sat vocab 26'

dearth

a scarcity or lack of sth

fortuitous

happening by chance

indolence

(n) lazy or idle

perturb

(v) unsettle

offhand

casual (-)

tenuous

weak / unreal

subvert

sabotage

shrewd

wise / sagacious

precede

go before sth

supersede

replace

imperative

extremely important / urgent

petition

a document signed by a large number of people demanding or asking for some action from the government or another authority

intercede

intercept

ineluctable

impossible to avoid

satiate

completely satisfy that you cannot have that anymore

vigilance

(n) alert

vindicate

to prove that someone/sth is right

abject

used to describe negative things and heighten the negativity

aggregate (v)

build up the parts to create a whole

anomaly

something strange or out of the usual pattern of things

arbitrary

random

beget

something strange or out of the usual pattern of things

bestow

giving titles and other honor

calibrate

adjust sth so that it works the way it should

censure

give someone a formal reprimand

colloquial

describes everyday language

conjure

bring sth up

convoke

calls a meeting

dawdle

lags behind

convulsion

a physical movement

demur

politely say no to something or avoid it

despoir

the act of taking away anything of value

vindicate

prove that what someone said or did was right or true, after other people thought it was wrong

preclude

prevent

condone

accept and forgive

acclaim

praise publicly

erudite

having or showing great knowledge or learning

laconic

short & simple

coin

create a new term

embezzle

steal money placed in one's trust or belonging to the organization

philanthropic

giving money to people in need / charitable

relegate

to put someone / sth into a lower rank or position

subordinate

lower in rank/position

aggregate

a whole formed by combining several elements

eminent

a person famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession

eschew

expounding

present and explain a theory / idea in detail

caricature

make or give a comically or exaggerated representation of someone / someth

tacit

understood without being spoken

gape

be or become wide open (mouth)

marred

impair the appearance of; disfigure.

disparate

different in every way

affinity

stipulation

a requirement or a condition specified as part of an agreement

haven

complacency

a feeling of uncritical satisfaction

nuance (n)

sac tha i/ only slightly different

omit

overlook

turmoil

a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty.

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forment

to stir up, or promote the growth of something undesirable

abridge

to shorten a text, book, or play

pervade

to spread through or exist in every part of something

abate

reduce in amount, intensity, or degree / to become weaker

conjecture

forming an opinion, theory, or conclusion based on incomplete informatio

quotidian

ordinary

perceptible

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proxy

function as a substitute on behalf of another (N)

stance

a feeling or opinion that is expressed publicly

seigniorage

the profit that a government makes from printing its own money

recalibrate

to adjust, fine-tune, or change something

tangential

irrelevant or barely related

rudimentary

basic

construe

understand the meaning of sth in a particular way

fleeting

lasting 4 a very short time

precursor

shrewd

able to judge people and situations well and make good decisions

congruous

the same as, or in agreement with, other facts or principle

obstinacy

the quality of being unreasonably determined

synthesis

the act of combining different ideas or things to make a whole that is new and different from the items considered separately

reciprocal

precipitate

to make something happen suddenly or sooner than expected

dub (v)

name

paucity

the fact that there is too little of something

harbinger

a person or thing that shows that something is going to happen soon, especially something bad

subordinate

having a lower or less important position

pervade

to spread through all parts of something

orthodox

(of beliefs, ideas, or activities) considered traditional, normal, and acceptable by most people

conspicuous

very noticeable or attracting attention, often in a way that is not wanted

scrutiny

the careful and detailed examination of something in order to get information about it

variable

likely to change often

annihilate

to destroy something completely so that nothing is left

radical

believing or expressing the belief that there should be great or extreme change

prevail

to get control or influence

retention

the continued use, existence, or possession of something or someone

elicit

to get or produce something

anecdote

a short, often funny story, especially about something someone has done

substantiate

show sth to be true