SAT Flashcards

Vocabulary terms and concise definitions from Page 1 notes.

eschew

deliberately avoid

pernicious

harmful, deadly

ubiquity

everywhere presence

attenuate

to weaken or lessen

conflate

merge, confuse two things

obfuscate

make unclear

mitigate

make less severe

ambiguous

open to multiple interpretations

bolster

strengthen, support

delineate

clearly describe

corroborate

support with evidence

engender

cause, produce

ephemeral

short-lived

ubiquitous

found everywhere

juxtapose

place side-by-side for contrast

pragmatic

practical, realistic

didactic

instructive, moralizing

vacillate

waver between options

ameliorate

improve, make better

anomaly

irregularity, exception

ardent

passionate, devoted

apathy

lack of interest

candor

honesty, frankness

capricious

unpredictable, impulsive

censure

express severe disapproval

clandestine

secret, hidden

deleterious

harmful, damaging

disparage

belittle, speak negatively about

disseminate

spread (information)

eclectic

from diverse sources

extenuate

lessen blame or seriousness

fortuitous

happening by chance (lucky)

gratuitous

unnecessary, unwarranted

immutable

unchanging

laudable

praiseworthy

magnanimous

generous in spirit

nuance

subtle distinction

onerous

burdensome, heavy

salient

most important or noticeable

vindicate

clear from blame or suspicion

exulted

rejoiced

perfunctory

superficial, mechanical

peripheral

outer, marginal

conspicuous

obvious, noticeable

recalcitrant

defiant, uncooperative

misanthropic

disliking humankind

earnest

sincere, intense conviction

sanguine

optimistic esp. in bad circumstances

lauded

highly praised

tenuous

weak, slight

repudiation

reject, deny the validity

preclude

prevent

conviction

formal declaration of criminal offence, firmly held belief

irreproachable

beyond criticism, faultless

outstrip

surpass

austerity

strictness, sternness

putatively

supposedly, allegedly

recant

retract, withdraw

tenuous

weak, fragile

disparage

belittle

disparate

distinct, not similar

Harbinger

a forerunner

Supplant

To take by force, strategy, or superiority

Pervade

to spread throughout

Supersede

to replace with something better

Diminution

reduction in size, extent, or importance

Proxy

Something that is used as a stand-in, an indicator for another

Copious

abundant in supply or number

Beseeching

begging

forlorn

lonely, solitary

Penetrating

go through, intense

partition

dividing

conjectures

opinion/decision made with incomplete information

indicies

plural of index, meaning lists, indicators, or measures

erasure

removal; deletion

subvert

overthrow; undermine

presuppose

assume beforehand

pretext

excuse; false reason

mediate

intervene; resolve

untenable

indefensible; unsustainable

overtake

surpass; catch up

undermine

weaken; sabotage

lambaste

criticize harshly

epitomize

embody; exemplify

undertake

begin; attempt

tangential

unrelated; off-topic

agential

ability to act and make decisions

corroborate

confirm; support

amalgamate

merge; combine

promulgate

proclaim; announce

facile

simplistic; easy

austerity

strictness; frugality

gravitas

seriousness; dignity

impertinent

rude; irrelevant

enigma

mystery; puzzle

verisimilitude

realism; authenticity

analogous

comparable; similar

austere

severe; strict