SAT

nuanced

having subtle differences in meaning / a very slight difference

tenuous

fragile flimsy

peripheral

on the edge, not important

unobtrusive

not noticeable

beneficiary

one who receives benefits

proponent

(n.) one who puts forward a proposal; one who supports a cause or belief

interject

insert, interrupt

disparate

fundamentally different; entirely unlike

conceding

accepting as true or valid

dispute

a disagreement, argument, or debate

surmised

guessed; concluded

contrive

to plan cleverly; to devise

Ingenuity

cleverness

insensible

Incapable of feeling; unconscious, unaware

Innocuous

harmless

profusion

abundance

paucity

scarcity

Verisimilitude

the appearance of being true or real

Incorrigible

incapable of being reformed

irrefutable

impossible to deny or disprove

Tractability

the quality of being easily controlled or tamed

accreted

to cause to become attached

coalesce

to come together

ascribed

regarded as coming from a certain cause

aural

of or related to the ear or the sense of hearing

adversity

misfortune or hardship

clemency

mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness

abash

to embarrass

scrutinize

to examine closely

abysmal

extremely bad

hegemonic

ruling or dominant in a political or social context

coxcombical

arrogant

conceited

arrogant

robust

strong and healthy

assuage

to make something unpleasant less severe

defiant

boldly resisting authority or an opposing force

brethren

fellow members / brothers

conform

to follow rules or customs

prevalent

Commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced; widespread

pervasive

widespread

prevailing

most common; widespread

Predominant

(adj.) the greatest in strength or power; most common

illusory

(adj.) misleading, deceptive; lacking in or not based on reality

fanciful

imaginary

delusory

deceptive

engender

to cause, to produce, to create

instigate

cause

rouse

to wake or provoke

repudiate

(v.) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of

refute

disprove

rebuff

to reject bluntly

alleviate

to relieve, make more bearable

gratify

to please or satisfy

mitigate

to make less severe

precedents

prior cases whose principles are used by judges as the bases for their decisions in present cases

preclude

to prevent

ubiquitous

present, appearing, or found everywhere

omnipresent

present in all places at all times

detractor

critic

disparage

to make seem less important

belittle

to make seem less important

denigrator

one who disparages

abstruse

difficult to understand

perplex

to confuse

involuted

complicated

cryptic

having hidden meaning

vindicate

to free from blame

redeem

to buy back, make amends

exonerate

to free from blame

acquit

to declare not guilty

buttress

to support

fortify

to strengthen

absolved

freed from guilt or blame

exempt

excused

dearth

a lack, scarcity

conjecture

an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information

Capricious

impulsive and unpredictable

fickle

likely to change on a whim or without apparent reason

erratic

(adj.) not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable

alacrity

enthusiasm

zeal

enthusiasm

evince

to show clearly

nebulous

hazy; vague; uncertain

indeterminate

uncertain; indefinite

ambiguous

unclear

blurred

not clear

Unprecedented

never having happened before

Prodigious

remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree

Accentuate

make more noticeable or prominent

Unequivocal

absolute; certain

indubitable

unquestionable

incontrovertible

unquestionable, beyond dispute

irrecoverable

incapable of being recovered or regained

unsalvageable

impossible to save from harm

salvage

to save

irredeemable

not able to be saved, improved, or corrected

irretrievable

unable to be recovered, restored, or replaced

spurious

not genuine, not true, not valid / false or fake

fraudulent

fake; false

Freudian

emphasis on unconscious mind