SAT Vocab

Abate

To become less active, less intense, or less in amount

Absysmal

Extremely bad

Adept

having knowledge or skill in a particular area

Advent

the arrival or creation of something

Antecedent

a preceding event or condition

Antipathy

a strong feeling of dislike

Arcane

Mysterious or known by few

Austere

Severe or strict in manner, appearance, or attitude

Buttress

to support or strengthen

Candid

direct, blunt

Conflated

combined in a misleading way

Contentious

causing disagreement or debate

contigent

dependent on something else

contrived

artificial or overly planned

Desultory

lacking a clear plan or enthusiasm

disconcerting

causing discomfort or confusion

discretion

the ability to make responsible choices

disparage

to belittle or speak negatively about

exhaustive

thorough and complete

Haphazard

lacking organization or planning

impartial

fair and not biased

inadvertently

unintentionally or by accident

incite

to encourage or stir up

innocuous

harmless or inoffensive

insensible

unaware or indifferent

misanthropic

disliking people or society

notional

existing only in theory

obsolete

no longer used; rare or uncommon

offhand

done without preparation or thought

omnipotent

almighty and all powerful

onset

the beginning or early stages

oust

to remove or force out of

outstrip

to surpass or exceed

overtly

openly and clearly

paramount

predominant, superior, most important

paucity

a scarcity or lack

precarious

uncertain or unstable

preclude

to prevent from happening

profusion

a large quantity of something

prudently

in a wise or careful manner.

ramify

to split into two or more branches

recalcitrant

stubbornly resistant to authority

recant

to take back a previous statement

rectify

to correct or fix something

reprieve

a temporary relief or delay

repudiate

to reject or disown

sanguine

optimistic or hopeful

sanction

to authorize or approve

spurious

false or deceptive

stark

very plain; devoid of any details or features

stymie

to hinder of block

surmise

to infer or guess

tenuous

weak or insubstantial

unobtrusive

not attracting attention

verisimilitude

the appearance of being true or real

veritable

used to emphasize truth

vigilance

the action of keeping careful watch

waive

to give up a right or claim voluntarily

warranted

justified or necessary

lethargy

lack of energy or enthusiasm