Some SAT words

obsolete

no longer produced or used; out of date

obscure

not discovered or known about; uncertain

obstruct

to block or deliberately make something difficult

ominous

threatening; representing a sign of doom

oppressive

unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint; weighing heavily on the mind or spirits

outsized

exceptionally large

palpable

easily noticeable

paucity

a small quantity or lack of something

peripheral

on the edges of something

pervasive

spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people, especially in an unpleasant way

pragmatic

dealing with things in a sensible or realistic manner; practical

preclude

to make impossible

prevalence

commonness; how frequently something is seen or known

profound

having or showing great knowledge or insight

prolific

producing great quantities

prominent

important; famous

proponent

a person who argues for a theory, proposal, or concept

provoke

to stimulate or give rise to a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one, in someone

prudent

having wise foresight

recant

to take back a statement one has made

reciprocate

to respond to a gesture or action by making a corresponding one

reconcile

to restore friendly relations between

refute

to prove a statement or theory to be wrong or false; disprove

renounce

to formally declare one's abandonment of a claim, right, or possession

repression

the restraint, prevention, or inhibition of a feeling, quality, etc

repudiate

to refuse to accept or be associated with

resignation

passive submission or acceptance

resilient

able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions

retain

to continue to have something; keep possession of

rudimentary

in an early stage of development or at a basic level

skeptical

not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations

speculate

to form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence

squander

to waste

strenuous

requiring or expending great effort

substantial

representing a large quantity

substantiate

to provide evidence to support or prove the truth of

subsume

to absorb or overshadow

subtle

so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe

succumb

to give in to an influence

superficial

on the surface only

supplement

something that completes or enhances something else when added to it

synchronize

to coordinate multiple things to happen at the same time

tangential

only slightly related to the matter at hand

tedious

dull; boring

temper

to lessen or soften

tentative

not define or final

tenuous

very weak or slight

transcend

to go beyond the limits of something

undermine

to lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of a person or idea

underscore

to emphasize or draw attention to

unobstrusive

not conspicuous or attracting attention

validate

to check or prove the validity or accuracy of something

veracity

the validity or truthfulness of something

verisimilitude

the appearance of being true or real

vexation

the state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried

viable

capable of working successfully; feasible

vigilant

watchful and constantly alert

vindicate

to clear someone of blame or suspicion

waive

to give up or decline