SAT Vocab

affinity

a natural liking or attraction towards someone or something, often based on shared characteristics or interests.

anomaly

a deviation from the norm or standard.

corroboration

evidence to support or prove something

responsiveness

the quality of reacting quickly and positively to changes or stimuli.

renunciation

the formal rejection of a belief, cause, or claim.

laudable

deserving praise and commendation

reductive

tending to simplify or diminish the complexity of something

anthology

a published collection of writings, often by various authors, reflecting a theme or subject.

haphazard

lacking any organization or premeditation

rudimentary

basic or unsophisticated

surmised

formed an idea with little evidence

contrived

brought about with trickery

rebut

claim or prove that something is false

caricature

a humorous exaggeration of a person's characteristics or traits.

innocuous

not harmful or offensive.

paucity

in small quantities; insufficient amount

verisimilitude

seeming true or real

profusion of

large quantities or abundance

corollary

proposition following one already proven

buttress

strengthen or defend

annotate

add notes to or explain

nevertheless

used to introduce an idea that contrasts with or contradicts a previous statement.

moreover

used to add to a previous statement

sanction

a penalty for disobeying a law or rule, or official approval of an action.

ameliorate

to make a situation better or improve a condition.

postulate

to suggest or assume a hypothesis as a basis for reasoning or argument.

contempt

disdain; deserving scorn

tenuous

very weak or slight; unstable and likely to change for the worse

enduring

continuing or long-lasting

contentious

to cause disagreement

conspicuous

standing out to be clearly visibly, attracting attention

manifest

apparent; demonstrate