SAT vocab

precariousness

state of being dangerously likely to fall or collapse

exactitude

quality of being precise, accurate

inconspicuousness

quality of being not easily seen or noticed

prudent

showing care and thought for the future

inadvertently

without intention, accidentally

antecedent

a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another

innocuous

not harmful or offensive

tentative

not certain or fixed

warranted

justify or necessitate

sanction

a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule

ameliorate

make better

postulate

assume the existence of something as a basis for reasoning(think geometry)

conspicuous

standing out so as to be clearly visible

tenuous

very weak or slight

contentious

causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial

redressing

remedy or set right an unfair situation

epitomize

be a perfect example of

preclude

prevent from happening; make impossible

rudimentary

involving or limited to basic principles

surmised

suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it

contrived

deliberately created rather than arising naturally or spontaneously, created artificially

paucity

presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts

profusion

large quantity or abundance of something

verisimilitude

appearance of being true

buttress

source of defense or support

latent

existing but hidden or concealed

repudiate

refuse to accept or be associated with

recant

say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief

ubiquitous

existing or being everywhere at the same time or very common

inviolable

never to be broken, infringed, or dishonored

proponent

supporter of

beneficiary

someone who derives advantage from something

disparate

essentially different in kind, not allowing comparison

symbiosis

interaction between two organisms living close together, benefits both

words that mean inborn, natural

inherent, innate, intrinsic

corollary

a statement or condition that logically results from a proven argument

disposition

personality

engendering

to cause to exist, produce

ineluctable

unable to be avoided, inescapable

insuperable

impossible to overcome

propagate

to spread or promote

imperceptible

something that is so slight, gradual or subtle that it is not percieved

putative

assumed to exist

stymie

to prevent or hinder the progress of

disparage

regard or represent as being of little worth.

outstrip

move faster than and overtake someone

to that end

basically means for that reason