SAT vocabulary

dogmatic

very sure one's beliefs are correct

Pretentious

attempting to look more important or better than you actually are

self-effacement

modesty; not claiming attention for oneself

surmise

Suppose that something is true without having evidence for it

contrive

to plan, invent, create a situation or line of thinking through skill or deception

repudiate

to reject

recant

to go back on a statement

Anon

soon, shortly

apt

appropriate or suitable

impervious

unaffected by

posit

put forward as fact or as a basis for argument

Innocuous

something that is harmless, inoffensive

proliferate

increase rapidly in number

buttress

to strengthen or reinforce

succumb

fail to resist pressure or some other negative force

disparate

different in kind

paucity

lack of

profusion

a lot of

Verisimilitude

appearance of truth

Prefigure

to be an early indication of something

Entrench

to establish firmly, especially of a view

substantiate

prove, confirm especially with evidence

Negate

to deny or make ineffective

Altruistic

unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others, selfless

Arcane

known or understood by only a few, mysterious

Defunct

no longer existing or functioning

Manifest in

To be evident or appear in something

Discernible

Able to be seen, understood

Corroborate

to support with evidence

Affinity

an attraction to

Mystifying

puzzling or confusing

Divulge

(v.) to tell, reveal; to make public

Incongruity

nonconformity, disagreement, incompatibility

austerity

severity; strictness; difficult economic conditions created by government measures to reduce public expenditure.

Untenable

(adj.) not capable of being held or defended; impossible to maintain

Forfeiture

government seizure of property and other assets

Discount

disregard

Tenuous

weak, lacking clarity or sharpness; poorly supported

nuanced

having subtle differences in meaning

Latent

hidden, present but not active

Obtrusive

(adj.) forward; undesirably prominent; thrust out

Commonplace

ordinary

Antecedent

a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another

Prudently

discreetly or cautiously; sensibly; carefully

Overtly

openly or publicly; obvious

Cordially

warm and friendly

Inadvertently

unintentionally

vigilance

Alert watchfulness

Demarcate

set the boundaries or limits of

conflate

to combine into one

Desultory

Sad, depressed

spurious

not genuine; false

Notional

existing only in theory

Abase

to humiliate, degrade, lower in status

Abate

(v.) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit

aberration

something that differs from the norm

Abet

to assist or encourage, especially in wrongdoing

Abject

Lowly, miserable and wretched

Abjure

renounce

Abnegation

denial of comfort to oneself

Abrogate

to abolish

Abscond

to run off and hide with stolen goods

duress

use of force, threats to coerce someone into doing something against their free will

fickle

not consistent, changing

gird

to encircle with a belt OR be prepared for action

incongruous

not appropriate

pique

to cause irritation or wounded pride, to arouse interest

wrest

to pull away

coxcombical

vain

agog

excited by eagerness

assail

to attack violently

attrition

weakening, gradual reduction

boorish

unmannered, crude

cataclysm

violent upheaval/change

cavalier

arrogant disregard, nonchalant, gallant gentleman

choleric

hot-tempered

crony

close friend/companion

crux

main point, heart of the matter

cupidity

excessive greed, especially for money

depravity

extreme wickedness

diatribe

bitter verbal attack that criticizes harshly

diffident

lacking courage

doleful

sorrowful, melancholy

dour

severe, gloomy

embroil

to involve in argument, hostile action

edification

enlighten, instruct

escapade

adventurous unconventional act

eschew

to avoid, shun deliberately

evince

to show clearly

exonerate

to free from blame/responsibility

extrude

to force out through a small opening

fetter

to shackle, restrain

forebode

to predict, gut feeling smth bad will happen

forbearance

refraining from the enforcement of something, patience

forthright

forward, without hesitation

fusillade

barrage of firearms, outburst

iconoclast

a person who attacks and seeks to overthrow tradition or popular ideas/institutions

idyllic

charming, happy, peaceful in a rustic way

indolence

inclination to laziness

kismet

fate