SAT set 3

paucity

poverty, scarcity

ephemeral

temporary, short-lived

prompt

to cause (someone) to take a course of action

reverence

deep respect for someone or something

disparity

a great difference

dispassionate

not influenced by strong emotion, fair-minded

phenomenon

a noteworthy occurrence or situation

boast

to brag, to show off

irksome

irritating, annoying

allude

to suggest or call attention to indirectly, to make a reference to something

omnipotence

having unlimited or great power

provoke

to cause a reaction or emotion; to trigger

indulge

to allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of

entrenched

firmly established and unlikely to change

inherent

built-in, existing in something as a permanent or essential characteristic

vernacular

everyday informal language, local dialect

inquisition

interrogation, questioning

anecdote

a short personal story

malign

evil in nature, harmful

anomaly

oddity, something that is not normal

inhibit

to hold someone or something back, to suppress, to prevent

mutable

changeable

petty

1) of little importance 2) caring too much about trivial matters

avid

passionate about something

invoke

to call on or refer to something