75 SAT pt 1

ephemeral

short term

exacerbate

to worsen

pragmatic

dealing with things realistically, logically

ubiquitous

present everywhere

empirical

based on observation or experience, not theory

prolific

producing a large amount of something

(proliferating of nukes)

scrutinize

to examine closely

substantiate

to prove with evidence

(substantial with evidence)

tenuous

weak or insubstantial

(t for tiny??)

deleterious

harmful or damaging

(deleting the good)

elicit

to draw out a response

extrapolate

to infer or estimate based on data

fortuitous

happening by chance, lucky

idiosyncratic

peculiar individual, unique

mitigate

make less severe

propensity

a natural inclination or tendency

recalcitrant

resistance to control

sagacious

wise and insightful

attest

to serve as proof of something

augment

to increase or add to

capricious

because of sudden changes in mood or behavior

coalesce

to come together to form one whole

cogent

convincing and logical

conductive

making something possible

conjecture

a guess or speculation without complete evidence

delineate

to describe or outline precisely

discrepancy

a difference or inconsistency

disseminate

to spread widely

efficacy

the ability to produce the desired effect

exorbitant

unreasonably high or excessive

erratic

unpredictable

inadvertent

unintentional

incongruous

not in harmony with surroundings

ineffable

too great or extreme to be said in words

intransigent

unwilling to change one’s views, disagreeing

magnanimous

generous, forgiving, noble

nascent

just beginning to develop

nebulous

vague, unclear

obfuscate

to make something unclear

ostensible

seemingly true, but its not necessarily true

paradigm

a typical example or model of something

precarious

risky, unstable

precipitous

dangerously high or steep, sudden and dramatic

precipitates are very dramatic

proliferation

rapid increase or spread

quintessential

most ideal or typical example

repudiate

to reject or disown something

salient

most noticeable or important

spurious

false or not genuine

taciturn

reserved or silent

tenacious

holding firmly onto something

unfounded

not based on facts

unprecedented

never seen before

condemns

disapproves criticizes