sat vocab

paucity

lack thereof

exacerbate

to make a bad feeling worse

disillusionment

to feel sad once your illusions have been found false

preclude

to prevent from happening

redressing

to change

immaterial

not of importance

attrition

exhaust something slowly

flamboyant

a person tending to attract attention from their exuberance and confidence

exuberant

being full of energy, excitement and cheer

comprehensive

complete. or relating to understanding

germane

relevant to a certain subject

rudimentary

limited to basic principles

torpid

mentally or physically inactive; lethargic; sluggish and apathetic

impede

delay or prevent

corroborates

goes along with

abdication

renounce the throne

ubiquitous

very well known

perturbed

feeling anxiety or concern

floundering

struggle mentally; or stagger helplessly or clumsily in water or mud

stymie

prevent or hinder the progress of

obscure

to hide

obfuscate

render unintelligible

granted

shows the cause; anytonym of therefore

to that end

doing something to achieve that end.

superficial

on the surface; lacking depth

eschew

deliberately avoid/ abstain from

avidly

enthusiastically

ambivalence

holding contradicting attitudes simultaneously

terse

using few words

contrite/contrition

feeling deep remose

reticence

shy

auspicious

promising/favorable

obsolescence

on the way out

obsolete

not of use anymore like a blackberry phone

proliferation

making a lot more of

dearth

lack of something

profusion

excess of something

rescind

take something back

entreat

to beg; plead; or be earnest

wrested

seize something forcefully

ostensibly

the outward appearance or the stated reason for something conceals the truth

esoteric

information intended for or understood by a small group

precarious

state of instability or danger implying future collapse

unilaterally

one

curtailing

stopping something from happening

cavalier

carefree or careless or without care

contemporary

happening at the same time / modern

credulous

gullible or willing to believe anything; naive

incredulous

being very skeptical

fidelity

faithfulness

infidel

not faithful

infidelity

unfaithfulness

dissociate

the separation between thoughts, memories, or schizo characters in one person

mundane

ordinary dull

avant-garde

breaking traditional conventions and being experimental in art

despondently

done with extreme unhappiness

tantamount

comparable/ parallel to

enigma

mystery/puzzle

specious

plausible but false

conclave

private or secret meeting

probity

complete and confirmed integrity

trite

commonplace or overused

postulate

a statement assumed true without proof for the basis of logical reasoning

nuance

a subtle difference in something

assail

make a coordinated or violent attack on

concerted

coordinated; jointly arranged

impress

leave something impressive

spurn

reject with disdain or contempt

propel

to move forward

remit

cancel debt or a punishment

reimburse

to pay back

partitioned

a country separated into different ruling parts

mar

to disfigure; impair the appearance of something

contempt

the feeling that something is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn

Surmised

assumed

wily

kniving, skillfully deceitful, cunning, crafty

ineptitude

lack of competence

rectitude

righteousness

checkered

turbulent; marked by numerous and various shifts or changes; variegated

proponents

supporters

detractors

nonsupporter

converging

meeting together

muddling

making something disordered or confusing

mendacious

dishonest, habitually lying

inane

silly; stupid

fractious

irritable and quarrelsome (of children)

evanescent

fleeting; quickly fading or disappearing out of sight memory or existence

ramified

put into branches

innervated

put nerves there

ousted

to be removed from a position

repudiated

refuse to accept or be associated with

sacrosanct

a practice too valuable or important to be interfered with

animate

alive

abominable

disgusting

benign

harmless or slightly good

nebulous

vague

fixed

fastened securely, not able to change

banal

unoriginal

diffident

someone shy, hesitant, or lacking confidence

recalcitrant

disobedient, uncooperative, resistant to authority