SAT prep vocab words

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refute

fight back

succint

short; right to the point

mitigate

making less severe

benevolent

well meaning; kind

elucidate

make something clear; explain

discord 

disagreement 

nuance

slight detail

pragmatic

thinking logically; realistic

obsolete

outdated

altruistic 

unselfish; caving 

skeptical

attitude of doubt to disbelieve something

innocuous

harmless

abysmal

hopelessly bad or severe

animosity 

strong feeling of hatred 

affluent

wealthy/ rich

eccentric

strange; odd el

eloquent

knows language well; expressing beautifully with class

lamented 

deeply regret, mourn 

stark

empty; without detail

ubiquitous

nothing special; common

palpable

tangible; can be touched and felt emotionally

ambivalent 

unsure; mixed feelings 

hindered

hold back; prevent

oblivious

unaware

tenuous

very little strength; weak and flimsy

lucrative

producing wealth

rudimentary

basic

surmised

suppose that something is true; guess without having information to confirm it

haphazard

lacking any obvious principle of organization; random; unplanned

contrived 

forced; strained; obviously planned 

grapple

engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle

cultivated

refined; well educated