SAT VOCAB SET 2 (EASY)

abandon

To leave completely and finally

acknowledge

To accept or recognize something

acquire

To get or gain something

admire

To respect or look up to someone or something

advantageous

Giving a benefit or helping to bring success

anonymous

Having no known name or identity

anticipate

To expect; to prepare for in advance (be a forerunner)

arguable

Open to debate; able to be supported by reason or evidence

augment

To increase or improve something

beneficial

Producing good or helpful results

characteristic

A distinguishing feature or quality

coherent

Logical and consistent (fluid/smooth)

commemorate

To honor or remember someone or something

commit

To dedicate oneself to something; to carry out something

comparable to

Similar in quality, amount, or value to

consensus

General agreement among a group

convoke

To call people together for a meeting (gathering)

critical

Very important or necessary; finding faults or judging harshly

discourage

To try to stop someone from doing something (weaken)

dispute

A disagreement or argument

distort

To change something so it is no longer accurate; to twist out of shape

empirical

Based on observation or experience rather than theory (realistic)

enhance

To improve the quality or value of something

ensure

To make sure something happens

evaluate

To judge or assess something carefully

forge

To create or form something with effort

fulfill

To meet a requirement or goal

galvanize

To shock or inspire into action (INSPIRE)

groundbreaking

New and innovative

handmade

Made by hand, not by machine

hinder

To slow down or make progress difficult

illustrate

To explain something with examples or pictures

imitate

To copy someone or something

improvise

To create or perform something without preparation

independent

Free from outside control; not relying on others

inspect

To look at something carefully to check its condition

interchangeable

Able to be used in place of each other (switchable)

obstruct

To block or get in the way of something

obtain

To get something, especially by effort

orchestrate

To arrange or combine something to produce a desired effect

overcome

To succeed in dealing with a problem

perceive

To see, notice, or understand something

persist

To continue despite difficulty

refute

To prove a statement or argument to be false

reinforce

To strengthen or support something

replicate

To copy or repeat something

responsive

Reacting quickly or positively

restore

To return something to its original state

sporadic

Occurring occasionally or irregularly

subsequent

Coming after something else

substantiate

To provide evidence for a claim (corroborate)

subvert

To weaken or undermine something (abase)

terminate

To bring to an end

tolerate

To accept or endure something

trivialize

To make seem less important (negate)

underscore

To emphasize something

unintended

Not planned or meant (unpredicted)

variable

Able to change or vary; not consistent

verbose

Using too many words (OVERLY WORDY)

withdraw

To remove or take back; to remove oneself from participation.