August SAT Vocab

abase

to humiliate, degrade

abate

to reduce, lessen

abstruse (adj.)

difficult to understand

accost

to confront verbally

allocate

to distribute, to set aside

ambiguous

uncertain

ambivalent

having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

ameliorate

to improve

substantiate

(v.) to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to

mitigate

make less severe

equivocal

uncertain

empirical

based on practical experience rather than theory

paucity

an inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth

Garrulous

given to talking excessively, tediously chatty (often about unimportant things)

Refractory / Recalcitrant

stubbornly disobedient/rebellious

Veracity

being true

Ubiquitous

present, appearing, or found everywhere

torpid

lacking energy or enthusiasm

Paradigm

a model; an example

Ostensible

appearing true but not true

Licentious

immoral; unrestrained by society

Impute

To blame someone unjustly

vernacular

colloquial, casual language like slang

vestigal

small fraction of larger whole

tenuous

weak or flimsy

veritable

real

preclude

make impossible to happen

proliferate

spread, grow reproduce

promulgate

spread an idea

parity

equalness

onerous

difficult to do, taking a lot of work to get done

nominal

existing in name only

nebulous

no definite form, only a vague idea

florid

red or flushed in the face

evince

show one's feelings

desultory

without consistency or order

obsequious

obnoxiously adhering to the rules

gregarious

very social

obfuscate

make difficult to understand

vindicate

clear from blame

insipid

dull and lacking flavor

disparage

belittle

cogent

convincing, logically sound

contentious

causing disagreement

redressing

remedying/compensating for

precluding

preventing

eschew

to avoid, shun, keep away from

ubiquitous

present or existing everywhere

perfunctory

done with little care or effort; done as a formality

contrived

artificial; labored, performative

iconoclast

one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions

auspicious

favorable or conductive to success

galvanizing

thrilling, stimulating, engaging

transient

lasting briefly

precipitating

causing something to happen suddenly

engendering

causing or producing; bringing into being

extoll

to praise highly

spurious

false or not genuine

repertory

the stock of works, skills, or performances a person or group is prepared to present; repertoire

tantamount

equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect

extrapolate

to guess something by extending known information

disparate

very different and not related to each other

oblique

indirect or not stated openly

latitude

freedom to act or make choices

itemize

list thigns one by one

auxilliary

giving extra help or support

discrepancy

a lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts

attenuate

to reduce in force or degree; to weaken

untenable

indefensible

perfunctory

done without care; in a routine fashion

pertinent

directly related to the matter being discussed.

amenable

willing to agree or cooperate.

an amalgam of

a mixture of (usually metals)

expound (on)

to explain, usually a theory or idea, in detail

prescient

having or showing knowledge of events before they take place

clandestine

secret, concealed; underhanded

reprisal

a retaliation for an injury

abut

border upon; adjoin

deleterious

harmful or damaging to one's health

propensity

a natural inclination or predilection toward

capricious

given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

conducive

tending to cause or bring about

disseminate

to scatter or spread widely

inadvertent

unintentional

ineffable

inexpressible

intransigent

Unwilling to change one's views or agree.

fungible

interchangeable or replaceable

precipitous

dramatic or done without careful consideration

expiate

atone for sin or guilt

redoubtable

impressive or intimidating

surfeit

an excessive amount

vacillation

indecision

dissipation

wasteful spending, squandering

salient

most noticeable or important

tenacious

persistent, resolute

cursory

hasty and superficial

circumscribe

modify/override

tenacity

persistence

index

an indicator, sign, or measure

transpose

to transfer or reverse position