SAT Vocab

Orthodox

Strictly Traditional

Frolicsome

Playful

Ostentatious

Putting On A Show

Ubiqiutous

Global

Derivative

Resulting From

Ludicrous

Ridiculous

Incendiary

Fire Causing

Lackadaisical

Lacking Enthusiasm

Seditious

Causing rebellion

Trite

Stereotypical

Reprehensible

Disgraceful

Prevalent

Common / Widespread

Proponent

Supporter / Advocator

Meticulous

Careful

Disposition

Character

Viable

Valid

Placebo

Control Drug

Recursion

Strong Match

Divergent

Going in different directions

Indubitably

Without doubt

Adhere

to belive in and follow the practice of

Allude

To suggest

Ambivalence

Mixed feelings

Analogous

Comparable in certain respects

Arbitrary

Based on random choice

Assert

To state a fact or belief confidently

Bolster

To support or strengthen

Buttress

To reinforce

Circumvent

Find a way around

Congenial

Pleasantly

Curtail

To reduce in extent or quantity

Decisive

Settling an issue

Deduce

To arrive at a conclusion

Deference

Humble submissin

Disconcerting

Causing one to feel unsettled or worried

Elicit

To draw out a response from someone

Eloquent

Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing

Epitome

To be a perfect example

Evince

To reveal the prescense of a quality or feeling

Implicit

Implied but not plainly expressed

Juxtapose

To place close together for contrasting effect

Latent

Exisitng but not yet developed or manifest

Pervasive

Common / widespread (negative)

Mitigate

To make less serious or severe

Novel

New or unusual in an interesting way

Nuanced

Characterized by slight degrees of meaning or expression

Obscure

Uncertain

Obsolete

Out of date

Outsized

Exceptionally large

Palpable

Easily noticeable

Pragmatic

Practical

Preclude

To make impossible

Proponent

A person who argues for a theory

Refute

To prove a statement to be false

Renounce

To formally declare one’s abandonment of a claim or possession

Substantiate

To provide evidence to support or prove the truth of

Subsumed

Included or absorbed into something else

Tenuous

Very weak or slight

Underscore

To emphasize

Unobtrusive

Not attracting attention

Verisimilitude

The appearance of being true or real

Vexation

Being annoyed

Vindicate

To clear someone of blame

Lauds

A plural noun for public praise or admiration for an achievement