sat vocab

abate

to become less active, less intense, or less in amount

abysmal

extremely bad

advent

arrival or creation of something

analogous

similar but not identical

antecedent

a preceding event or condition

antipathy

strong feeling of dislike

arcane

mysterious or known by few

austere

extremely plain/stern and forbidding/relating to self denial

buttress

to support or strengthen

compound

to intensify or combine

conflated

combined in a misleading way

contentious

causing disagreement or debate

contrived

artificial or overly planned

demarcate

to set boundaries or distinguish

desultory

lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm

discretion

ability to make responsible choices

disparate

fundamentally different; entirely unlike

implicit

implied

innocuous

harmless

latent

present but not active

misanthropic

disliking people or society

notional

existing only in theory

onset

beginning

outstrip

to surpass or exceed

paramount

most important

paucity

scarcity; lack

pragmatic

practical

preclude

to prevent from happening

profusion

an abundance or large quantity of something

proponent

support

prudently

wisely

ramify

to divide and spread out like branches; to separate into divisions

recalcitrant

resisting authority or control

renounce

to give up or reject formally

replenish

to refill or restore

repress

to suppress or hold back

reprieve

a temporary relief or delay

repudiate

to reject

resilient

quick to recover

retain

to hold or keep

retaliate

to take revenge

rousing

exciting, stirring

rudimentary

basic

sanction

authorize

sanguine

cheerful; optimistic

scorn

to look down on with disdain

sparingly

insufficiently, meagerly, or in a restricted manner

spurious

false or deceptive

stark

very plain; devoid of any details

strenuously

with great effort

stymie

to hinder or block

succumb

to give in or surrender

surmise

to infer or guess

susceptible

easily influenced

tentative

uncertain

tenous

weak or slight

ubiquitous

present everywhere

underscore

emphasize

unobstrusive

not attracting attention

versimilitude

the quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, or probable

veritable

used to emphasize truth

vigilance

action of keeping careful watch

waive

to give up right or claim voluntarily

abstinence

act of refraining from

adulation

high praise

adversity

Hardship; misfortune

amicable

agreeable

arid

extremely dry

assiduous

hard-working

camaraderie

trust among friends

censure

to criticize sharply

compassion

sympathy, mercy

conformist

follower of customs

congregation

crowd of people

digression

straying from main point

diligent

hard-working

discredit

dishonor, disgrace

disdain

to regard with scorn

enervating

tiring, weakening

evanescent

short-lived, as an image

exasperation

irritation, frustration

exemplary

outstanding

extenuating

guilt diminishing

florid

flushed, ornate

frugal

thrifty

haughty

arrogant

hedonist

pleasure seeker

impetuous

impulsive

impute

attribute or credit to

intrepid

fearless

jubilation

joy

lobbyist

persuader of legislators

opulent

wealthy

ostentatious

showy, pretentious

parched

dried up

perfidious

disloyal

prosaic

dull

prudent

wise, careful, cautious

querulous

irritable

rancorous

characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment