SAT VOCAB SET 3 (NORMAL)

accommodate

To provide what is needed or adjust to something

adversity

A difficult or unpleasant situation

aesthetic

Related to beauty or appearance

alleviate

To make something less painful or severe

ambiguous

Open to more than one interpretation; unclear

antipathy

A strong feeling of dislike

approximate

To estimate or be nearly correct

auditory

Related to hearing

autonomy

The ability to make decisions independently

blend

A mixture of different things

coincide

To happen at the same time

collaborate

To work together on a task

commission

A group given authority to do something

compelling

Hard to ignore; very interesting or convincing

complementary

Adding to or completing something else

compliment

A nice or praising remark

compose

To create or write something; to make up the parts of

compromise

An agreement where both sides give something up

conditional

Depending on something else

contemporary

Happening or existing now; belonging to the same time period

convey

To communicate or show something; to transfer

derive

To get something from a source

deviate

doing unusual things

diverge

To split or become different

dubious

Uncertain or doubtful

eloquent

Fluent, persuasive, and expressive in speech or writing

essential

Very important or necessary

evolve

To gradually change or develop

exemplify

To be a clear example of something

experiment

A test to learn or find something out

exploit

To take advantage of something or someone

extinct

No longer existing

foretell

To predict or tell what will happen in the future

imminent

About to happen very soon

indecipherable

Impossible to read or understand

indifferent

Not interested or caring

indulge

To allow yourself to enjoy something

inevitable

Sure to happen; unavoidable

inhibit

To restrain or prevent an action or process

latent

Hidden but able to appear later

legitimate

Allowed by law or rules; valid

neglect

To fail to take care of something

overshadow

To make something seem less important

postpone

To delay until later

provoke

To cause a strong reaction, often anger

reassess

To think again about something and re-evaluate it

recollect

To remember something

regret

A sad or disappointed feeling about something in the past

relentless

Not stopping or giving up

representative

Typical of a group or kind

robust

Strong and healthy

rudimentary

Very basic or simple

skeptical

Not easily convinced; having doubts

solidarity

Unity and mutual support among people

surpass

To do better than something or someone

thrive

To grow, develop, or succeed well

underestimate

To think something is smaller or less important than it is

unoriginal

Not new or creative; copied

unstable

Likely to change or fall apart

validate

To confirm that something is correct or true