SAT Vocab

Ubiquitous

everywhere

Capacious

spacious

Dubious

doubtful

Overlook

miss, fail to notice

• Caprice

on a whim, impulse

Manifestations

display

• Discern

perceive

Discerning

good judgement

Abate

reduce, become less worse (storm)

Vindicate

justify, clear of wrong

Substantiate

prove

Ameliorate

to improve

• Berate

angrily criticize

Ascertain

discover

Disconcerted, disconcerting

unsettling

Fastidious

detailed, concerned ab cleanliness

Supercilious

arrogant, egotistic

Endeared

made beloved

Ephemeral

temporary

Enigmatic

mysterious

Pragmatic

practical

Venerable

respected

Multifarious

many types

*Indignation

resentment

Strenuous

requiring great exertion

Conjecture

guess

Substantial

considerable importance, size, worth

• Vehement

passionate, forceful

Insuperable

not able to be overcome, insurmountable

• Innocuous

harmless (vaccine)

Preclude

to prevent

Buttress

architecture, support.

Abhorrence

hatred

Conviction

belief; sentence (jail/law)

Circumvent

avoid, go around

*Elusive

difficult to find

Vernacular

native language

Succinct

short, concise

☆ Extol

to highly praise

Obscure

unclear + unknown (adj.); hide / conceal(v)

Concede

acknowledge a claim

*Surmise

draw a conclusion w/ little evidence

Copious

large amount

Paucity

small amount, lack of

• Disparate

different, diverse, distinct

Heterogenous

different

• Conspicuous

noticeable, striking, obvious

Equivocal

uncertain, ambiguous

Duplicitous

deceitful

Facetious

inappropriate humor

Confound

surprise

Disseminate

spread

Configuration

arrangement

*Animosity

strong hostility

• Elucidation

explanation

Condemn

to criticize

• Contempt

disrespect; scorn, disdain

Formidable

intimidating

inexorable

unstoppable, inevitable (rise, progress, advancement)

Didactic

informative

Effusive

gushing, to express enthusiastic pleasure

Deleterious

harmful

Negligible

trivial, insignificant

concede

admit, accept

underscore

emphasize.

Prevail

dominate

Imperturbable

calm

contentious

controversial

Astute

sharp-witted

Purported

alleged

syndicate

group to promote common interest

Covet

desire

Emphatic

firm, emphasis

Assiduously

diligently, great perseverance

• Disparaging

belittle valve/importance

sardonic

mocking, cynical

Admonishing

reprimand

*Ambivalent

neutral, mixed feelings

conviction

sentence; firm belief

intractable

uncontrollable; stubborn

Trepidation

fear

Cynicism

skepticism, distrust

Imprudence

rashness, lack of foresight

Constituent

supporter; component

Earnest

serious, sincere

Profusion

abundance

Quantify

determine, measure, express

Gratified

please; satisfy

Impersonal

NOT personal

•*Equivocating

use ambiguous language the truth

Digression

temporary depart me from main subject

Marginal

relating to / at the edge; small **Deter

Frugal

cconomical, frugal

Marginaliating

•Acerbic

sharp, sarcastic, harsh

Futile

useless

Tenuous

weak

Tenacious

persistent, determined, never gives up Heed

Monotonous

boring, dull

Lament

mourn