sat 2025 princeton vocab

adhere

to believe in and follow the practices of

advocate

to publicly reccomend/support

allude

to suggest/hint at

ambivalence

the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something.

anagolus

a comparison between two things for explanation or clarification.

anecdote

a short and interesting story about a real incident or person.

apprehensive

anxiety or fear that something bad will happen.

arbitrary

based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reasoning or system.

assert

to state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully.

bias

a tendency to favor one person or group over another, often unfairly.

brevity

concise and exact use of words in writing/speech

buttress

to support, strengthen, or reinforce an idea or argument.

concede

to admit or acknowledge a point, often reluctantly, in an argument or debate.

consensus

general agreement

corroborate

to confirm or give support to a statement, theory, or finding, often through evidence.

decisive

settling an issue

deference

humble submission and respect

degrade

to treat smbd with contempt/disrespect

denounce

to publicly declare something as wrong or evil.

dispute

a disagreement or argument