SAT Vocabulary :D

Abate

to become less active or less intense

Abysmal

extremely bad

Adept

having knowledge or skill (in a particular area)

Allude

to make a secretive mention of something

Ambivalence

mixed or conflicting feelings

Ameliorate

to improve or make better

Antipathy

a strong feeling of dislike

Arcane

mysterious or known by few

arduous

difficult and requiring effort

Austere

extremely plain

Buttress

to support or strengthen

candid

direct, blunt

circumvent

to find a way around

concede

to admit or yield

conflated

combined in a misleading way

conspicuous

easily noticed or standing out

contentious

causing disagreement or debate

contingent

dependent on something else

contrived

artificial or overly planned

corroborate

to provide evidence for or to back up (a claim)

defunt

no longer existing or functional

demarcate

to set the boundaries or limits of something

desultory

lacking a clean plan or enthusiasm

devise

to come up with (a plan)

disconcerting

causing discomfort or confusion

discord

disagreement

discretion

the ability to make responsible choices

disparage

to belittle or speak negatively about

disparate

essentially different or unconnected

eclipse

to overshadow or surpass

eloquent

having refined or expressive communication skills

elusive

hard to find or understand

exacerbate

to make a problem worse

exactitude

the quality of being precise or accurate

extraneous

unrelated or unnecessary

imminent

about to happen soon

imperceptible

very slight or difficult to notice

inconspicuous

not being easily seen or noticed

misanthropic

disliking people or society

multifaceted

having many aspects or features

notional

existing only in theory

nuanced

having subtle differences

obscure

not easily understood or seen

obsolete

no longer used

omnipotent

almighty and all powerful

onset

the beginning or early stages

oust

to remove or force out of (usually in a position or office)

outstrip

to surpass or exceed expectations

paramount

predominant, superior, most important

paucity

a scarcity or lack

postulate

to assume or propose a theory

pragmatic

practical and realistic

preclude

to prevent from happening

premeditated

planned beforehand

profusion

a large quantity of something

prudently

in a wise or careful manner

ramify

to split into two or more branches

recalcitrant

stubbornly resistant to authority

recant

to take back a previous statement

rectify

to correct or fix something

redress

to set right or remedy

reprieve

a temporar relief or delay

repudiate

to reject or disown

rudimentary

basic or simple

sanction

to authorize or approve

sanguine

optimistic or hopeful

scrutinize

to examine closely

spurious

false or deceptive

stark

very plain: devoid of any details or features

stymie

to hinder or block

tenuous

weak or insubstantial

ubiquitous

present everywhere

underscore

to emphasize

unobtrusive

to attracting attention

verisimilitude

the appearance of being true or real

veritable

used to emphasize truth