SAT Study Words
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- substantiate
- to verify, confirm
- empathy
- sharing of feelings
- spurious
- phony, false
- diligent
- hard-working
- subtle
- elusive, sly, ambiguous
- lobbyist
- persuader of legislators
- provocative
- inflammatory
- surreptitious
- secret, stealthy
- circuitous
- indirect, roundabout
- collaborate
- to work together
- haughty
- arrogant, condescending
- superfluous
- more than enough
- congregation
- crowd of people
- disdain
- to regard with scorn
- incompatible
- unable to work together
- transient
- temporary, fleeting
- fortuitous
- lucky
- hackneyed
- overused, cliched
- opulent
- wealthy
- clairvoyant
- able to see the future
- florid
- flushed, ornate
- intuitive
- instinctive, untaught
- scrutinize
- to observe carefully
- convergence
- joining of parts
- precocious
- talented beyond one's age
- antagonist
- opponent
- enervating
- tiring, weakening
- longevity
- long life
- conditional
- provisional, contingent
- prosperity
- wealth, success
- querulous
- irritable
- impetuous
- rash, impulsive
- venerable
- respectable due to age
- hedonist
- pleasure seeker
- benevolent
- friendly, helpful
- amicable
- agreeable
- intrepid
- fearless, adventurous
- restrained
- controlled, restricted
- prudent
- wise, careful, cautious
- digression
- straying from main point
- orator
- speaker
- vindicate
- to clear from blame
- frugal
- thrifty
- hypothesis
- theory requiring proof
- censure
- to criticize harshly
- reconciliation
- agreement after a quarrel
- novice
- beginner
- discredit
- dishonor, disgrace
- emulate
- follow an example
- divergent
- variant, moving apart
- anachronistic
- out-of-date
- jubilation
- joy, exultation
- wary
- watchful, alert
- inconsequential
- trivial
- reclusive
- withdrawn, hermit-like
- prosaic
- run-of-the-mill
- spontaneity
- impulsive action
- superficial
- lacking in depth
- deleterious
- harmful
- assiduous
- hard-working
- asylum
- sanctuary
- pretentious
- pompous, self-important
- mundane
- ordinary, common
- resilient
- quick to recover
- ephemeral
- momentary, fleeting
- tenacious
- persistent, resolute
- extenuating
- guilt diminishing
- arid
- extremely dry
- procrastinate
- to delay unnecessarily
- compromise
- to settle differences
- sagacity
- wisdom
- anonymous
- nameless
- conformist
- follower of customs
- evanescent
- short-lived, as an image
- anecdote
- short account of event
- integrity
- honesty, decency
- parched
- dried up
- camaraderie
- trust among friends
- rancorous
- hateful
- tactful
- diplomatic, polite
- abstinence
- act of refraining from
- inevitable
- unavoidable, certain
- nonchalant
- calm, casual
- condescending
- patronizing
- impute
- to attribute to someone
- exemplary
- outstanding
- demagogue
- rabble-rousing leader
- adversity
- misfortune
- abbreviate
- shorten, abridge
- perfidious
- disloyal
- enhance
- improve, augment
- ostentatious
- displaying wealth
- renovation
- state of being renewed
- exasperation
- irritation, frustration
- reverence
- profound respect
- compassion
- sympathy, mercy
- aesthetic
- pertaining to beauty
- submissive
- meek
- suppress
- to end an activity
- adulation
- high praise