SAT Vocabulary Study Set

Candor

honest and open speaking

Reverence

deep respect

Prudence

caution and good judgement

Juxtapose

to place two very different things side by side

Futility

uselessness

Inconsequential

unimportant or minor

Exhaustive

thorough and complete

Superficial

shallow; only on the surface

Ingenious

clever, brilliant, or inventive

Pristine

untouched state

Affecting

moving; causing emotion

Meticulous

great attention to detail

Detractors

critic

Dogmatic

stubbornly certain that one’s opinions are right

Vacillating

unable to decide

Banal

boring because it is too common

Static

unchanging

Fortify

strengthen

Reconcile

restore agreement; make consistent

Codify

organize into a system

Dispel

drive away

Perpetuate

cause to continue

Eminent

famous and respected

Frugal

careful with money

Abate

become less

Rehabilitate

restore to good condition

Proliferate

increase or spread rapidly

Recalibrate

adjust or reset for accuracy

Courtesy

politeness and good manners

Deference

respectful submission to another’s will

Foretell

to predict the future

Relics

ancient objects from the past

Exorbitant

unreasonably high (price)

Contentious

causing arguments

Equivocal

vague and open to interpretation

Warranted

deserved

Proxies

substitutes or authorized representatives

Auxiliaries

additional helpers

Parameter

a boundary

Beneficiary

one who receives benefit or money

Archetype

a perfect example

Antithesis

the exact opposite

Esoteric

understood by only a select few

Solitary

alone

Onerous

burdensome

Rigor

extreme thoroughness and harshness

Obscurity

the state of being unknown or unclear

Avid

enthusiastic

Overt

open and obvious

Perplexed

completely baffled

Novelty

something new and unusual

Clandestine

secret or hidden (often illegal)

Subversive

trying to overthrow authority

Fruitful

productive or successful

Prescient

predicting the future accurately

Latitude

freedom of action or choice

Inquiry

an official investigation or question

Consonance

harmony and compatibility

Seize

to grab suddenly by force

Serendipitous

happening by lucky chance

Perfunctory

done quickly and without real effort

Resolute

determined and unwavering

Overturning

reversing or canceling a decision/law

Disparity

noticeable inequality

Analogy

a comparison showing how two things are alike

Supplant

to replace or supersede something else

Overlook

to fail to notice

Expediency

doing what is convenient rather than what is morally right

Fecundity

Fertility or high productivity

Ubiquity

everywhere at once

Heterogeneity

diversity

Allay

to ease fears or doubts

Presume

to assume something is true without proof

Itemize

to list things down one by one

Refurbish

to restore to good condition

Relinquish

to voluntarily let go of

Impart

to convey

Anomalous

abnormal

Indispensable

absolutely necessary

Enigmatic

mysterious and difficult to understand

Paratextual

material surrounding main text

Apparatus

the equipment needed for a specific task

Discrepancies

inconsistencies in things that should match

Peripheral

on the edge; secondary or minor

Contingent

dependent on other circumstances

Milieu

a social environment or cultural setting

Indicative

serving as a sign

Ingenuity

cleverness, inventiveness, or skill

Anachronistic

out of place in time

Iterative

repeating a process to make steady improvements

Conceit

excessive pride or a metaphor

Tenuous

weak and vulnerable

Fond

feelings of affection

Exacerbate

make something bad even worse

Redress

to fix injustice

Epitomize

a perfect example

Preclude

prevent something from happening

Averse

strong disliking

Render

to cause

Impervious

unable to pass through