SAT VOCAB 101-200

disparage

chê bai; syn: belittle, demean, denigrate

compound

to make worse by adding to; syn: exacerbate, worsen, aggravate

exorbitant

exceeding what is reasonable; syn: excessive, inflated, outrageous

warrant

to justify or necessitate; official authorization; bảo đảm syn: validate, justify, authorize

surreptitious

in a way that is kept secret, lén lút; syn: stealth, covert, clandestine

capitalize

to take advantage of; to use; syn: exploit, leverage, maximize

buttress

to increase the strength of; to support; syn: reinforce, strengthen, support

register

to express or convey an opinion; syn: communicate, convey, express

austerity

sternness or severity; harsh economy; syn: severity, strictness, rigor

amalgamate

to combine or unite to form one; syn: merge, blend, unify

defy

to openly resist or refuse to obey; syn: challenge, confront, oppose

predicate

to base or found something on; syn: assume, base, rely

concede

to admit something is true; syn: acknowledge, grant, yield

counterfeit

made in imitation to deceive; syn: fake, forgery, imitation

disseminate

to spread widely; syn: distribute, circulate, spread

iconoclastic

attacking established beliefs; syn: rebellious, radical, unconventional

trenchant

vigorous or incisive in expression; syn: sharp, incisive, penetrating

pernicious

having a harmful effect; syn: harmful, destructive, detrimental

salient

most noticeable or important; syn: prominent, notable, conspicuous

galvanize

to shock or excite into action; syn: stimulate, energize, motivate

scrupulous

diligent, thorough, extremely careful; syn: meticulous, thorough, conscientious

prosaic

lacking poetic beauty; commonplace; syn: mundane, ordinary

germane

relevant to a subject; syn: pertinent, relevant, applicable

obstinacy

the quality of being stubborn; syn: stubbornness, persistence, inflexibility

collude

to cooperate in a secret plot, thông đồng; syn: conspire, plot, scheme

auspicious

goodwill, promising; syn: favorable, propitious

CURB

to prevent; syn: control, restrain, contain

conceal

to hide; syn: hiding, secrecy, cover-up

mawkishness

uỷ mị, sướt mướt; syn: sentimentality, sappiness, schmaltz

ostentatious

the quality of being showy; syn: flashiness, pretentiousness

supervise

to observe and monitor; syn: observe, watch, monitor

extort

to obtain by force or threats; syn: coerce, force

deficit

deficiency; syn: shortfall, deficiency, shortage

discern

to perceive; syn: recognize, distinguish

reiterate

to state again or in a different way; syn: rephrase, restate

thrive

to grow vigorously; to prosper; syn: flourish, prosper, succeed

expedite

to make faster; syn: speed up, hasten

laud

to praise highly; syn: extol

resolve

to settle or find a solution to; syn: solve, settle, determine

stimulate

thúc đẩy; syn: encourage, prompt, spur

pedestrian

lacking inspiration; commonplace; syn: dull, prosaic, unimaginative

exiguous

very small in size or amount; syn: meager, scant, sparse

candid

genuine; syn: genuine, honest

dubious

doubting; syn: doubtful, questionable, suspect

insular

ignorant of or uninterested in cultures other than one's own; syn: narrow-minded, parochial, isolated

abet

to encourage or assist to do wrongly; xúi bậy; syn: incite, instigate

decry

to publicly denounce; syn: condemn, denounce

lambaste

to criticize harshly; syn: criticize, castigate, censure

epitome

mẫu điển hình; syn: embodiment, personification, archetype

concomitant

naturally accompanying or associated; syn: accompanying, associated, attendant

insouciance

casual lack of concern; syn: indifference, nonchalance, unconcern

erratic

không đều; syn: irregular, inconsistent, unpredictable

encomium

lời tán dương; syn: tribute, eulogy, accolade

paragon

a model of excellence; syn: model, exemplar, ideal

embellish

to make more attractive by adding detail; syn: adorn, decorate

anomaly

different from the norm; syn: irregularity, abnormality, aberration

consolable

able to comfort; syn: relievable, comforted

imperious

arrogant, hống hách; syn: haughty, domineering

gregarious

fond of company; sociable; syn: sociable, outgoing, friendly

truculent

eager to argue, hung hăng; syn: aggressive, hostile, combative

meager

lacking in quantity or quality; syn: scanty, paltry, sparse

complacency

a feeling of smug self-satisfaction; syn: contentment, smugness

impart

to convey, divulge, bestow information; syn: convey, transmit

divulge

to reveal; syn: disclose, unveil, expose

convene

to come together for a formal meeting; syn: assemble, gather, congregate

stipulate

quy định; syn: specify, require, demand, prescribe

precede

to come or go before in time, order, or rank; syn: antedate, predate, lead, antecede

endorse

to accept, to agree; syn: approve, sanction, authorize, validate

dogmatic

arrogant or doctrinaire manner, độc tài; syn: authoritarian, rigid

ascribe

to attribute to a specified cause or source; syn: credit, assign, impute

forestall

to preclude; syn: prevent, obviate, thwart, circumvent, elude

dearth

lack of something; syn: paucity, shortage, deficiency, scarcity

seclude

to keep away or isolate from others; syn: isolate, sequester, quarantine, cloister

unbolt

to unlock or release; syn: unlock, unlatch, unfasten, release

confidentiality

the state of keeping information secret or private; syn: privacy, discretion, nondisclosure

auxiliary

bổ trợ; syn: supplementary, secondary, backup, supporting

a surrogate for

a substitute or representative standing in for; syn: a substitute for, a proxy for, a replacement for

gratification

pleasure, satisfaction; syn: fulfillment, contentment

iterative

repeating; syn: repetitive, cyclical, recurring, sequential

circumscribe

to restrict; syn: restrict, limit, confine, bound

incredulity

skepticism; syn: disbelief, doubt, suspicion

appal

to shock, dismay; syn: horrify, outrage

adhered to

to attach firmly to; to follow strictly; syn: complied with, obeyed

abstained from

to stop oneself from doing something; syn: refrained from, avoided, resisted, withheld from

rubble

rough, broken fragments of stone, brick, or concrete; syn: debris, wreckage, ruins, fragments

excise

to cut out or remove completely from a larger text or body; syn: remove, extract, expunge, delete

haughty

arrogantly superior and disdainful; syn: conceited, supercilious, condescending

misgive

to fill with doubt, apprehension, or foreboding; syn: worry, doubt, hesitate, fret

composure

điềm tĩnh; syn: serenity, calm, poise, self-control

exuberant

nhiều, dồi dào; syn: vigorous, vivacious

amalgam

a blend, mixture, or combination; syn: fusion

resolute

firm and determined; syn: determined, steadfast, unwavering

erasure

removal or obliteration; syn: obliteration, deletion, removal

deterrence

discouragement through fear, làm nhụt chí; syn: discouragement, prevention, disincentive

hasten

to speed up or hurry; syn: accelerate, expedite, quicken

insolvency

inability to pay debts; syn: bankruptcy, default, debt

detangle

to untangle or unravel; syn: untangle, unravel, disentangle

prone

susceptible or inclined to; syn: susceptible, inclined, disposed

perpetuate

cause sth to continue syn: prolong