digital sat vocab list

Acclaim

Acclaim

To praise or welcome somebody/something publicly

Buttress

To support or give strength to somebody/something

Constrain

To force somebody or someone to do something or behave in a certain way

Corroborate

To provide evidence or information that supports a statement or theory.

Dispel

To make a feeling or belief go away, or disappear

Denounce

To strongly criticize somebody/something that you think is wrong, illegal etc

Evince

To show clearly that you have a feeling or quality

Mitigate

To make something less harmful or serious

Outsized

Larger than usual, designed for large people

Overlook

To fail to see or notice something

Palpable

That is easily noticed by the mind or the senses

Perpetrate

To commit a crime or to do something evil

Preclude

To prevent something from happening or somebody from doing something

Refute

To prove something is wrong

Repudiate

To reject or refuse to accept something

Scrupulous

Careful about paying attention to every detail

Tally

To agree with or correspond to

Vindicate

Clear someone of blame or suspicion

obscure

not clear

accessible

easy to approach; obtainable

limited

restricted

appealing

attractive or interesting

confined

limited

detrimental

harmful

pivotal

vitally important, essential

disregarded

ignored

adversity

a very difficult or unfavorable situation

insignificance

lack of importance

complexity

difficulty; intricacy

convergence

joining of parts

conceal

to hide

linger

to stay longer than neccessary

thrive

to grow or develop well or vigorously

vanish

to disappear suddenly and completely

diminished

to make or become less

enhanced

to increase or improve in value

obliterated

to remove or destroy all traces of something

monopolize

to obtain exclusive possession or control of something

undermine

lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of someone or something (to weaken)

emulate

to try to equal or excel

transcend

to rise above or beyond, exceed

subverted

to overturn or overthrow

beseeched

begged or pleaded

dismantle

to take apart

insulate

to protect someone or something from harmful experiences or influences

prohibited

forbidden by law; not allowed

permissible

allowable; permitted

banal

common, ordinary

dogmatic

stubbornly opinionated

indigenous

native

vacilate

to waver; to sway indecisively

exhaustive

very thorough and complete

superficial

only on the surface; not deep or thorough

preclude

prevent from happening; make impossible

detractor

someone who criticizes something or someone, often unfairly

precursor

someone or something that comes before something else; a forerunner

empirical

experimental, real

desolation

a state of complete emptiness or destruction

decorated

to adorn or embellish something

traversed

crossing or moving through an area

brevity

the quality of expressing much in few words or with a short duration

turmoil

a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty

stagnation

a lack of development, growth, or progress

regression

return to an earlier or less advanced condition

saturated

to fill thoroughly or completely

scrutinize

to examine closely

cacophony

a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds

oratory

the art of public speaking

benign

gentle or kindly

volatile

highly unstable; explosive

invincible

not able to be defeated, unbeatable

allure

the power to attract or charm

unparalleled

having no equal; unmatched; exceptional

sporadic

occurring irregularly

ephemeral

short

beacon

a signaling light; a source of guidance or inspiration

fortress

a place of defense or protection

crucible

a place or situation that forces someone or something to change

hinterland

a remote or less developed area beyond the coastal or riverine area

deficiency

a lack or shortage of something

surplus

an excess of something (extra)

diversity

a variety or a range of different things

enhancement

an improvement in quality, value, or extent

indomitable

a quality of being so determined and resilient that one cannot be easily defeated or discouraged

eschew

to deliberately avoid using or restraining from

overshadow

to make something else seem less important or less noticeable

exacerbate

to make a problem worse

mitigate

to make something less severe, serious, or painful

encapsulate

to take in or contain something / to summarize something

incremental

relating to or denoting an increase or addition

holistic

concerning the whole rather than the parts

obselete

something that is out of date or no longer in use

omnipresent

present everywhere at the same time

revitalize

to restore something to life or give it new life

pervasive

existing in or spreading through every part of something

unscrupulous

not honest or fair

equitable

fair, just

invigorated

feeling energized or refreshed, usually physically or mentally

magnanimous

forgiving or generous to a rival or someone less powerful

formidable

inspiring fear or respect through being impressively powerful, capable, or intense