dsat vocab/psat nmsqt

engenders

cause or to give rise to

subsumes

to include and incorporate something into something else

attenuates

reduce the force, effect, or value and reduce in thickness and make it thin

preempts

to take action and prevent an event from happening in advance

eschew

deliberately avoid using and abstain from

expounding

present and explain a theory or idea systematically and in detail.

probate

the official proving of a will

malign

to speak evil of and slander

ambiguous

open to more than one interpretation

unambiguous

not open to more than one interpretation

abstain

to restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something

caricaturing

make or give a comically or grotesquely exaggerated representation of (someone or something)

belies

1) (of an appearance) fail to give a true notion or impression of (something); disguise or contradict.

2) fail to fulfill or justify (a claim or expectation); betray.

mundane

(adj.) earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary

evince

to display clearly,make evident,and to provoke

repudiate

to reject,refuse to accept,or deny the truth or validity of something.

contentious

to cause disagreement or argument

coalesce

to come together and form one whole

sinuosity

to be windy or curvy

juxtapose

to compare 2 things side by side

inertia

to do nothing or remain unchanged

tenuous

weak,uncertain,or lacking a strong basis or connection

inestimable

too great to be measured or calculated

paucity

a small amount of something

capacious

a lot of space