SAT vocab

persist

to continue to exist past the usual time, or to continue to do something in a determined way even when facing difficulties or opposition:

adverse

having a negative or harmful effect on something:

averse

having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste —usually used with to

exult

to express great pleasure or happiness, especially at someone else's defeat or failure:

susceptible to

easily influenced or harmed by something:

reciprocate

to make a return for something

retaliate

to hurt someone or do something harmful to someone because they have done or said something harmful to you:

deviate

to move away from an established course, standard, or norm.

tenuous

weak, unimportant, or in doubt:

peripheral

not as important as something else:

obtrusive

noticeable in an unwelcome or intrusive way

austerity

strict economic measures, often involving reduced government spending, or a lifestyle characterized by simplicity and a lack of luxury.

mitigate

to make less severe or harsh

conversely

in an opposite manner or direction (навпаки)

precariousness

the state of being uncertain or unstable, often involving risks or dangers

exactitude

the quality of being exact or precise in detail, accuracy in execution.

conspicuous

easily seen or noticed; obvious

prudent

acting with or showing care and thought for the future; cautious and wise in handling resources.

cordially

in a warm and friendly manner; graciously

inadvertently

without intention, accidentally

antecedent

a thing or event that precedes another; a precursor or forerunner.

innocuous

harmless

perpetual

never ending or changing

tentative

not certain or fixed

ameliorate

to make an unpleasant situation better

postulate

to suggest or accept that a theory or idea is true as a starting point for reasoning or discussion

intrinsic

being an extremely important and basic characteristic of a person or thing

epitomise

to be a perfect example of a quality or type of thing:

obscure

not known to many people

surpass

to do or be better than

deplete

to reduce something in size or amount

relinquish

to give up something such as a responsibility or claim

fidelity

being loyal, accuracy

rectify

to correct something other than make something right

aggravate

to make a bad situation worse

concede

to admit, often willingly, that something is true

prudent

careful or avoiding risks

scrupulous

extremely honest

complacent

feeling so satisfied with your own abilities or situation that you feel you do not need to try any harder

contentious

controversial, causing or very likely to cause an argument

reprieve

cancel or postpone the punishment

wherein

in which

arduous

difficult and tiring

demarcate

separate, divide, set the boundaries

conflate

combine into one

desultory

without a clear plan or purpose and showing little effort or interest

spurious

based on false reasoning or information that is not true, and therefore not to be trusted; fake

veritable

used to emphasize how great or unusual something is by comparing it to something else

notional

existing only as an idea, not as something real

inexplicable

unable to be explained or understood

repudiate

to refuse to accept something or someone as true

foretell

to say what is going to happen in the future

recant

to announce in public that your past beliefs were wrong and that you no longer agree with them

corroborate

to support a claim with evidence

arbitrary

random; not based on logic

tacit

something that is implied but not explicitly stated

bolster

strengthen or support

pervasive

widespread

transient

short-lived

pragmatic

practical

proponents

people who actively support, advocate for, or argue in favour of a particular idea

attest

to confirm, verify, or give evidence that something is true or real

embroider

to elaborate, embellish, exaggerate

habituate

to get used to something

regale

to entertain someone with stories or conversations

invoke

to call on something or someone

sporadically

something happens occasionally, irregularly

substantiate

back up with evidence

rebut

argue back with evidence

contend

compete, claim

dispute

ague against

dubious

doubtful

alleviate

relieve

curtail

cut short

impede

get in the way of

overt

out in the open

covert

hidden, secret

elusive

difficult to describe, find, achieve, or remember

divulge

leak a secret

feign

to fake to have a feeling or condition

elucidate

make clear

infer

conclude from evidence

discern

to be able to understand something

extraneous

unrelated, extra

redundant

already said

incongruous

appearing strange or wrong within a particular situation

supplant

take the space of

supersede

replace, override

unprecedented

never happened before

entrench

to establish something firmly so that it cannot be changed

proliferate

to increase a lot and suddenly in number

austere

plain / not friendly

eschew

to deliberately avoid or stay away from something

abate

to become less intense, to reduce, to put an end to something

idiosyncrasy

a strange or unusual habit

egregious

extremely bad, shocking

cumbersome

something large, heavy, complex, awkward