SAT vocab words

adhere (v)

to believe in and follow the practices of

advocate (v)

to publicly recommend or support

allude (v)

to suggest or call attention to indirectly, to hint at

ambivalence (n)

the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

analogous (adj)

comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared

anecdote (n)

a short amusing or interesting story about a real person or incident

apprehensive (adj)

anxious or fearful something bad will happen

arbitrary (adj)

based on random choice or personal whim, not any reason or system

assert (v)

to state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully.

acclaimed (adj)

well-known, famously praised

brevity (n)

concise and exact use of words in writing or speech

buttress (v)

to increase the strength of or justification for: to reinforce

jarring (adj)

incongruous in a striking or shocking way

paucity (n)

the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities: scarcity

concede (v)

to admit something is true after first denying it

consensus (n)

a general agreement

corroborate (v)

to confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding)

decisive (adj)

settling an issue: producing a definite result

deference (n)

humble submission and respect

denounce (v)

to publicly declare wrong or evil

dormant (adj)

having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time

eloquent (adj)

fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing

evoke (v)

to bring or recall to the conscious mind

exert (v)

to make a physical or mental effort

explicit (adj)

stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt

imminent (adj)

about to happen

impede (v)

to delay or prevent by obstructing

implicit (adj)

implied but not plainly expressed

impose (v)

to take advantage of someone by demanding attention or commitment

invoke (v)

to cite or appeak to as an authority for an action or in support of an argument

novel (adj)

new or unusual in an interesting way

obscure (adj)

not discovered or known about: uncertain

obsolete (adj)

no longer produced or used: out of date

oppressive (adj)

unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint: weighing heavily on mind and spirit

prominent (adj)

important, famous

renounce (v)

to formally declare one’s abandonment of (a claim, right, or possession)

repression (n)

the restraint, prevention, or inhibition of a feeling, quality, etc

speculate (v)

to form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence

substantiate (v)

to provide evidence to support or prove the truth of

supplement (n)

something that completes or enhances something else when added to it

tenuous (adj)

very weak or slight

underscore (v)

to emphasize or draw attention to

unobtrusive (adj)

not conspicuous or attracting attention

verisimilitude (n)

the appearance of being true or real

viable (adj)

capable of working successfully; feasable