SAT Vocab

Pervade

Spread completely throughout a space

Elicit

Draw out a specific reaction

Eschew

Deliberately avoid or shun something

Discursive

Rambling from topic to topic

Belie

Give a false impression of

Vindictive

Having a strong desire for revenge

Illicit

Illegal or forbidden by law

Tempering

Moderating or softening the effects

Vindicate

Clear someone of blame or blame

Capitulate

Surrender to an opponent or demand

Promulgate

Promote or make widely known

Nominal

Existing in name only; very small

Ineffable

Too great to express in words

Succinct

Briefly and clearly expressed context

Mitigate

Make something less severe or harsh

Benevolent

Well-meaning, kindly, and charitable

Elucidate

Make something clear; explain thoroughly

Discord

Disagreement between people or things

Nuance

Subtle distinction or shade of meaning

Pragmatic

Dealing with things sensibly and practically

Obsolete

No longer produced or used

Altruistic

Unselfishly concerned for others' well-being

Innocuous

Not harmful or offensive at all

Abysmal

Extremely bad, severe, or deep

Animosity

Strong hostility or open dislike

Affluent

Having a great deal of money

Eccentric

Unconventional, slightly strange, and quirky

Eloquent

Fluent or persuasive in speaking/writing

Lamented

Expressed grief or deep regret

Stark

Severe, bare, or sharply outlined

Ubiquitous

Present or found everywhere simultaneously

Palpable

Able to be felt or touched

Ambivalent

Having mixed feelings about something

Oblivious

Completely unaware of surroundings

Tenuous

Very weak, thin, or flimsy

Lucrative

Producing a great deal of profit

Allude

Suggest or call attention to indirectly

Frivolous

Not having any serious purpose

Subvert

Undermine the power or authority

Lauded

Highly praised or widely admired

Analogous

Comparable in certain specific ways

Dissent

Hold opinions at odds with others

Equivocating

Using ambiguous language to conceal truth

Corollary

Direct or natural consequence of something

Corroborated

Confirmed or supported with evidence

Abate

Become less intense or widespread

Synergy

Combined interaction creating greater total effect

Diabolical

Characteristically wicked, cruel, or evil

Discern

To perceive, recognize, or understand something

Abound

To exist in large numbers or great quantities

Dogmatic

Stubbornly sure your opinion is fact

Pretentious

Trying to seem more important/smart than actual

Epitome

Best example/perfect model

Incense

To make someone angry

Apprise

Tell/Inform/Notify

Subsumed

To include or absorb into general

Adorn

To decorate/beautify

Circumvent

To bypass/evade

Repudiate

Refuse to accept/reject something or someone

Synopsis

Summary/General Survey

Hew Out

To shape

Prefigure

To show or hint that something that will happen later

Entrench

To fix or establish something so strongly that it is very hard to change or move

Protracted

Lasting a long time or taking much longer than needed

Curtailed

Cut short, reduced, or limited

Obviated

Removed a problem or made something no longer necessary

Interject

To interrupt another person while they are talking

Presuppose

To assume something is true beforehand or to require something else to be true first

Engendering

To cause, create, or bring about a feeling or a situation

Extol

To praise someone or something very much

Impede

To slow down, block, or get in the way of progress

Conducive

Helpful, favorable, or making it easier for something good to happen

Elusive

Something or someone is hard to find, catch, or keep

Superseded

To be replaced, to take the place of, or pushed aside because something better has arrived