sat prep vocab hit parade

allude

to suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at (verb)

ambivalent

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

analogous

comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that which makes clearer the nature of the things compared (adj.)

anecdote

a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident/person (noun)

bolster

to support or strengthen; prop up (verb)

brevity

concise and exact use of words in writing/speech (noun)

buttress

to increase the strength of or justification for; to reinforce (verb)

circumvent

to find a way around (verb)

congenial

pleasant, friendly or agreeable (adj.)

culpable

guilty or worth of blame (adj.)

curtail

to reduce in extent/quantity (verb)

deference

humble submission and respect (noun)

denounce

to publicly declare to be wrong or evil (verb)

disconcerting

causing one to feel unsettled or worried (adj.)

divergent

tending to be different or develop in different directions (adj)

eloquent

fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing (adj.)