my own sat vocab cards

scrupulous

examine carefully, careful to avoid doing anything wrong

exhilarating

making one feel very happy, animated, or thrilled; exciting

auxiliary

extra, supplementary help

subvert

undermine

innocuous

harmless

consensus

agreement

enthralled

capture attention of

conflate

combine 2 to 1

preliminary

done before

innuendo

a hint of something bad

assert

declare

endearing

adorable

harrowing

distressing, unsettling

confounded

confused

inherent

mean permanent but “inherent to” means ingrained in

concede

admit that something is true after denial at first

rudimentary

basic

concur

to agree

redundant

no longer useful

exacerbate

to make worse

substantiated

To provide evidence to support the truth of

idiosyncratic

really unique and having a personal style

elusive

difficult to remember or obtain

pertinent

relevant

dispassionate

without emotion, thinking rationally

offset

to cancel out the effect

illicit

illegal

elicit

to evoke or draw out something from something

copious

abundant

benign

gentle

serendipity

fortunate luck

Contrived

deliberately created/forced out

Surmise

assume, suppose information is true without evidence.

Overtly

openly, without concealment

Buttress

defend against, strengthen

Reciprocate

to do something for someone because the person has done something similar for you

Inadvertently

unintentionally

Ameliorate

improve

Postulate

to suggest a theory

Inconsequential

insignificant

tentative

not definite

self-effacing

humble

reproachful

disapproving

barring (a possibility/an explanation)

except for

divulge

disclose, reveal

Tenuous

weak

Contentious

causing argument

repudiation

rejection

manifest in

apparent from

spurious

fake

demarcated

separate

reconstituted

formed again, return to original state

unwarranted

not justified

relative to

compared to, ex country A’s inflation rose more relative to country B

arcane

understood by few

defunct

no longer in function

profusion

abundance

corollary

inevitable result of a consequence

forgo

abandon, go without

Repeal

cancel, annul a law

recant

say one no longer holds an opinion on smth

self efficacy

belief in ones efforts to succeed

preclude

prevent from happening

sanguine

optimistic

recalcitrant

obstinately uncooperative

misanthropic

contemptous, hatred towards everyone

altruistic

unselfish

presumptuous

behavior that fails to observe limits, going overboard

dissemination

spread widely

convoluted

complex and difficult to follow

elucidate

explain, make clear

erudite

knowledgeable

vindictive

revengeful

equivocal

ambiguous

Qualify

limit a statement by adding conditions or exceptions

exhortation

an urge

frivolous

no importance

ephemeral

lasting for a short time

scrutability

(of a person) able to be understood

disposition

a person’s inherent quality

incompetent

inept, unskilled

compunction

a guilty feeling that keeps you from behaving badly, scruple

complacent

having an overconfident ego/status about oneself that you become unaware of problems

contrite

being sorry for doing something bad, deep guilt

remiss

careless

perpetual

throughly lasting

succor

support, aid

entrench

to solidify, firmly establish a belief

exonerate

free someone from blame

corroborate

confirm or give support to

scrupulous

meticulous, morally upright, careful to avoid doing wrong

painstakingly

with extreme care and effort

evocative

evoking strong feelings and thoughts to mind

disparage

to belittle

stymie

prevent or hinder the progress of

putatively

generally thought to be true or exist, even if this may not be true

mediate

intervene a dispute to bring agreement, or arbitrate (other meaning), indirectly cause, influence

inordinate

excessive

derogate

showing disrespectful attitude