SAT 1.7

transcend

(v) to go beyond or rise above limits

vulgar

(adj) lacking good taste; crude or offensive

warrant

(v/n) to justify or give a good reason; a legal document authorizing action

abstruse

(adj) difficult to understand

acute

(adj) very serious or intense; sharp (pain, mind, awareness)

adversary

(n) an opponent or enemy

amateur

(n/adj) a person who is not professional; lacking skill

arbitrate

(v) to settle a dispute between parties

arid

(adj) very dry; or lacking interest/meaning

assiduous

(adj) showing great care, effort, and persistence

audible

(adj) able to be heard

banal

(adj) boring and unoriginal; lacking freshness

caricature

(n/v) an exaggerated representation of someone for comic effect

catastrophic

(adj) causing great damage or disaster

caustic

(adj) harsh and critical; sarcastic in a hurtful way

circumscribed

(adj) limited or restricted within boundaries

concord

(n) agreement or harmony between people or ideas

conformity

(n) behavior that follows rules or social norms

confound

(v) to confuse or surprise someone greatly

consummate

(adj) complete and perfect; highly skilled

contrite

(adj) feeling deep regret and guilt

curative

(adj/n) able to heal or cure