PSAT vocab

eschew

Deliberately avoid; shun.

engender

Give rise to; cause.

subsumes

Includes under a larger category.

attenuate

Weaken; make thinner/less intense.

preempt

Take action to prevent; act before someone else.

extol/ed

Praise highly.

belie/belies

Contradict; give a false impression of.

malign

Speak about in a harmful/evil way; slander.

evince/evinced

Show clearly; make evident.

expound/expounding

Explain in detail.

propagate

Spread or transmit (ideas, organisms).

ambiguous

Having more than one meaning; unclear.

unambiguous

Clear; only one meaning.

aesthetic

Related to beauty or artistic taste.

capacious

Very spacious/roomy.

capricious

Impulsive; changeable, unpredictable.

auspicious

Favorable; signaling good prospects.

pervasive

Widespread; present throughout.

exhaustive

Complete, covering all details.

novel (in 'novelty' sense)

New, original.

preserved

Kept in its original state; protected from change.

enhanced

Improved; made better or more intense.

paucity

Scarcity; smallness of number/amount.

novelty

Newness; originality (sometimes 'a new thing').

caricature/caricaturing (as a gerund)

An exaggerated, usually mocking portrayal.