SAT Preparation Flashcards

A comprehensive set of flashcards covering vocabulary from the SAT lecture notes, designed to help students review and prepare for exams.

abide

To accept and act according to a law, an agreement; to bear, stand; to stay or live in a place.

acclaim

To praise or welcome; praise or welcome.

acoustic

Related to sound or the sense of hearing.

address

To speak to (a person or an assembly); to think about and begin to deal with (an issue or problem).

adverse

Negative and unpleasant; not likely to produce a good result.

affectionate

Showing caring feelings and love for somebody.

antiquity

The state of being very old or ancient, especially the times of the Greeks and Romans.

bombard

To attack a place by firing large guns at it or dropping bombs on it continuously; to attack somebody with a lot of questions, criticisms, etc. or by giving them too much information.

botanist

An expert in or student of the scientific study of plants.

bout

A short period of intense activity; an attack of illness or strong emotion.

concerning

About; involving.

conform to/with

To obey a rule, law, etc.; to agree with or match something.

consecutive

Following one after another in a continuous series.

coolness

The ability to stay calm, and not get excited, angry or emotional; a lack of friendly feeling.

counsellor

A person who has been trained to advise people with problems, especially personal problems.

counteract

To do something to reduce or prevent the bad or harmful effects of something.

depict

To describe something in words, or give an impression of something in words or with a picture.

disposition

The natural qualities of a person’s character; the way something is placed or arranged.

droop

To bend, hang or move downwards, especially because of being weak or tired; to become sad or depressed.

effectual

(Of things, not people) producing the result that was intended.

exclusively

For only one particular person, group or use; completely; without including anybody or anything else.

expire

(Of a document, an agreement, etc.) to be no longer legally acceptable because the period of time for which it could be used has ended; to die.

exult

To feel and show that you are very excited and happy because of something that has happened.

fatigued

Very tired, both physically and mentally.

fermentation

The process of chemical change caused by the action of yeast or bacteria, often changing sugar to alcohol; agitation.

flourish

Thrive; to develop quickly and become successful or common.

generalization

A general statement or concept obtained by inference from specific cases.

govern

Conduct the policy, actions, and affairs of (a state, organization, or people) with authority; control, influence, or regulate (a person, action, or course of events).

helium

The chemical element of atomic number 2, an inert gas which is the lightest member of the noble gas series.

identify

To recognize somebody/something and be able to say who or what they are; to find or discover.

imprudence

Not being wise or sensible.

incur

Become subject to (something unwelcome or unpleasant) as a result of one's own behaviour or actions; induce; invite.

inspiration

A person or thing that is the reason why somebody creates or does something; a sudden good idea.

long

To want something very much especially if it does not seem likely to happen soon.

merge

To combine or make two or more things combine to form a single thing.

monitor

To watch and check something over a period of time in order to see how it develops.

notion

An idea, a belief or an understanding of something.

nugget

A small piece of a valuable metal or mineral, especially gold; an idea or a fact that people think of as valuable.

persist

To continue exist; to continue to do something despite difficulties or opposition.

pilgrimage

A journey to a holy place for religious reasons; a journey to a place that is connected with somebody/something that you admire or respect.

preoccupied

Thinking and/or worrying continuously about something so that you do not pay attention to other things.

prevailing

Existing or most common at a particular time; current; predominant.

projected

Estimated or forecast on the basis of current trends or data.

prospector

A person who searches an area for gold, minerals, oil, etc.

qualify

To reach the standard of ability or knowledge needed to do a particular job; to give somebody the skills and knowledge they need to do something; to add something to a previous statement to make the meaning less strong or less general.

refrain (from)

To stop oneself from doing something.

repose

A state of rest, sleep or feeling calm.

resolve

To find an acceptable solution to a problem or difficulty; to make a definite decision to do something.

rounding

Altering a number to one less exact but more convenient for calculations.

saturated

Thoroughly soaked; having as much as can be absorbed of something.

solemn

Done, said, etc. in a very serious and sincere way.

