sat vocab(hackers)

Vocabulary flashcards based on lecture notes covering various English words and their meanings.

Enumerate

List, itemize, recount

Precipitate

Trigger, accelerate, provoke

Impel

Force, compel, prompt

Jest

Joke, tease, quip

Disdain

Scorn, dismiss, reject

Intermingle

Blend, merge, mingle

Bombard

Pelt, overwhelm, deluge

Correspond

Align, match, communicate

Elude

Evade, dodge, escape

Annihilate

Destroy, obliterate, exterminate

Interrogate

Question, grill, probe

Scrutinize

Examine, inspect, audit

Undertake

Begin, assume, initiate

Juxtapose

Compare, contrast, align

Exert

Apply, wield, deploy

Exalt

Glorify, praise, elevate

Intercut

splice, alternate, layer

Pivot

Crucial, central, turning

Mediate/Intervene

Transitional, middle, halfway

Dominate

Controlling, leading, prevailing

Resolve

Determined, unwavering, steadfast

Hallow

Sacred, revered, consecrated

Dismiss

Scornful, indifferent, contemptuous

Beware/Exercise Caution

Cautious, guarded, circumspect

Recognize/Acknowledge

Aware, mindful, conscious

Agonal

dying, struggling, final

Inhere/Possess

Inherent, essential, built-in

Terrific

Excellent, intense, overwhelming

Respective

Individual, particular, own

Proportion/Balance

Relative, corresponding, commensurate

Disenfranchise

Deprive, exclude, disempower

Despair

Dejected, hopeless, disheartened

Arbitrate

Capricious, random, authoritarian

Obstinate

Stubborn, headstrong, intransigent

Pristine

Unspoiled, immaculate, untouched

Tire/Tedious

Dull, monotonous, repetitive

Substantiate/Substantive

Meaningful, essential, material

Juvenile

Adolescent, childish, youthful

Mediocre

Average, uninspired, underwhelming

Frugal

Thrifty, prudent, austere

Miserly

Stingy, cheap, parsimonious

Scant

Sparse, insufficient, meager

Xeric

Arid, drought-tolerant, desertlike

Mesic

Moist, temperate, well-watered

Glimpse

Peek, glance, snapshot

Infirm

Frailty, disability, ailment

Decent

Propriety, respectability, decorum

Degrade

Decline, deterioration, debasement

Disarray

Disorder, chaos, turmoil

Converge

Junction, meeting, convergence

Ambient

Atmosphere, mood, tone

Vicinity

Proximity, neighborhood, closeness

Indolent

laziness, sluggishness, apathy

Rudimentary

Foundation, element, embryo

Drudgery/Toil

Grind, slog, labor

Persevere

Persistence, tenacity, endurance

Preconceived

Bias, assumption, prejudice