SAT Vocab

adhere

to believe in and follow the practices of (verb)

advocate

to publicly recommend or support (verb)

affront

an insult; a deliberate act of disrespect (noun)

alleviate

to relieve; to make bearable; to lessen (verb)

allocate

to distribute; to assign; to allot (verb)

allude

to suggest or call attention indirectly; to hint at (verb)

ambiguous

unclear in meaning; able to be interpreted multiple ways (adjective)

ambivalence

the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something (noun)

analogous

comparable in certain respects; typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared (adjective)

anecdote

a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person (noun)

anomaly

an unusual occurrence; a deviation (noun)

apathetic

having no interest in or not caring about something (adjective)

apprehensive

anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen (adjective)

arbitrary

based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system (adjective)

assert

to state a fact or belief confidently (verb)

astute

shrewd and keen in judgment (adjective)

attribute

to ascribe something to a given cause

beneficial

providing benefits or positive outcomes (adjective)

benevolent

generous and kind (adjective)

bias

prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair (noun)

bolster

to support or strengthen; prop up (verb)

brevity

concise and exact use of words in writing or speech (noun)

burgeon

to expand and flourish (verb)

buttress

to increase the strength of or justification for; to reinforce (verb)

candor

truthfulness; sincere honesty (noun)

capitalize

to attempt to gain an advantage from an opportunity or situation (verb)

circumvent

to find a way around (verb)

cohesion

the action of forming a united hole (noun)

compelling

evoking interest, attention, or admiration

compensation

something given in exchange for services or to make up for loss or damage (noun)

complementary

going well together; making up what is lacking in the other (adjective)

concede

to admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it (verb)

conform

to match what is expected or what others are doing (verb)

congenial

pleasant, friendly, or agreeable (adjective)

consensus

a general agreement (noun)

conspicuous

easily seen; impossible to miss (adjective)

converge

to come together to form a new whole (verb)

corroborate

to confirm or give support to a statement, theory, or finding (verb)

culpable

guilty or worthy of blame (adjective)

curtail

to reduce in extent or quantity (verb)

debunk

to expose as nonsense (verb)

decisive

settling an issue; producing a definite result (adjective)

deduce

to arrive at a conclusion through reasoning (verb)

deference

humble submission and respect (noun)

degrade

to treat or regard someone with contempt or disrespect (verb)

delegate

to assign (a task) to another person (verb)

denounce

to publicly declare to be wrong or evil (verb)

derive

to obtain from a specific source (verb)

despondent

feeling hopeless and depressed (adjective)

deviate

to go away from the norm (verb)

disconcerting

causing one to feel unsettled or worried (adjective)

disparate

different and distinct (adjective)

dispute

to engage in an argument or cast doubt upon (verb)

divergent

tending to be different or develop in difference directions (adjective)