soluble

That can be dissolved in a liquid; (of a problem) that can be solved.

subscription

An arrangement to receive something, typically a publication, regularly by paying in advance; the contribution of money to a fund, project, or cause.

substantially

Considerably; mainly; in most details.

supernova

A star that suddenly becomes much brighter because it is exploding.

susceptible

Very likely to be influenced, harmed or affected by something; allowing something; capable of something.

telegenic

Having an appearance or manner that is appealing on television.

toil

To work very hard and/or for a long time, usually doing hard physical work; hard, unpleasant work.

torpor

The state of not being active and having no energy or enthusiasm; lethargy.

turbulent

(Of air or water) changing direction suddenly and violently; in which there is a lot of sudden change, trouble, argument and sometimes violence.

umpire

A person whose job is to watch a game and make sure that rules are not broken; referee.

unflinching

Remaining strong and determined, even in a difficult or dangerous situation; steadfast.

woodcut

A print that is made from a pattern cut in a piece of wood.

zealous

Showing great energy and enthusiasm for something.

alkaline

(Chemistry) having the nature of an alkali.

benevolent

(Especially of people in authority) kind, helpful and generous.

bipedalism

Using only two legs for walking.

circumvent

To find a way of avoiding a difficulty or a rule; to go or travel around something that is blocking your way.

compound

To make something bad become even worse by causing further damage or problems; to mix something together.

conjecture

Guess; to form an opinion about something even though you do not have much information on it.

contract

To become or make less or smaller; to make a legal agreement with somebody for them to work for you or provide you with a service; to get an illness.

credence

Belief in something as true; a quality that an idea or a story has that makes you believe it is true.

delectable

Delicious; attractive; extremely pleasant to taste, smell or look at.

delegate

To give part of your work, power or authority to somebody in a lower position than you; a person who is chosen or elected to represent the views of a group of people and vote and make decisions for them.

dexterity

Skill in using your hands or your mind.

disconcerting

Making you feel worried, confused or embarrassed.

dreary

That makes you feel sad; not bright or interesting; dull.

eclipse

(Of a celestial body) obscure the light from or to (another celestial body); to make somebody/something seem neither exciting nor important by comparison; outshine; overshadow.

establish

Set up; to discover or prove the facts of a situation; to make people accept a belief, claim, custom etc.

evident

Clear; easily seen; obvious.

excavation

The activity of digging in the ground to look for old buildings or objects that have been buried for a long time; a place where people are digging to look for old buildings or objects.

fabricate

To invent false information in order to trick people; to make or produce goods, equipment, etc. from various different materials.

glen

A deep narrow valley.

hibernation

A state like deep sleep in which some animals spend the winter.

hiccup

A sharp, usually repeated, sound made in the throat, that is caused by a sudden movement of the diaphragm and that you cannot control.

imperceptible

Very small and therefore unable to be seen or felt.

inadvertent

Done by accident, without being intended.

indecipherable

(Of writing or speech) impossible to read or understand.

indigenous

Native.

inform

To tell somebody about something, especially in an official way; to have an influence on something.

insoluble

(Of a substance) that does not dissolve in a liquid; (of a problem, mystery, etc.) that cannot be solved or explained.

integration

Combining two or more things so that they work together; mixing people who have previously been separated, usually because of colour, race, religion, etc.

involuntarily

Suddenly, without you intending it or being able to control it.

latch

A small metal bar that is used to fasten a door or a gate; to fasten something with a latch.

legion

A large group of soldiers that forms part of an army, especially the one that existed in ancient Rome; a large number of people of one particular type.

listless

Having no energy or enthusiasm; lethargic.

moderation

The quality of being reasonable and not being extreme.

obscure

Difficult to understand; not well known, unknown; to make it difficult to see, hear or understand something.

opaque

(Of glass, liquid, etc.) not clear enough to see through or allow light through; (of speech or writing) difficult to understand; not clear.

pinpoint

Find or identify with great accuracy or precision; determine.