SAT Vocab

conflate — to bring together, blend, or merge into one

eschew — to intentionally avoid, abstain, or keep away from

manifest — to exhibit or reveal plainly or distinctly

ubiquitous — seeming to appear everywhere; omnipresent

ameliorate — to make better or more bearable

anomalous — abnormal, peculiar, or irregular

evince — to show or demonstrate convincingly

exacerbate — to increase the severity or violence of

idiosyncratic — peculiar to a specific individual

precede — to go before or in front of

vindicate — to clear from guilt or accusation

augment — to increase, add to, or make larger

belie — to contradict or give a false impression

contentious — causing or likely to cause disagreement

heterogeneity — the quality of being diverse

induce — to bring about or cause; to persuade

insurmountable — too great to be overcome

preclude — to prevent or make impossible

substantiate — to provide evidence to support

supplant — to replace or take the place of

amass — to gather or accumulate a large quantity

corroborate — to confirm or support with evidence

intercede — to intervene on behalf of another

transpose — to change the position or order of

mitigate — to lessen in severity

incongruous — not in harmony or keeping with surroundings

placate — to pacify or appease