Princeton Review Vocab

Adhere

To believe in and follow the practices of

Allude

To suggest or call attention indirectly; to hint at

Ambivalence

The state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

Analogous

similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail

Anecdote

A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

Apprehensive

Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen

Arbitrary

Based on random choice or personal feeling, rather than any reason or system

Assert

To state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully

brevity

concise and exact use of words in writing or speech

buttress

to increase the strength of or justification for; to reinforce

concede

to admit that something is true after initially denying it

consensus

a general agreement

corroborate

to confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding)

decisive

settling an issue; producing a definite result

deference

humble submission and respect

denounce

to publicly declare something as wrong or evil

divergent

tending to the different or develop in different directions

dormant

having normal physical functions suspended or slowed for a period of time; in or as if in a deep sleep

eloquent

fluent or passive in speaking or writing

evoke

to bring to the conscious mind

exert

to make a physical or mental effort

explicit

stated clearly with detail, leaving now room for confusion or doubt

imminent

about to happen

impede

to delay or prevent

implicit

implied but not plainly expressed

impose

to take advantage of someone by demanding attention or commitment

indifference

lack of interest, concern, or sympathy

inevitable

certain to happen; unavoidable

invoke

to site something in support of an argument

novel

new or unusual in an interesting way

obscure

not discovered or known about; uncertain

obsolete

no longer produced or used; out of date

oppresive

unjustly inflicting hardship; weighing heavily on the mind

pervasive

spreading widely through an area or group of people, especially in an unpleasant way

prevalence

commonness

prominent

important, famous

provoke

to stimulate a reaction or emotion in someone

reciprocate

to respond to a gesture by making a corresponding one

reconcile

to restore friendly relations between

refute

to prove something as false

renounce

to formally declare one’s abondonment of a possession, right, or claim

repression

the restraint or prevention of a feeling or quality

speculate

to form a theory without firm evidence

substaniate

to provide evident to support a truth

supplement

something that enhances something else when added to it

tenuous

very weak or slight

undermine

to lessen the effectiveness of power of something

underscore

to emphasize or draw attention to

unobtrusive

not attracting attention

versimilitude

the appearance of being true or real

viable

capable of working successfully

restorative

having the ability to restore health, strength, or a feeling of well-being

detrimental

tending to cause harm