SAT vocab (easier)

susceptible

adj; yielding readily to; especially vulnerable to

contempt

n; intense dislike, open disrespect

apprehensive

adj; feeling anxiety or nervousness

increment

n; an increase or addition

inhibit

v; to suppress; to limit

virtuous

adj; morally excellent

ascertain

v; to find out, to figure out

benevolent

adj; kind, generous

conservatively

adv; not aggressive or risk-taking; carefully/safely

assimilate

v; to absorb or integrate into a larger group or culture

discrepancy

n; a difference (usually among things that should be consistent)

converge

v; to come together from different directions

vitality

n; the state of being strong and active

polar

adj; having opposite extremes or characteristics

ensuing

adj; following immediately afterward

censure

v; to criticize, condemn

unfounded

adj; without basis or evidence

attendant

adj; accompanying or following as a consequence

rebuke

v; express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behavior or actions

discord

n; lack of harmony or peace

cosmopolitan

adj; wordly, global

deduce

v; to conclude by logic

indoctrinated

adj; taught to accept a set of beliefs uncritically

trivial

adj; small, insignificant

palatable

adj; pleasant or acceptable to the taste; agreeable or satisfactory

obsolete

adj; old; no longer in use or valid or fashionable; no longer in use

induction

n; the process of formally admitting someone to a position or organization

scrutiny

n; critical observation or examination

periphery

n; the outer limits or edge of something