SAT Prep Elite: 500 C1-C2 Words in Context

This flashcard set covers the top $$100$$ most frequent C1-C2 vocabulary terms from the VietAccepted SAT Words-in-Context corpus, featuring resources used by $$2099$$ students scoring $$1500+$$ on the SAT.

repudiate

to refuse to accept; to reject formally

corroborate

to confirm or give support to a statement

equivocal

open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous

meticulous

showing great attention to detail

subvert

to undermine the power or authority of

substantiate

to provide evidence to support or prove

mitigate

to make less severe or painful

idiosyncratic

peculiar to an individual

preclude

to prevent something from happening

supplant

to replace, especially by underhand means

discern

to recognize or perceive clearly

evince

to show or reveal a quality clearly

contentious

causing or likely to cause an argument

preempt

to take action to prevent something

ameliorate

to make something bad better

scrutinize

to examine or inspect closely

presuppose

to require as a precondition; to assume beforehand

incongruous

not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings

subordinate

lower in rank or position; secondary

abate

to become less intense or widespread

simplify

to make less complicated

replicate

to make an exact copy of; reproduce

eschew

to deliberately avoid using

anticipate

to expect or predict

engender

to cause or give rise to a feeling or situation

vindicate

to clear of blame; to justify

induce

to succeed in persuading or leading someone

untenable

not able to be maintained or defended

rectify

to put right; to correct

harbinger

a person or thing that announces something coming

perfunctory

carried out without thought or care

overlook

to fail to notice; to ignore

anomalous

deviating from what is standard

augment

to make greater by adding to it

magnify

to make appear larger or greater

amend

to make minor changes to improve

elusive

difficult to find, catch, or achieve

categorize

to place in a particular category

attenuate

to reduce the force or value

verisimilitud e

the appearance of being true or real

mediate

to intervene to bring about agreement

redress

to remedy or set right an undesirable situation

circumvent

to find a way around an obstacle

exhaustive

examining all possible aspects

interchangea ble

able to be exchanged with each other

novelty

the quality of being new or original

disparity

a great difference

renounce

to formally declare abandonment

impartiality

the quality of being unbiased

ambivalent

having mixed feelings about something

incongruity

the state of being out of place

spurious

not what it appears to be; false

dissociate

to disconnect or separate from something

tantamount

equivalent in seriousness or effect

extol

to praise enthusiastically

palpable

able to be touched or felt; obvious

ambiguous

open to more than one interpretation

ubiquitous

present, appearing, or found everywhere

preliminary

denoting an action preceding more important

portend

to be a sign or warning of something to come

compensate

to make up for or offset

immutable

unchanging over time; not subject to change

redundant

not or no longer needed; superfluous

disregard

to pay no attention to; to ignore

idealize

to regard as perfect or better than reality

insuperable

impossible to overcome

opaque

not transparent; hard to understand

inevitable

certain to happen; unavoidable

ambivalence

the state of having mixed feelings

sporadic

occurring at irregular intervals

copious

abundant in supply or quantity

transpose

to cause to exchange places

polarize

to divide into sharply contrasting groups

impervious

not allowing entry; unable to be affected

conjecture

an opinion based on incomplete information

pretentious

attempting to impress by affecting importance

conflate

to combine two or more things into one

overshadow

to appear much more prominent than

ineluctable

unable to be resisted or avoided

onerous

involving a great deal of effort, trouble

sanction

official permission or approval

undermine

to weaken the basis of gradually

constrain

to compel or force; to restrict

nominal

existing in name only; very small

misconstrue

to interpret wrongly

esoteric

intended for or understood by only a small group

authoritative

able to be trusted as accurate

unequivocal

leaving no doubt; unambiguous

thwart

to prevent from accomplishing

malign

to speak about in an evil manner; harmful

pragmatic

dealing with things sensibly and realistically

constrict

to make narrower; to limit

ephemeral

lasting for a very short time

predilection

a preference or special liking

deceive

to deliberately cause someone to believe false

sustainable

able to be maintained over time

promulgate

to make widely known; to promote

conspicuous

clearly visible; attracting notice

deference

humble submission and respect

indecision

inability to decide quickly