SAT complete vocab set

Endure

Suffer (something painful or difficult) patiently; remain in existence; last

Nurture

Care for and protect (someone or something) while they are growing

Designate

Appoint (someone or something) to a specified office or post

Convoluted

Extremely complex and difficult to follow

Affirm

State emphatically or publicly; offer (someone) emotional support or encouragement

Precursor

A person or thing that comes before another

Arbitrary

Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system

Discrete

Individually separate and distinct

Efficacy

The power to produce a desired result

Homogenize

Make uniform or similar

Simulate

Imitate the appearance or character of; pretend to have or feel (an emotion); produce a computer model of

Rhetoric

The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the exploitation of figures of speech and other compositional techniques

Succumb

Fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force

Aggravate

Make (a problem, injury, or offense) worse or more serious

Indoctrinate

Teach (a person or group) to accept a set of beliefs uncritically

Embark

Begin a course of action; go on board a ship or aircraft

Extensive

Covering or affecting a large area

Autonomy

Independence or freedom, as of the will or one's actions

Compromise

To make a deal; to make vulnerable

Spectacle

A visually striking performance or display

Conspicuous

Clearly visible

Incidence

The occurrence, rate, or frequency of a disease, crime, or other undesirable thing

Credible

Able to be believed; convincing

Assertive

Having or showing a confident and forceful personality

Profound

Very great or intense; having or showing great knowledge or insight

Corpus

A large set of texts which is considered to be representative of a language

Proxy

A person holding authority to act for another

Throng

A large, densely packed crowd of people or animals

Repercussion

An unintended consequence of an event or action, especially an unwelcome one

Dissipate

Disappear or cause to disappear; waste or fritter away

Collaborate

Work jointly on an activity or project

Postulate

Suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief

Venerate

Regard with great respect

Satiate

Satisfied to the full

Orthodox

Following or conforming to traditional or accepted rules or beliefs

Recurrent

Occurring often or repeatedly

Precarious

Not securely held or dependent on chance

Gamut

The complete range or scope of something

Proficiency

A high degree of skill or expertise

Mutability

The quality of being changeable

Resonate

To feel true or have meaning

Proclivity

A tendency to choose or do something regularly

Compelling

Evoking strong interest or admiration

Renunciation

The formal rejection of something

Aversion

A strong dislike or disinclination

Intoxicating

Exhilarating or exciting

Concoct

Make (a dish or plan) by combining ingredients or devising

Perpetuate

Make something continue indefinitely

Unbridled

Uncontrolled or unconstrained

Unflinching

Not showing fear or hesitation

Proponent

A person who advocates a theory or course of action

Innate

Inborn or natural

Implication

A conclusion drawn though not explicitly stated

Consensus

A general agreement

Reminiscent

Tending to remind one of something

Forage

Search widely for food or provisions

Contemporary

Living or occurring at the same time

Temporal

Relating to worldly or time-related affairs

Traced

Find or discover by investigation

Exhaustive

Including all elements or aspects

Conflated

Combine multiple elements into one

Amass

Gather or accumulate over time

Notional

Existing as a theory or estimate, not reality

Synchronization

Operation of things at the same time

Moderation

Avoidance of excess or extremes

Exploiting

Make full use of a resource

Ambivalent

Having mixed or contradictory feelings

Feasible

Possible to do easily or conveniently

Substantial

Of considerable importance, size, or worth

Confounded

Used for emphasis, often expressing annoyance

Continuity

The unbroken and consistent operation of something over time

Authentic

Of undisputed origin; genuine

Disregarded

Pay no attention to; ignore

Evince

Reveal the presence of a quality or feeling; indicate, Show, Exhibit, Manifest.

Nebulous

In the form of a cloud or haze; vague or ill-defined, Indeterminate, Ambiguous, Blurred.

Ground-breaking

Never done or known before, Unprecedented, Extraordinary, Prodigious.

Accentuate

To make more noticeable or prominent, Underscore, Emphasize, Highlight.

Unequivocal

Leaving no doubt; Unambiguous, Indubitable, Incontrovertible, Unmistakable.

Irrecoverable

Not able to be recovered or remedied, Unsalvageable, Irredeemable, Irretrievable.

Spurious

Not being what it purports to be; false or fake, Fraudulent, Counterfeit, Fallacious.

Ineluctable

Unable to be resisted or avoided, Inevitable, Unavoidable, Ineludible.

Copious

Abundant in supply or quantity, Considerable, Ample, Substantial.

Irreproachable

Beyond criticism; faultless, Immaculate, Impeccable, Faultless.

Amorphous

Without a clearly defined shape or form, Structureless, Indeterminate, Unstructured.

Supplant

Supersede and replace, Oust, Depose, Overthrow.

Intermediate

Coming between two things in time, place, character, etc., Interposed, Intervening, Median.

Placate

Make someone less angry and hostile, Appease, Conciliate, Soothe.

Coalesce

Come together to form a single mass or whole, Combine, Merge, Amalgamate.

Ameliorate

To make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better, Amend, Reform, Rectify.

Stipulate

Demand or specify a requirement, typically as part of an agreement, Specify, Impose, Lay down.

Superfluous

Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough, Surplus, Inessential, Redundant.

Austere

Severe or strict in manner or attitude, Stern, Frosty, Stringent.

Appraise

Assess the value or quality of, Evaluate, Estimate, Gauge.

Idiosyncratic

Peculiar or individualistic, Distinctive, Unique, Specific.

Equitable

Fair and impartial, Unbiased, Unprejudiced, Egalitarian.

Apprise

Inform or tell, Intimate, Notify, Update.

Permeate

Spread throughout, Pervade, Perfuse, Saturate.

Prohibitive

Forbidding or restricting something, Restraining, Repressive, Inhibitory.

Catalyze

Cause or accelerate something by acting as a catalyst, Catalyzing, Prompt, Imbue, Ferment.

Misapprehend

Interpret wrongly, Misconceive, Misread, Misconstrued.