Sat vocab

arbitrary

random or lacking purpose

encitement

attract, lure

safeguard

protect something

homage

special honor, respect someone

scrutiny

a careful, detailed, and often critical examination, inspection, or observation of someone or something

thou, thee

you

hast

have

occluded

blocked, obstructed, closed up, or shut off

emulate

to imitate , typically out of admiration

Iconoclast

one who attacks common beliefs or institutions

tantamount

equivalent in value or significance

Innocuous

not harmful, harmless

rudimentary

involving or limited to basic principles.

dogmatic

aggressively and arrogantly certain about unproved principles

surmise

to infer with little evidence, assume

contrived

deliberately created rather than arising naturally or spontaneously

novel

new or unusual in an interesting way

engender

cause, produce, give rise to

abase

to humiliate, degrade

abate

to reduce, lessen

abdicate

to give up position, usually one of leadership

abduct

to kidnap, taken by force

aberration

something that differs from the norm

abet

to aid, help, encourage

abhor

to hate, detest

abide

to put up with

abject

wretched, pitiful

abjure

to reject, renounce

abnegation

denial of comfort to oneself

abort

to give up on a half finished project or effort

abridge

to cut down, shorten, shortened

abrogate

to ablolish, usually by authority

abscond

to sneak away and hide

absolution

freedom from blame, guilt, sin

abstain

to freely choose not to commit an action

abstruse

hard to comprehend

accede

to agree

accentuate

to stress, highlight

accessible

obtainable, reachable

acclaim

high praise

accolade

high praise, special distinction

accommodating

helpful, obliging, polite

accord

an agreement

accost

to confront verbally

aggravate

to worsen, make problem more severe

grapple with

to struggle to understand, deal with, or solve a difficult problem, subject, or situation

adhere

to stick to something

haphazard

lacking any definite plan, order, or organization; characterized by randomness, carelessness, or chance

premeditated

an action that is planned, considered, or thought out in advance rather than done on impulse. Usually crime.

fruitless

an action, effort, or search that is unsuccessful, unproductive, or fails to produce any useful result

paucity

sall in quantity

profusion

an abundance or large quantity of something

undermine

weaken

verisimilitude

the apperance of being true, real, or believable

buttress

to support, hold up

reciprocate

to give in return

accretion

slow growth in size or amount

acerbic

biting, bitter in tone or taste

acquiesce

to agree without protesting

acrimony

bitterness, discord

acumen

keen insight

acute

1. sharp, severe

2. having keen insight

adamant

impervious, immovable, unyielding

adept

extremely skilled

abstract

existing only in the mind, theoretical, or not representing concrete reality

admonish

to caution, criticize, reprove

adverse

antagonistic, unfavorable, dangerous

advocate

1. v. to argue in favor of something

2. n. a person who argues in favor of something

aesthetic

artistic, related to the appreciation of beauty

affable

friendly, amiable

affluent

rich, wealthy

alleviate

to relieve, make more bearable

ambiguous

uncertain, variably interpretable

amend

formally alter, modify, or change a document by adding, subtracting, or substituting content, often to improve it or correct errors.

ample

having a large or sufficient amount of something, typically more than enough to meet a need or purpose

analog

something that is similar or comparable to something else in a specific way

anomaly

something that does not fit into the normal order

anticipate

to expect, foresee, or act in advance of a future event, often implying preparation to prevent or deal with a situation

apparent

something clearly visible, evident, or obvious, but can also mean appearing as such but not necessarily true (seeming)

appeal

a formal request, usually made to a higher authority, to review and change a previous decision.

appropriate

to take, make use of

adorn

to decorate

ascertain

to perceive, learn, to find out

assess

to evaluate

augment

to add to, expand

bias

a tendency, inclination, prejudice

coherent

logically consistent, intelligible

relish

to enjoy

whimsical

fanciful, full of whims

obstinate

not yielding easily, stubborn

eclectic

consisting of a diverse variety of elements

rife

abundant

Sufficient

enough; adequate.

inarticulate

incapable of expressing oneself clearly through speech

attain

to achieve, arrive at

authentic

not false or copied; genuine; real

benevolent

marked by goodness or doing good

candid

honest, frank, outspoken, or direct in speech

coincide

to happen at the same time, occupy the same place, or correspond exactly in nature

compensate

to make an appropriate payment for something