SAT June Vocab

Altrusistic

Selflessness

Austere

nothing fancy or sparse

epitomize

perfect example

invigorate

energize

mitigate

to soften or lessen consequences

latent

present but not yet detected

preeminent

the best or most important

profound

big bold

recant

to take back something you siadre

renowned

famous/well known

repose

sleep/rest

scrupulous

very careful/detail oriented

tenuous

fragile/weak

ungainly

clumsy/awkward

ambivalent

conflicted feelings

buttress

to support or hold something up

conspicuous

obvious or apparent

corollary

directly related

folly

mistake or bad idea

haphazard

clumsy or careless

inherent

necessary` part of something

marginal

secondary/ not directly related

nadir

lowest or worst point

zenith

highest point

overt

obvious

prevasive

widespread or ever present

refute

to disagree

torpor

exhaustion or deep sleep

undermine

to weaken or sabatogez

zeal

intense passion for something

adverse

difficult or problematic

averse

try to avoid something

contempt

strong dislike or hatred

espouse

to state or proclaim

innocuous

harmless or safe

obscure

to hide or weird

paucity

shortage of something

postulate

to hypothesize/suggest

pragmatic

practical/straight forward

renunciation

to take back or renounce

rudimentary

basic

scrutunize

to study very closelyt

thwart

to get in the way of something