SAT Vocab

antecedent

A preceding event, condition, or cause

Impending

About to happen; imminent or approaching

Innocuous

Harmless or producing no ill effect

Perpetual

Never-ending, everlasting, or occurring so frequently as to seem continuous

Sanction

to give official permission or approval, or to impose a penalty

Ameliorate

To make something better, less painful, or more tolerable; to improve a bad or unpleasant situation

Postulate

To suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of something as a basis for reasoning or belief

conspicuous

very easy to see or notice

contentious

likely to cause an argument, disagreement, or controversy

reproachfully

With dissaproval

aloof

emotionally distant/detached

reclusive

a person, animal, or lifestyle characterized by avoiding social contact, leading to isolation or a preference for solitude