500 c1 - c2 words (part 3)

for SAT - Words in Context; each part contains 25 words

incongruity

the state of being out of place

spurious

not what it appears to be; false

dissociate

to disconnect or separate from something

tantamount

equivalent in seriousness or effect

extol

to praise enthusiastically

palpable

able to be touched or felt; obvious

ambiguous

open to more than one interpretation

ubiquitous

present, appearing, or found everywhere

preliminary

denoting an action preceding more important

portend

to be a sign or warning of something to come

compensate

to make up for or offset

immutable

unchanging over time; not subject to change

redundant

not or no longer needed; superfluous

disregard

to pay no attention to; to ignore

idealize

to regard as perfect or better than reality

insuperable

impossible to overcome

opaque

not transparent; hard to understand

inevitable

certain to happen; unavoidable

ambivalence

the state of having mixed feelings

sporadic

occurring at irregular intervals

copious

abundant in supply or quantity

transpose

to cause to exchange places

polarize

to divide into sharply contrasting groups

impervious

not allowing entry; unable to be affected

conjecture

an opinion based on incomplete information