SAT Vocab (Last 6 SATs Data List)

vindicate

to clear from guilt or accusation

substantiate

to provide evidence to support

conflate

to bring together, blend, or merge into one

eschew

to intentionally avoid, abstain, or keep away from

manifest

to exhibit or reveal plainly or distinctly

ubiquitous

seeming to appear everywhere; omnipresent

ameliorate

to make better or more bearable

anomalous

abnormal, peculiar, or irregular

evince

to show or demonstrate convincingly

exacerbate

to increase the severity or violence of

idiosyncratic

peculiar to a specific individual

precede

to go before or in front of

augment

to increase, add to, or make larger

belie

to contradict or give a false impression

contentious

causing or likely to cause disagreement

heterogeneity

the quality of being diverse

induce

to bring about or cause; to persuade

insurmountable

too great to be overcome

preclude

to prevent or make impossible

supplant

to replace or take the place of

amass

to gather or accumulate a large quantity

corroborate

to confirm or support with evidence

intercede

to intervene on behalf of another

transpose

to change the position or order of

mitigate

to lessen in severity

incongruous

not in harmony or keeping with surroundings

placate

to pacify or appease

abate

to diminish in force or intensity

capricious

given to sudden, impulsive, and erratic changes

conjecture

an inference or opinion based on incomplete information

cursory

hasty and superficial

discerning

to perceive, distinguish, or recognize

epitomize

to be a perfect example of something

exhaustive

including or considering all possibilities

imperious

arrogant, domineering, and overbearing

myriad

exactly 10,000 or indefinitely great number

quotidian

daily or happening every day; commonplace

undermine

to subvert, weaken, or erode gradually

verisimilitude

the appearance of truth; realistic

vindictive

vengeful; inclined to seek revenge

abound

to be plentiful, prevalent, or overflowing

attenuate

to weaken or reduce in amount or force

capacious

able to hold much; spacious or roomy

decisive

producing a conclusive result

emanate

to issue, originate, or flow from

excise

to remove surgically; to cut out

expound

to set forth; to make a detailed statement

heterogeneous

composed of unrelated or unlike elements

impervious

not allowing entrance, passage, or harm

impugn

to criticize; to oppose or attack

lambaste

to violently attack verbally or physically

outmoded

old-fashioned or no longer in style

pernicious

very harmful or destructive

synopsis

a brief summary or outline

testament

attestation, tribute, or proof

unnerved

rendered nervous, fearful, or worried

alleviate

to make more bearable; to lessen pain

equivocal

having two different interpretations

facetious

not meant to be taken seriously; joking

inexplicable

incapable of being explained

proponent

one who proposes or argues in support

rescind

to void or repeal; to cut off or abolish

surreptitious

furtive; clandestine; done stealthily

tenuous

flimsy, weak, or thin

burgeoning

growing or developing rapidly

coalesce

to come together and form one mass

decouple

to separate or disconnect two linked things

decry

to publicly denounce or condemn

expedite

to make something happen faster

fecund

fertile or fruitful; intellectually productive

harbinger

a person or thing that announces approach

misconstrue

to interpret wrongly

modulate

to adjust or regulate

orthodox

following accepted or traditional beliefs

oscillate

to move back and forth regularly

recapitulate

to summarize or repeat the main points

refute

to prove wrong or false; to disprove

steward

one who manages or looks after something

unfounded

lacking a factual basis

abatement

the act or condition of lessening or reducing

diminutive

small, little, or tiny

imperative

extremely important, urgent, or necessary

indolence

the feeling or habit of not wanting to work

meticulous

extremely or overly careful with details

prudent

wise and practical; judicious

reciprocity

a practice of acting with others for mutual benefit

tranquil

calm, peaceful, or free from disturbance

abridge

to shorten by condensing or cutting

aggregation

a collection or gathering into a mass

attenuated

weakened or reduced in force or effect

attrition

gradual wearing down or weakening

dearth

a scarcity or lack of something

denote

to indicate or represent clearly

detrimental

causing harm or damage

dispassionate

not influenced by strong emotion

dissonance

lack of harmony; disagreement

emblematic

serving as a symbol of something

enumerate

to mention items one by one; list

extraneous

irrelevant or unrelated to the subject

immoderate

not sensible or restrained; excessive