My SAT words

Subdued

quiet, reflective

Resolute

determined, unwavering

Demarcate

to set, mark, or show limits or boundries of somethin

Superficial

occurring only at the surface, lacking depth

Innocuous

not harmful

Novel

new

Benign

gentle

Importune

ask someone repeatedly

Incongruous

out of place

Pretentious

trying to appear smarter, wealthier, or more important than you actually are

Shrewd

someone who shows sharp, practical intelligence and sound judgment

Nuanced

looking past the surface level to identify complexity and find deeper layers of meaning

Tenuous

very weak and flimsy

Novel

new, original

Meticulous

showing care to detail

Scrutinized

examine or inspect something closely

Bolster

support, reinforce

Reconcile

to restore relations

Receptive

willing to receive

Contempt

dislike

Postulate

suggest or assume that something is true as a starting point

Intermittent

stopping and starting again at separate times, not constant

Precarious

not safe, unsteady, likely to fall

Corroborate

to provide evidence of, proof

Exonerate

to officially clear someone from blame or guilt

Contextualize

to place a word, idea, or event within its surrounding situation, background, or environment, so it can be properly understood

Aggregated

collected, gathered, combined to a single mass or whole

Percolated

to trickle something through a filter

Dissipated

fade, scatter, or disappear slowly by spreading apart

Prudent

acting with orr showing careful though, good judgment

Scrupulous

extremely careful, honest, exact

Complacent

feeling too happy or satisfied with current state that you stop trying, working hard, or ignoring the risks

Fidelity

accuracy

Prevail

win, or prove to be more powerful than an opposing force

Stymie

to block stop or hinder something from reaching a goal or finishing a plan

Disparage

belittle, degrade, criticize, mostly verbally

Outstrip

to go past, do better than

Putatively

something that is generally believed, supposed, or claimed to be true but is not proven or officially certain

Implicit

something is understood without being directly said

Extort

to get money, property, or favors from someone using force like threats and intimidation