SAT Vocab

sanguine

optimistic or positive

recalcitrant

stubbornly disobedient, defiant, or resistant to authority and control

misanthropic

contempt, distrust, or hatred of humans

epitomize

to be a perfect example

protracted

lasting for a long, often tedious time

curtailed

to reduce in extent or quantity

obviated

prevent a need

subversive

intended to subvert (undermine) an established system or institution

innocuous

harmless

defunct

no longer exists/functions

arcane

understood by few

ubiquitous

found everywhere

extraneous

unrelated

engendering

cause or give rise

forfeiture

loss of something as a penalty

arduous

great labor or effort

demarcated

separated or distinguished from

desultory

occurring randomly or occasionally

spurious

false or not genuine

corroboration

evidence which confirms or supports a statement

stymie

prevent or hinder

outstrip

overtake

proponent

person who advocates a theory, proposal, or project

recants

renounce

haphazard

lack of plan or order; random

supposition

uncertain belief

paucity

scarcity or small amounts

ornamental

decrorative

opaque

hard or impossible to understand