sat vocab Sarah

adhere

to believe in and follow the practices of

advocate

to publicly recommend or support

allude

to suggest or call attention to indirectly; to hint at

ambivalence

the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas

analogous

comparable in certain respects

explicit

stated clearly and in detail

imminent

about to happen

impede

to delay or prevent by obstructing

implicit

implied but not plainly expressed

impose

to take advantage by demanding attention or commitment

indifference

lack of interest, concern, or sympathy

inevitable

certain to happen; unavoidable

invoke

to cite or appeal to as authority

ironic

happening in the opposite way from what is expected

novel

new or unusual in an interesting way

obscure

not discovered or known about; uncertain

obsolete

no longer produced or used; out of date

oppressive

unjustly inflicting hardship or constraint

pervasive

spreading widely, especially in an unpleasant way

prevalence

the condition of being common or widespread

prominent

important or famous

provoke

to stimulate a reaction, usually a strong or unwelcome one

reciprocate

to respond to a gesture or action with a corresponding one

reconcile

to restore friendly relations

refute

to prove to be wrong or false

renounce

to formally declare abandonment of something

repression

the restraint or inhibition of a feeling or quality

retain

to keep possession of

skeptical

not easily convinced; having doubts

speculate

to form a theory without firm evidence

substantiate

to provide evidence to prove something

subtle

so delicate or precise as to be difficult to notice or describe

supplement

something that completes or enhances something else

tenuous

very weak or slight

undermine

to lessen the effectiveness or power of

underscore

to emphasize or draw attention to

unobtrusive

not attracting attention

validate

to check or prove the accuracy of something

verisimilitude

the appearance of being true or real

viable

 capable of working successfully; feasible

anecdote

a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

apprehensive

anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen

arbitrary

based on random choice or personal whim

assert

to state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully

bias

prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group

brevity

concise and exact use of words

buttress

to increase the strength of or justification for; to reinforce

concede

to admit that something is true after initially denying it

consensus

a general agreement

corroborate

 to confirm or give support to

decisive

settling an issue; producing a definite result

deference

humble submission and respect

degrade

to treat with contempt or disrespec

denounce

to publicly declare to be wrong or evil

dispute

a disagreement or argument

divergent

tending to be different or develop in different directions

dormant

having normal functions slowed or suspended; inactive

eloquent

fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing

evoke

to bring or recall to the conscious mind

exert

to make a physical or mental effort