sat vocab cram

abate

to lessen in activity intensity amount etc

antipathy

strong dislike

arcane

mysterious or known by few

austere

simple or plain or stern

candid

blunt or direct

commercialization

making something a business

conflated

combined in a misleading way or when x is confused with y

contingent

depending on another factor

contrived

fake or forced or overly planned so its not natural

defunct

no longer functional or existent

delegate (v)

to assign

demarcate

to set boundaries or distinguish

desultory

lacking enthusiasm or intention or a plan

discount

to disregard or reduce in value

disparage

to belittle

haphazard

lacking organization and care

homogeneous

similar or uniform throughout

heterogeneous

distinct

shrewd

savvy/wise

impartial

not biased

implicit

implied, tacit

ineffectual

ineffective

insensible

unaware of or indifferent

notional

existing only in theory

outstrip

to surpass or exceed

paucity

lack

precarious

uncertain or unstable

preclude

to prevent

profusion

a large quantity

prudent

careful and wise to avoid risks

ramify

to split or spread like into branches

recalcitrant

stubborn and resistant

refute

to prove incorrect

reprieve

a temporary relief or delay

sanguine

optimistic

spurious

false or deceptive

stark

severe or desolate

stymie

to hinder

surmise

to guess

tentative

unsure

verisimilitude

the quality of seeming to be true or real

veritable

genuine

jejune

immature or lacking interesting/satisfying qualities