Digital SAT Vocab

Ingenious (adj.)

clever; original; innovative

Engender (v.)

to create; to cause (a situation, action, or mental state)

Repudiate (v.)

to disown; reject; deny the validity of something

Pervasive (adj.)

(of something unpleasant) spreading widely throughout an area or group of people

Nebulous

unclear; undefined; vague

Unequivocal (adj.)

leaving no doubt; unambiguous

Insuperable (adj.)

impossible to overcome; insurmountable

Ineluctable (adj.)

unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable

Supplant (v.)

to take over; to replace

Venerate (v.)

to regard with great respect; to revere

Orthodox (adj.)

conventional; unoriginal; standard; traditionally accepted

Synopsis (n.)

a brief summary or general survey

Supposition (n.)

an uncertain belief

Monetizing (adj.)

earning revenue; converting into currency

Induce (v.)

to succeed in persuading someone; to cause or produce an effect

Tenuous (adj.)

very weak; insubtantial

Buttress (v.)

to increase the strength (of an argument); to reinforce

Precariousness (n.)

being in danger; being uncertain or highly dependent on chance

Exactitude (n.)

exactness; precision and accuracy

Corroborate (v.)

to confirm or verify a statement or theory

Extrapolate (v.)

to infer about an unknown situation by using existing trends and data

Candor (n.)

openness and honesty; frankness

Prudence (n.)

cautiousness; exercising good judgement

Incongruous (adj.)

out of place; inharmonious or unsuitable with one’s surroundings

Inextricable (adj.)

impossible to escape or separate from

Subvert (v.)

to destabilize; to undermine the influence and power of laws, expectations, institutions

Presage (v.)

to warm or foresee future events (usually misfortunate or bad)

Denigrate (v.)

to unfairly criticize; to disparage

Arcane (adj.)

not well understood; mysterious, secret

Defunct (adj.)

no longer in effect; not operating

Ubiquitous (adj.)

found everywhere; commonplace

Disparage (v.)

to regard as less worthy; to denigrate

Outstrip (v.)

to exceed; to surpass

Stymie (v.)

to hinder progress; to interfere with

Explicable (adj.)

explainable; understandable

Deference (n.)

humble submission and respect

Disseminate (v.)

to spread (information) widely

Brood (v.)

to worry about unhappy things

Dispassionate (adj.)

unemotional; not influenced by emotional connection

Contentious (adj.)

likely to cause arguments; debatable

Ineffectual (adj.)

does not produce the desired effect; lacking the ability to deal with a role or situation

Summation (n.)

adding things together; summarization

Exemplification (n.)

an illustration of or example of something

Ambivalent (adj.)

having mixed feelings; neither liking or disliking

Analogous (adj.)

comparable; being similar in meaning or design

Reprieve (n.)

the cancellation or postponement of a sentence or punishment

Palpable (adj.)

able to be touched or felt; noticeable

Acclaim

(n. or v.) to praise enthusiastically and publicly

Augment (v.)

to add to something; to increase the number of

Spurious (adj.)

not genuine; false; invalid (of claims)

Amorphous (adj.)

without a clear, defined shape; lacking focus

Enact (v.)

to put an idea or suggestion into practice; to dictate

Sporadic (adj.)

occurring at irregular intervals; infrequent; scattered

Presuppose (v.)

to imply something is true; to assume

Desultory (adj.)

lack a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm; superficial; casual

Notional (adj.)

existing only in theory or suggestion

Veritable (adj.)

real; genuine

Recalcitrant (adj.)

having an uncooperative attitude towards authority; unmanageable

Sanguine (adj.)

optimistic; cheerful even in difficult situations

Misanthropic (adj.)

disliking and avoiding human society; antisocial

Retroactive (adj.)

taking effect from a past date; describes when a new condition/price is applied to past events

Demarcated (adj.)

separated from; differentiated

Reconstituted (adj.)

re-formed; restored to original form

Conflated (adj.)

combined; blended

Breadth (n.)

wide extent; broad scope

Dearth (n.)

a scarcity or lack of something

Belie (v.)

to misrepresent; to indicate something not expected

Forestall (v.)

to prevent or obstruct by taking advance action

Superfluous (adj.)

unnecessary; excessive or redundant

extricate (v.)

to free from a difficult circumstance

Ambivalence (n.)

having mixed feelings; uncertainty; doubt

Sanction (v. or n.)

official permission or approval for an action

Incongruity (n.)

the state of being dissimilar to surrounding elements; unsuitability; dissonance

Abatement (n.)

the process of reducing or lessening something

Perceptible (adj.)

able to be seen or noticed; detectable

Lean (v.)

to slope or angle

Prolific (adj.)

present in large amounts; abundant; productive

Apprised (adj.)

informed; aware; updated

Wrought (adj.)

made by effort; crafted

Idiosyncratic (adj.)

peculiar; individual; unique

Postulate (v. or n.)

to suggest something as a basis for discussion; to posit; to hypothesize

Ameliorate (v.)

to improve something unpleasant or unsatisfactory; to remedy

Hallmark (n.)

a mark of distinct excellence

Conscientious (adj.)

wishing to do what is right or correct; performing one’s work well and thoroughly

Disparate (adj.)

distinct or dissimilar