Words in the SAT sense

Novel

new, original, strikingly different

Convention

accepted practice or custom

reservation

doubt or hesitation

qualify

limit or soften a statement

table

postpone discussion

compromise

weaken or expose risk

arrest

stop or halt

economy

efficient use of something

capital

wealth; chief or principal

check

restrain or hold back

grounds

basis or justification

address

deal w an issue

appreciate

rise in value; understand fully

discriminate

distinguish carefully

sanction

approve OR penalize

cleave

split apart OR cling too

fast

firmly fixed

school

train or instruct

temper

moderate or soften the effect of something

pedestrian

ordinary; dull

relief

contrast; prominence

plastic

easily shaped; flexible

coin

invent a word

mint

pristine; produce

flag

weaken; lose energy

badger

pester persistently

mine

extract or draw out

champion

support or advocate

foil

prevent smth; contrasting element

cardinal

greatest importance; fundamental; primary

medium

means of communication

register

notice or perceive

yield

produce; give away

found

establish

exact

demand forcibly

wanting

lacking

arch

chief, leading; sly, mischievous

base

low; contemptible; deserving of intense disrespect

brook

tolerate

cow

intimidate

dispatch

speed; send off

exercise

employ or use

command

deserve (respect)

observe

comply with; remark

entertain

consider

harbor

keep or hold

couch

phrase or express something in a particular way

afford

provide or grant

eclipse

overshadow

weather

endure successfully

court

seek or invite

station

social rank

constitution

physical makeup

faculty

natural ability

compound

intensify; combine

console

comfort

divine

intuitively perceive

partial

biased; incomplete; fond of