sat vocabs

deliberate

intentional (adj v)

assume

undertake (v)

imposing

exploiting (v adj)

incidentally

coincidentally (v)

degraded

reduced in quality (adj v)

extant

existing (adj)

underutilized

not used to its full potential (adj)

prolific

to produce a large amount of output (adj)

myriad

numerous (adj v)

superficial

surface level (adj)

deficient

lacking a necessary element (adj)

untenable

indefensible (adj)

substantiate

to provide evidence (v)

necessitate

to make something necessary (v)

overtake

exceed (v)

undermine

to weaken (v)

conflate

to merge (v)

epitomize

exemplify (v)

lambaste

to criticize someone (v)

overshadow

outshine (v)

accessible

approachable (v)

motivate

to inspire an action (v)

evaluate

to judge (v)

prevalance

to be common (n)

compact

tightly (adj)

intuitive

understanding something through gut feeling (adj)

inviolable

unbreakable, sacred (adj)

constrain

restrict (v)

impede

to delay a process (v)

permissible

acceptable (adj)

entail

involve something as a necessary

sensitive

easily affected (adj)

capacity

maximum amount of something (n)

uniformly

evenly (adv)

dependence

relying on others (n)

moderate

to make something less extreme (v)

intervening

in between (adj)

upscale

high end (adj)

foremost

most important (adj)

avant garde

experimental ideas (adj n)

conceit

exaggerated pride in yourself (adv)

metabolic

chemical processes that occur within a living organism (adj)

publicity

public visibility attracted to some- (n)

diffuse

to spread (v)

proponent

who advocates a theory (n)

excavation

digging up earth to uncover the unknown (n)

transmit

to pass to another (v)

alternate

substitute (adj)

independently

could rely on its own (adv)

exclusively

only (adv)

adaptation

to suit into a new condition (n)

synthesize

to produce by combining chemical elements (v)

supplementation

addition for completion (n)

exclude

to leave out (v)

vital

essential (adj)

affirm

to officially confirm (v)

incorporate

to include (v)

interwine

entangle (v)

onomatopoeic

to resemble a sound through words (adj)

captivating

fascinating (adj)

intrusion

forcing entry (n)

bisect

divide by 2 (v)

ascertain

verify (v)

regulatory

supervisory (adj)

fledgling

new and inexperienced (adj/n)

ingestion

consumption (n)

simultaneously

at the same time (adv

germination

process of a plant growing from seed (n)

generalization

broad statement (n)

varying

not consistent (adj)

discourse

written or spoken communication (n)

derive

obtain something (v)

unadorned

not decorated, plain (adj)

paragon

perfect example (n)

aesthetic

artistic taste (n, adj)

peer

to look closely at (v)

permanent

forever (adj)

advantageous

has an advantage, beneficial (adj)

posit

to assume something is true at the start, hypothesize (v)

mediate

link to 2 parties (v)

vignette

brief scene/description (n)

improvisation

improvise, to create something on the spot (n)

self interested

driven by a selfish concern to benefit one’s own (adj)

widely

commonly (adv)

perceive

to become aware of and take it in (v)

notion

belief of something (n)

ridicule

to mock some- (v, n)

buoy

to support and sustain (v)

enhance

improved quality (v)

allude

to suggest something indirectly (v)

immerse

to involve oneself deeply in a interest (v)

champion

to advocate (v)

consist of

made up of - (phrase)

commemorate

to honor a memory of some- (v)

foraging

act of searching for food (n, v)

sequence

particular order, series (n)

mourn

to feel deeply sad about (v)

revered

deeply respected (adj)

elementary

fundamental (adj)

dominant

to have authority (adj)