SAT vocab

Allusion

Reference

Breath

The air that comes out of your mouth (noun)

Breathe

Inhale/ exhale (verb)

Censure

punish

corroborate

Confirm, make certain

conscience

Inner sense of right/wrong (noun)

Counsel

Give advice, to advise

Council

governing body

dissent

go against popular opinion

elicit

draw out

illicit

illegal/ not allowed

eminent

well known

imminent

about to occur

Omit

Remove, leave out

Innocuous

Harmless

bolster

aid/support

pertinent

clear, relevant

efficacious

produces intended effort (often used in context of a medicine)

Benign

Gentle, harmless

exacerbate

make more violent

pragmatic

politically problematic

feasible

viable or achievable.

peruse

observe

cogent

convincing

ascertain

find out

extrapolate

to predict using data

supposition

to suppose, hypothisis

evince

to clearly give away or reveal

corroborate

to validate, or make more certain

construe

understand, perceive in a certain way

pensive

dreamily or sad thoughtful

cognition

mental process

ingenious

clever, innovative

sentient

capable of feeling, conscious

discerning

Showing insight, wise, discriminate

omniscient

all-knowing, having infinite understanding/insight

evocative

to evoke a emotional response

apprised

informed, tell

premeditated

with intent and planning

astute

ability to notice, sharp mind

precocious

showing mature/smart qualities at a unusually early age