SAT VOCABULARY LAST ONE

inculcate

to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

substantiate

to give substance or form to : embody

to establish by proof or by competent evidence : verify

compounding

to add to, to worsen to form by combining parts, to put together parts so as to form a whole

expediting

accelerating, to promote or to speed up

abate

to decrease in force or intensity

to drecrease in amount or value

to become defeated or become null or void

acquiesce

to accept, agree, or comply usually by staying silent or by not arguing

untenable

not able to be defended, not able to be occupied

unequivocal

leaving no doubt; clear; unquestionable

pervasiveness

existing in or spreading through ever part of something

exhaustiveness

including all possibilities: thorough

myopic

shortsighted; narrow in perspective; lacking in foresight

immutability

not capable or susceptible to change

appraising

making or expressing a critical judgement or evaluation

traduced

to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation

engendering

to cause to exist or to develop, produce

pretexts

a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs

indices

plural form of index, indicators, signs or measures of something

evince

to display clearly; reveal

preclude

To prevent something from happening, or to make something impossible in advance.

intermittent

coming and going at intervals: not continuous

ocasional

proxy

the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another

authority or power to act for another

a person authorized to act for another

preponderance

A superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength

majority

an excess in number or quantity

aggregation

a group, body, or mass composed of may distinct parts or individuals

the collecting of units or parts into a mass or whole

obsolescence

the process of becoming no longer in use or no longer useful

diminution

the act, process, or an isntance or becoming gradually less (as in size or importance); decreasing

dearth

scarcity that makes dear

an inadequate supply; lack

inverted

to reverse in position, order or relationship
to turn inside out or upside down

attenuated

lessened or weakened

long and slender from or as if from having stretched

entrenched

to place within or surround with a trench especially for defense

to place oneself in a strong defensive position

to cut into; furrow

to enter upon or take over something unfairly, improperly, or unlawfuly

substantiating

to give substance or form to: embody

to establish by proof or competent evidence: verify

supplanting

to eradicate and supply a substitute for

transpose

to change the relative place or nomal order of: alter the sequence of

to change in form or nature: transform

to render into another language, style, or manner of expression

perfunctory

characterized by routine or superficiality: mechanical

lacking in interest or enthusiasm

foregrounding

evince

to display clearly: reveal

outward evidence

eschew

to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds: shun

recalcitrant

defiant of authority or restraint, stubbornly uncooperative or disobedient

renounce

to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration

resurgent

undergoing or tending to produce a rising again into life, activity, or performance

esoteric

Intended for or understood by only a small, specialized group of people

contentious

causing, likely to cause, or involving a lot of argument and disagreement; controversial

exorbitant

greatly exceeding what is reasonable, fair, or nomal- especially when talking about prices, fees, or demands.

Clandestine

Done in secret, usually becaue it is illegal, unauthroized or disapproved of

Surreptitiously

Done in a secret, sneaky, or stealthy way usually because yoiu don’t want to be caught or noticed

Disingenuously

Done in a way that is not completely honest or sincere; pretending to be innocent or naive when you actually know the truth

dispassionately

done in a calm objective, and unbiased way

engenders

To produce, create, or give rise to something (usually a feeling, situation, or condition)

Preempts

To prevent something from happening by taking action before it occurs, to act in advance to stop or take over

subsumes

to include or absorb something into a larger category, group, or system; to make something part of something bigger.

attentuates

to weaken, reduce, or make something thinner in intensity, force, or strength

belies

to give a false impression of something; to contradict or disguise the truth

portends

to serve as a warning or sign that something (usually bad) is going to happen in the future; to foreshadow

maligns

to say negative harmful things about someone or something; to speak ill or falsely; to slander