SAT Independent Study Vocab

Tenuous

(adj.) thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported

Enduring

not diminishing; lasting

Contentious

quarrelsome, inclined to argue, argumentative

Conspicuous

easily seen or noticed, obvious

Exacerbate

to make worse or more severe

Redress

to set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury

Epitomize

be a perfect example of

Preclude

(v.) to make impossible, prevent, shut out

Desultory

jumping from one thing to another; disconnected

Spurious

not genuine; false

Veritable

(adj.) actual, true, real

Notional

existing only in theory or as a suggestion or idea

Innocuous

(adj.) harmless, inoffensive; insignificant

Dearth

(n.) a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine

Surfeit

an excessive amount of something

Vacillation

Wavering, going back and forth

Dissipation

wasteful spending, squandering