ALL 3 Princeton Tests (together)

Usurped

to take illegally or by force

Truncated

shortened in duration or extent

Benign

gentle and kind; not harmful in effect

Demarcate

set the boundaries or limits of

Ascertain

to make certain of something

Elude

to escape from (in a cunning way)

Conviction

a formal declaration of criminal charges; firmly held belief or opinion

Evinced

clearly reveal the presence of (showed, made it obvious)

Elided

to omit, leave out of consideration, to suppress in writing or speech

Gauged

measured, judged, or tested through means of comparison

Corroborate

to confirm or give support to a finding

Exonerate

to clear from blame or punishment; to discharge or release someone from a duty or obligation

Contextualize

to give context to an event

Postulate

(verb) to suggest something as true as a basis or reasoning; to nominate someone to higher authority (in the church); (noun) a thing suggested as true used as the basis of an argument

Percolated

to seep through a porous substance (filtered); to spread gradually; to become lively or enthusiatic

Efficacy

the power to produce an effect (desired result)

Pervasive

popular; spreading throughout every part of something

Erroneous

characterized with error; mistaken

Intermittent

done in intervals; not continuous

Rudimentary

basic; fundamental

Methodized

systematize; to arranged in a specific method

Evenhanded

fair; impartial

Prudent

marked by wisdom; thoughtful of the future

Scrupulous

diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details; careful to do what is morally correct

Complacent

self-satisfied (especially in context of danger); unconcerned

Deference

yielding or submitting to; respect

Ludicrous

foolish and unreasonable; out of place and ridiculous

Auspicious

showing or suggesting that success is iminent

Enigmatic (enigma)

difficult to interpret, mysterious (enigma - something that is mysterious)

Venerable

characterized with respect, honor and admiration (because of wisdom/character)

Multifarious

diverse/of many types

Coherent

logical and consistent; forming as a whole

Dubious

unreliable and suspect; doubting

Futile

pointless

Galvanizing

to stimulate of excite rapidly; to coat with zinc; to stimulate with electric current

Avant-garde

experimental and innovative

Dogmatic (dogma)

characterized by one who gives opinions that are spoken as if they are fact or true (dogma - established opinions or doctrine)

Pragmatic

practical as opposed to idealist; realistic

Viable

capable of living, growing, developing, working adequately with a reasonable amount of success