Sentence Completion 1 - Historian Philippe Aries

SAT D17

posited

hypothesized, postulated

disputed

challenged, debated

retracted

withdrawn, recanted

rebuttal

refutation, counterargument

heresy

unorthodoxy, dissent

orthodoxy

accepted belief, dogma

anomaly

irregularity, exception

redundant

superfluous, unnecessary

ambiguous

equivocal, vague

formulaic

stereotyped, conventional

precarious

unstable, perilous

forestall

prevent, preempt

belie

contradict, misrepresent

watershed

turning point, milestone

respite

break, recess

substantiate

verify, corroborate

anecdotal

informal, unscientific

telling

revealing, significant

singular

unique, extraordinary

fragmentary

incomplete, disjointed

graduated

progressive, graded

discriminating

discerning, perceptive

dismissive

contemptuous, scornful

vindication

justification, exoneration

meager

scanty, sparse

illuminating

enlightening, clarifying

austerity

asceticism, severity

opulence

luxury, wealth

bypasses

circumvents, ignores

devout

pious, religious

vigilance

watchfulness, alertness

representative

symbolic, typical

vocation

calling, profession

sojourn

stay, visit

judicious

wise, prudent

entrenched

deep-seated, ingrained

conspicuous

noticeable, prominent

speculative

theoretical, conjectural

ingenious

inventive, clever

cogent

convincing, compelling

prized

valued, treasured

qualified

restricted, conditional

stature

standing, status

contingent

dependent, conditional

echoed

resounded, mirrored

principal

main, primary

sole

only, exclusive

decisive

conclusive, determining

unlikely

improbable, doubtful

remarkable

extraordinary, striking

assured

guaranteed, certain

rekindle

revive, reawaken

induce

cause, provoke

conceal

hide, disguise

exaggerate

overstate, amplify

presuppose

assume

corroborate

confirm, substantiate

footnote

aside, minor detail

torment

torture, agony

summarize

recap, outline

abridge

shorten, condense

disguise

mask, camouflage

statistical

numerical, data-driven

partisan

biased, sectarian

fabricated

fake, invented

mysterious

enigmatic, puzzling

harmless

innocuous, benign

irrelevant

unrelated, extraneous

customary

traditional, habitual

methodical

systematic, orderly

sentimental

nostalgic, emotional

prolific

productive, fruitful

misreading

misinterpretation, misconstruction

elaboration

detailed explanation, expansion

repudiation

rejection, renunciation

plentiful

abundant, ample

secondhand

indirect, used

isolation

seclusion, quarantine

toil

labor, exertion

misrepresents

distorts, falsifies

confronts

faces, tackles

resolves

settles, solves

worldly

secular, earthly

permissive

tolerant, lenient

scholarly

academic, erudite

leniency

mercy, tolerance

ambition

aspiration, goal

severity

harshness, gravity

unusual

uncommon, extraordinary

dramatic

striking, theatrical

heroic

valiant, courageous

rivalry

competition, contest

pastime

hobby, recreation

excessive

immoderate, exorbitant

pretended

feigned, simulated

reluctant

unwilling, hesitant

obscurity

anonymity, darkness

solidarity

unity, cohesion

frugality

thriftiness, economy

primal

primitive, original