SAT Vocab (final set)

dogmatic

inclined to lay down principles/opinions as fully true (as if they were facts)

Surmised

to suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it

dogmatic

inclined to lay down principles/opinions as fully true (as if they were facts)

Surmised

to suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it

contrived

deliberately created rather than arising naturally; having an artificial, difficult to believe, or false appearance/quality

predictive

relating to or having the effect of predicting an event or result

subsumed

to include or absorb something in something else (place in a more comprehensive/larger thing)

circumvent

find your way around (an obstacle), typically with ingenuity

corroborate

confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding)

disseminate

to spread widely (especially information, ideas, news)

Desultory

lacking a plan, purpose, regularity, focus, or enthusiasm

spurious

not being what it is believed to be; false or fake or illegitimate

purport

to appear or claim to be or do something (especially falsely); the meaning or substance of something (gist)

veritable

used as an intensifier; extremely, emphasizing something positive or impressive; very genuine and real

notional

only existing in theory or as a suggestion or idea

repudiates

refuse to accept or be associated with; reject; disown

foretell

predict (a future event or the future)

recant

sat that one no longer holds an opinion or belief; withdraw or repudiate (a belief); renounce (typically in public + formally)

exhaustive

thorough; examining, including, or considering all elements or aspects (fully comprehensive)

contentious

likely to cause or causing an argument (controversial)

arduous

involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring

variable

inconsistent, not to a fixed pattern, able to be changed or adapted, likely to change

stymie

prevent or hinder the progress of

outstrip

to move ahead of; to be greater or superior to; to surpass in competition; to go faster than and leave behind

disparage

regard or represent as being of little worth (belittle or lower)

compound

a thing that is composed of two or more separate elements (a mixture), make up a whole, make something worse, to avoid punishment in exchange of money or other compensation

deceptive

misleading; giving a false impression

innocuous

not harmful; not offensive (think: innocent)

dispute

a disagreement or argument; physical combat; to argue about something; to compete for (to strive to win); to struggle against

precursor

a person or thing that comes before another of the same kind (a predecessor)

animosity

strong hostility and hatred

proliferation

rapid increase in numbers (think Nuclear Proliferation Act)

compromise

to come to an agreement; to accept standards lower than desirable'; to bring into danger by reckless behavior

undermine

to erode the base or foundation of; to lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of; to weaken secretly

Corollary

something that naturally follows (result); an idea, argument, or fact that results directly from something else (typically with little or no proof) (think of Roosevelt Corollary big stick: US can interfere in West Hemisphere country affairs — an extension of Monroe Doctrine)

Buttress

to support or defend, (provide physical support) (think apush)

reciprocate

give and take mutually; to move back and forward repetitively and alternately

annotate

to add notes to give an explanation or comment

disengage

to separate or release from (previously connected); to remove (troops) from an area of conflict

succumb

fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force (yield, submit); to be brought to an end by the effect of destructive forces

disparate

essentially different in kind; so different, not allowing comparison; incongruent

verisimilitude (verisimilar)

the appearance of being true or real

paucity

the presence of something in only small or insufficient quantities or amount (scarcity, smallness)

profusion

an abundance or large quantity of; a lavish amount

negate

nullify; make ineffective; make negative in meaning

prefigure

to be an early indication or version of something; to imagine beforehand; to show or suggest that something will happen in the future

entrench

to establish (an attitude, habit, belief) so firmly that it is very difficult to change, to create a trench, to place in a defensive position

substantiate

to provide evidence to support or prove the truth of; to show something to be true (support with facts)

tutelage

protection of or authority over someone or something (guardianship), instruction over an individual

equanimity

mental calmness, composure, and evenness in a difficult situation (balance under stress)

defunct

no longer existing or functioning

arcane

understood by few; mysterious or secret

ubiquitous

present; appearing; found everyone, widespread, pervasive (think everything everywhere all at once)

extraneous

irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with; existing on or coming from the outside

industrialize

to make industrial (systematic labor, producing a lot, lots of manufacturing)

manifest

readily perceived by the senses; easily understood by the mind; to make evident or certain by showing or displaying

scrutinize

to examine closely

discern

to detect with the one of the senses; to recognize as distinct; to come to know or recognize mentally

mystify

to perplex the mind of (bewilder); to make mysterious or obscure

obligate

to bind legally or morally; to commit to meet an obligation; to restrict to one characteristic mode of life; biologically essential for survival

demarcated

set the boundaries; to set apart

reconstituted

having formed again; restore to its original state by addition of water

conflated

combine two or more texts/ideas into one; confused for one another; made up by a combination of diff elements

obscure

uncertain (not discovered or known about); conceal (hide from being seen); not clearly understood; make indistinct

forfeiture

the loss or giving up or surrender of something as a penalty for wrongdoing

conspicuous

obvious to the eye or mind; attracting attention

exacerbate

to make more violent, bitter, or severe (worsen)

polarization

division into two sharply distinct opposites

sanguine

optimistic or positive (especially in difficult situations); relating to blood or bloodshed

recalcitrant

having an obstinately (stubbornly) uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline

misanthropic

disliking humankind and avoiding human society

preclude

prevent from happening; make impossible; act as an obstacle

discretion

individual choice or judgement; showing discernment or good judgement; separating or distinguishing

tenuous

very weak or slight; little substance or strength

latent

existing but not yet developed or manifest; hidden or concealed (asymptomatic); a fingerprint at a crime scene (scarcely visible); dormant

unobtrusive

not conspicuous or not attracting attention; not aggressive (modest)

emanate

spread out or issue from (originate from); give out or emit or exude

antecedent

a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another (precursor)

perpetual

continuing forever, occurring continually