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SAT PR Vocab

Pages 229-258

TermDefinition
allude to suggest or hint at
ambivalence the state of having mixed feelings about something/one
analogous comparable in certain aspects
arbitrary somewhat random or strange
brevity concise/exact use of words
buttress to increase the strength/justification for something
concede to admit that something is true/valid
congenial pleasant, friendly, agreeable
corroborate to confirm/support a statement
culpable guilty/blameworthy
curtail reduce in extent/quantity
deference humble submission and respect
degrade to treat someone with disrespect
disconcerting causing one to feel worried
elicit to draw out a response from someone
evince to reveal the presence of a quality
invoke to appeal to someone as authority
jarring inconsistent in a strange way
juxtapose to place closely for contrast
nuanced characterized by slight meaning (more developed)
obsolete expired, considered out of date
pervasive spreading widely in an unpleasant way
pragmatic practical, rational
preclude to make impossible
proponent a person who argues for a concept (supporter)
renounce to declare abandonment of a claim (retire in some cases)
repression the restraint of a feeling (repressing)
repudiate to refuse
subsumed included in something else
underscore to draw attention to
verisimilitude the appearance of being real
vindicate to clear someone of suspicion
impede to delay/prevent something (obstruct)
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