SAT Vocab

amalgam(ate)

combination, blend of different sources together

torpid

sluggish, lazy

primeval

ancient, medieval

promulgate

government official declares something

precariously/precarious

in the state of almost falling over

obstinate

bull headed and stubborn

vindicate

prove yourself right after someone says you’re wrong

prodigious

remarkable, prestigious

anamalous

an anomaly, not typical

vestigial

trace, something that is left over and doesn’t have use anymore

epitomizes

perfectly captures something

tumultuous

filed with lots of chaos and upheaval

veracity

truthfulness

delineate

describe

cerebral

brainy

nebulous

cloudy, hard to understand

obfuscate

to go out of your way to make something confusing

contest

to go against, to disagree

congregate

to come together

gregacious

animals that like to travel in groups

empirical

things that can’t be measured, has to do with observation

corroborate

support

augment

increase or make larger

pretense

pretend, false reason for something

fallacy

mistaken belief, filled with error

transgress

to commit something illegal

repudiate

refute, to deny

radical

extreme

flaunt

show off

defiant

bold disobedience, open resistance

cryptic

purposefully confusing or mysterious

seminal

first of its kind, pioneer

fantastical

fantasy-like

disparity

drastic difference

parity

the same

bide

to remain in a condition or state, to wait

volition

conscious choice or decision

nascent

coming into being, being born

lurid

vivd description to create shock or horror

collude

to plot secretly for illegal purposes

disarray

confusion, disorder

tepid

moderately warm, lacking enthusiasm

conjecture

inference or conclusion based on incomplete evidence

pious

piety, deep respect

abet

to encourage wrongdoings

interloper

a meddler, interferes with affairs of others

surmise

to infer

discern

to recognize as distinct entities

blight

detrimental effect, spoils or damages something

voluable

talkative

premonition

a sense of a future event, warning in advance

proverbial

something that is commonly spoken of and therefore well-known

relent

to give in

cumbersome

clumsy or difficult to manage

colloquial

informal language

inept

without skill

multifarious

having many different parts or forms

efficacy

the power to produce the desired effect

dissonant

harsh or disagreeable in sound

brusque

abrupt or blunt in speech or manner

vanquish

to defeat

pilfer

to steal a small amount

disdain

feeling of contempt

reconcile

settle a dispute, be friendly again

banish

to drive away, force to leave a place

vacillate

swing back and forth

morose

sour tempered and inclined to be silent

curtail

lessen

rudimentary

basic, fundamental

lament

express regret over

inhibit

prevent

dichotomy

a division into two contrasting or non-overlapping parts

assail

attack

eclectic

derived from multiple sources

propitious

favorable circumstances

audible

able to be heard

extol

to praise highly and lavishly

emulate

to copy

discrepancy

lack of agreement

manifest

obvious

shade

a small variation

furtive

secretive

semblance

look different on the outside vs inside

circumvent

to go around, dodge

belie

contradicts

elucidate

make something clear

disparage

to belittle the importance of someone or something

concede

accept that the opponents are at least partially right

imminent

about to happen

eminent

outstanding and respected, positively stands out

euphenism

substituting something that sounds better for something worse

antiseptic

free of germs

subjective

based on person experience or feeling not evidence

pale

decrease in importance (__ in comparison)

incarcerate

to keep in prison

resilient

to recover quickly

passive

unresistant

dismantle

to take apart

integrate

to form together

elude

to escape from