Final Exam Part 1 155 - 300 Study Guide with complete solution

Persinger Final Exam Part 1 155 - 300 Study Guide with complete solution @ STUVATE-STUVIA USA Irrational - illogical; senseless; not reasonable Irrelevant - Not applicable; not related to the subject Itinerary - route, plan, or record of a trip Jargon - specialized language of a trade or profession; nonsensical speech Jostle - to shove or push rudely; to come into collision with Judicious - showing good judgment; wise; discreet; prudent Juncture - point where things are joined; a crossing; a point of time ; a crisis point Lament - to express sorrow or mourning over; to grieve; to regret; an expression of grief; a song or poem expressing grief Lapse - slight temporary error, or slip; a fall from a better to a worse condition Latitude - freedom; scope Legacy - something inherited; money or property left by a will Lexicon - a dictionary; the vocabulary of a particular trade, group of people, etc... Livid - purplish or bluish from a bruise; pale, gray, or red with anger or affliction; very angry or furious Loathe - to feel intense dislike or disgust; to detest Malignant - actively evil; tending to do great harm; life - threatening Malleable - Capable of being shaped by hammering or pressing; having the capacity to be changed easily; adaptive Mandatory - required; obligatory Mannerism - A distinctive personal trait; an idiosyncrasy; an exaggerated or unnatural style or habit, as in speech or dress Martial - Military; suggesting war; warlike Meager - Noticeably lacking quantity, quality, or extent; scanty; lean; thin Mediocre - only average or ordinary; medium; neither bad nor good Melancholy - gloom; low spirits; sad; depressed; causing or suggesting sadness Melodramatic - overly dramatic, emotional, or sentimental Mentor - a wise and trusted advisor; a counselor Merge - to blend or combine in a way that results in the loss of separate identity; to unite Meticulous - extremely careful; overly precise or fussy about details; painstaking Mettle - Disposition; courage; resolution Mien - Bearing; appearance; manner Militant - an individual prepared to fight for a cause; an activist; aggressive in support of a belief or cause Momentum - the force exerted by a moving body, found by multiplying its mass times its speed; impetus; speed or force, usually growing in strength Mortify - to humiliate or shame; to discipline oneself by self - denial or punishment Mosque - a Muslim house of worship Mull - to think about at length; to ponder Mutable - capable of change; inconstant Mystic - A person who believes that truth or God can best be known through spiritual insight; a religious seeker; mysterious Naive - lacking in sophistication; simple; inexperienced; revealing a lack of subtlety and insight Negligible - too small or unimportant to bother with; insignificant Notoriety - fame, usually in an unfavorable sense; a bad reputation Obligatory - required; compulsory; legally binding Obliterate - to destroy completely; to wipe out; to erase Oblivious - not conscious or aware; forgetful Odious - hateful; disgusting; detestable Opportune - suitable; advantageously timed Ornate - excessively adorned or ornamented; elaborate; fancy Ossify - to change into bone; to harden like bone; to become rigid; hardhearted, or opposed to change Painstaking - very careful; diligent; requiring great care; meticulous Palatable - fit to be eaten; pleasant tasting, pleasing Pallid - Abnormally pale; lacking in color, vitality, or interest Paradox - statement that may be true but seems to say contradictory things Paraphrase - a restatement of the meaning of a text or speech using other words; to state a meaning in other words Parody - an imitation (usually of a serious literary or artistic work) that ridicules the original; to imitate in order to ridicule; to mimic Pastoral - relating to a simple country way of life; relating to shepherds; rural Patent - a government document giving a person the right to profit from a an invention; to acquire such a document; evident; obvious Paternal - fatherly; inherited from or related through one's father Patriarch - founder/leader of a tribe or family; a respected old man Pauper - a person who is very poor, especially one dependent upon public charity Perceive - to become aware of or to understand by mean of the senses; to detect; to observe; to grasp the meaning of Perception - an observation, concept, or awareness gained by use of the senses; and understanding or impression of something; appreciation; discernment Perseverance - the act or habit of holding to a course of action or beliefs; persistence; steadfastness Personification - a figure of speech in which something non - human is given human qualities; a person or thing that perfectly represents an idea or quality Pertinent - related to the matter at hand; to the point; appropriate Pivotal - Relating to a pivot or rod on which something turns; crucial; vitally important Plausible - Appearing to be true; reasonable; seeming to be logical or correct Pompous - Overly dignified; self - important; ornate or high - flown Portly - Comfortably fat or stout; stately and dignified Posthumous - coming after death Postulate - to assume without proof; an assumption; a basic principle Potency - Strength; power Precarious - unsafe; insecure; uncertain; dangerous Prelude - an introductory section of a music; anything serving as an introduction Pretext - a false reason concealing a real one; an excuse Prevalent - widespread; in general use; having general acceptance Prolific - producing fruit or offspring abundantly; producing a great deal of something Prophetic - relating to someone or something that foretells events; predictive Protocol - the code prescribing formal etiquette and precedence for official ceremonies and dealings, as with diplomas and the military Protrude - to thrust forth; to project or stick out Proximity - nearness; closeness; a neighboring area Purge - to remove undesirable elements from; to rid; the removal of members of a government by a higher autho