SAT Vocab 10-12

Quota

A proportional share; a maximum or fixed number

Modicum

A small amount or quantity

Invalid

Being without truth, fact or law

Valedictory

Bidding farewell

Brevity

Briefness of duration

Absolve

Declare someone free from blame

Equivalent

Equal in quantity

Abdicate

Fail to fulfill; renounce ones throne

Amplitude

Greatness of size; fullness; breadth or range

Infinitesimal

Immeasurably tiny

Prodigious

Impressively great in size or force; extraordinary

Commensurate

Of the same size or duration

Vanquish

Overcome or subdue

Invaluable

Priceless

Catharsis

Process of releasing strong emotions

Waive

Refrain from insisting on a right or claim

Recoup

Regain something lost or expended

Abnegate

Renounce or reject (something valuable)

Rescind

Revoke a law or agreement

Countermand

Revoke an order

Recant

Say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief

Evaluation

The act of judging the worth of

Renunciation

The formal rejection of a belief, claim or course of action

Ambivalence

The simultaneous existence of conflicting feelings; uncertainty

Abound

To be great in number; be fully supplied

Prevail

To be greater in strength or influence

Avail

To be of use or advantage to

Augment

To make greater in size, extent, or quantity

Diminish

To make smaller or less

Evince

To show or exhibit