Vocab SAT 7

Elusive

Evasive/Cryptic

Painstaking

Meticulous/Thorough

Miniature

Diminutive/Compact

Convolution

Complexity/Intricacy

Capitulate

Surrender

to accept defeat, or to give up or give in

Extort

Coerce/Blackmail

to get something by force or threats

Reprimand

Ex: She was reprimanded by her teacher for biting another girl.

Admonish/Chastise

strong official criticism of a person or their behaviour

Temperate

Mild/Moderate

Perennial

Enduring/Perpetual

Frangible

Fragile/Brittle

Outspoken

Straightforward

expressing strong opinions very directly without worrying if other people are offended

Miscontrue

Belie/Misinterpret

Preempt

Prevent/Forestall

Stipulate

State/Specify

to say exactly how something must be or must be done

Efface

Remove/Expunge

Apprised of

Cognizant of/Aware of

to be told, informed about sth

Incensed by

Enraged by/Infuriated by

Responsiveness to

Ex: They were praised for their flexibility and responsiveness to local needs.

Receptivity to/Sensitivity to

the quality of having a reaction to something or someone, especially a quick or positive reaction

Renunciation of

Abjuration of/Repudiation of

Nullify

Negate/Vitiate

Outlook

Perspective/Stance

Ominous

Portentous/Inauspicious

Concealed

Covert/Clandestine

Pensive

Contemplative/Musing

Malicious

Spiteful/Pernicious

Precarious

Tenuous/Unstable

Slippery

Unreliable/Untrustworthy

Bring up

Introduce/Broach

Command

Mandate/Direct

Replenish

Restock/Replete

Vocation

Profession/Occupation

Settlement

Colonization

Just

Impartial

Adequate

Sufficient/Commensurate

Propietary

Exclusive/Trademarked

Unobstructed

Unimpeded/Open

Privileged

Advantaged/Entitled

Further

Foster/Propel

Ascend

Mount/Soar

Quarrel about

Argue about/Dispute

Paucity of

Scarcity/Dearth

Profusion of

Abundance

Verisimilitude in

Realism/Authenticity

Insulate

Sequester/Isolate

Strand

Abandon/Maroon

Entitled

Warranted/Empowered

Excruciating

Agonizing/Searing

Unpretentious

Unostentatious/Unassuming

Bashful

Diffident/Timorous