Digital SAT: "Greatest Hits" Vocab

allude

(verb) to suggest or call attention to indirectly; to hint at

ambivalence

(noun) the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

analogous

(adj) comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared

apprehensive

(adj) anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen

arbitrary

(adj) based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or systems

brevity

(noun) concise and exact use of words in writing or speech

buttress

(verb) to increase the strength of or justification for; to reinforce

concede

(verb) to admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it

corroborate

(verb) to confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding)

decisive

(adj) settling an issue; producing a definite result

deference

(noun) humble submission and respect

denounce

(verb) to publicly declare to be wrong or evil

dispute

(noun) a disagreement, argument or debate

dormant

(adj) 1. having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period or time 2. in or as if in a deep sleep

eloquent

(adj) fluent or persuasive in speaker or writing

evoke

(verb) to bring or recall to the conscious mind

exert

(verb) to make a physical or mental effort

imminent

(adj) about to happen

impede

(verb) 1. to delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing 2. to hinder

implicit

(adj) implied but not plainly expressed

impose

(verb) to take advantage of someone by demanding their attention or commitment

deleterious

(adj) harmful

innocuous

(adj) harmless or inoffensive

sanction

(n, v) permission or approval, to approve; OR (noun) a legal action against another country to get it to comply

indifference

(noun) lack of interest, concern, or sympathy

invoke

(verb) to cite or appeal to (something or someone) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument

novel

(adj) new or unusual in an interesting way

obscure

(adj) not discovered or known about; uncertain

obsolete

(adj) no longer produced or used; out of date

Pervasive

(Adj) spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people, especially in an unpleasant way

Renounce

(Verb) to formally declare one's abandonment of (a claim, right, or possession)

Repression

(Noun) the restraint, prevention, or inhibition of a feeling, quality, etc.

Hamper

(V) to hold back; to obstruct

Substantiate

(v) to provide evidence to support or prove the truth ot

Supplement

(n) something that completes or enhances something else when added to it

Tenuous

(adj) very weak or slight

Unobtrusive

(adj) not conspicuous or attracting attention

Verisimilitude

(n) the appearance of being true or real

Abject

(adj) Lowly, miserable and wretched

Admonition

(n) warning or scolding

aggrandize

(v) to increase or make greater

Amicable

(adj) friendly, agreeable (but not overly friendly)

Colloquial

(adj) characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

Demur

(v) to politely refuse

Desolation

(n) total abandonment, emptiness, or destruction

Disseminate

(v) to pass out or spread something

Autocratic

(adj) absolute in power or authority

Dissension

(n) disagreement

Deference

(n) respect; courtesy

Ludicrous

(adj) crazy or ridiculous

Auspicious

(adj) favorable; fortunate

Enigmatic

(adj) puzzling; mysterious

Venerable

(adj) worthy of respect

Multivarious

(adj) diverse

Dubious

(adj) doubtful

Galvanizing

(adj) stimulating

avant-garde

(adj.) radically new or original

Elusive

(adj) hard to explain or make clear

Interdependent

(adj) depending on each other

Impervious

(adj) unaffected or not hurt by

jarring

(adj) incongruous in a striking or shocking way; clashing

conceded

(v) reluctantly accepted something to be true

comprehensive

(adj) thorough

draconian

(adj) extremely harsh

admission

(n) right to enter; access

subversive

(adj) intended to undermine or overthrow

dissenting

(adj) disagreeing

august

(adj) impressive

linchpin

(n) something that holds separate parts together

impenetrable

(adj) impossible to enter

entropic

(adj) lack of order or predictability; gradual decline into disorder

warranted

(adj) justified; authorized

exploited

(v) use productively (less common, but used on the SAT!!)

undermine

(v) to weaken

contempt

(n) hatred

verisimilitude

(n) the appearance of being true or real

exacerbate

(v.) to make worse

epitomize

(v) to be a perfect example of

redress

(v) to set right

preclude

(v) to prevent

inviolable

(adj) never to be broken