SAT vocab

inculcate

instill an attitude by persistent instruction

abut

(of an area) to be next to or share a boundary with

delineate

to describe or portray precisely

tenuous

weak; not secure

cursory

hasty and not thorough

inimical

tending to obstruct; cause harm

equivocal

ambiguous

foment

to instigate

auspicious

conducive to success; lucky

expound

to present/explain in detail

esoteric

obscure; only meant to be understood by a certain group of people

capricious

given to sudden changes of mood/behavior

eschew

abstain from

extol

praise enthusiastically

reprisal

an act of retaliation

evince

to indicate

remonstrate

to plead in protest/object/disapproval

curtail

to reduce in extent; restrict

pertinent

relevant to the point

obviate

to remove

engendering

to cause to exist

salubrious

healthy

facile

superstitious

belies

to fail to justify/prove true

expedient

based on self interest

reticent

quiet; reserved

temperate

to have self-control; exercise moderation

dearth

scarcity or lack of something

vindictive

to show a strong desire for revenge

quotidian

occurring daily

imperious

arrogant and domineering

abound

plentiful; have in large amounts

excise

to remove

impugn

dispute validity/truth of

impervious

not allowing fluid to pass through