princeton review SAT VOCAB

Adhere

To believe in and follow the practices of

Advocate

To publicly recommend or support

Allude

To suggest or call attention to indirectly; to Hint at

Ambivalence

The state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

Analogous

Comparable in certain respect, typically in a way, which makes clear the nature of the things compare compared

Anecdote

A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

Apprehensive

Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen

Arbitrary

Based on random choice or personal whim rather than any reason or system

Assert

To state a fact or belief confidently

Bias

Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair

Bolster

To support or strengthen; prop up

Brevity

Concise and exact use of words in writing or speech

Buttress

To increase the strength of or justification for; to reinforce

Capitalize

To attempt to gain an advantage from an opportunity or situation

Circumvent

To find a way around

Cohesion

The action of forming a united hole

Compelling

Evoking, interest, attention, or admiration

Concede

To admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it

Congenial

Pleasant, friendly, or agreeable

Consensus

A general agreement

Converge

To come together to form a new hole