SAT Vocab

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tenuous
-having little substance or strength
-fragile/vague
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substantial
of considerable importance, size, or worth; meaningful
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reciprocates
respond back to a gesture or action
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retaliates
Returns an injury or wrong (Neg)
responds back to an attack with an attack
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ambivalence
mixed feelings or emotions
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reunication
rejection; refusal to acknowledge
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obscure
concealed ; not well known
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succumb
to give in; surrender
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prevail
triumph; widespread
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nuanced
a very slight difference
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peripheral
marginal; outer; away from the center
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unobtrusive
not noticeable
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unanimity
in complete agreement
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prowess
skills
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necessitate
to make something nessary
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corroborate
to verify/support
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unkempt
messy
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undermine
weaken
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underscore
emphasize
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concede
admit that something is true, even though you resisted at first
-root word (ced) - surrender
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comprise
makes up or be apart of the whole
They comprised of all the Asians in the cast
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proponent
person who supports or advocates for something
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inexplicable
when something is unable to be explained
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