350+ Digital SAT Words

aerial

adj. growing in air; in or belonging to the air or operating (for or by means of aircraft or elevated cables) in the air; characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; noun a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer; an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals

alleviate

verb provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier

ambivalence

noun mixed feelings or emotions

anon

adv. (old-fashioned or informal) in a little while; at another time; noun sweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds

acquisition

noun the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; something acquired; an ability that has been acquired by training; the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge

beneficiary

adj. having or arising from a benefice; noun the recipient of funds or other benefits; the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

benign

adj. pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; kindness of disposition or manner; not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor)

binary

adj. consisting of two (units or components or elements or terms) or based on two; of or pertaining to a number system have 2 as its base; noun a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation

bureaucratic

adj. of or relating to or resembling a bureaucrat or bureaucracy

buttress

noun a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building; verb make stronger or defensible; reinforce with a buttress

circumvent

verb avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); beat through cleverness and wit; surround so as to force to give up

concede

verb be willing to concede; admit, make a clean breast of; acknowledge defeat; give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

conform

verb be similar, be in line with; adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions

conjecture

noun reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence; a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence); a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence; verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

contemporary

adj. belonging to the present time; characteristic of the present; occurring in the same period of time; noun a person of nearly the same age as another

contrive

verb come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; put or send forth; make or work out a plan for; devise

corollary

noun (logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition; a practical consequence that follows naturally

decentralized

adj. withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities

deceptive

adj. designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently; causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true

decisive

adj. determining or having the power to determine an outcome; characterized by decision and firmness; unmistakable; forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis

delegate

noun a person appointed or elected to represent others; verb give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person); transfer power to someone

delve

verb turn up, loosen, or remove earth

discernible

adj. perceptible by the senses or intellect; capable of being seen or noticed; capable of being perceived clearly

disconcerting

adj. causing an emotional disturbance

dispute

noun coming into conflict with; a disagreement or argument about something important; verb have a disagreement over something; take exception to

distraction

noun the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something; mental turmoil; an obstacle to attention; an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations

ditty

noun a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)

diverge

verb move or draw apart; extend in a different direction; have no limits as a mathematical series; be at variance with; be out of line with

diversification

noun the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered); the condition of being varied

dormant

adj. inactive but capable of becoming active; of e.g. volcanos; not erupting and not extinct; in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation

doth

does/do

doubts

questions, uncertainties

drafting

noun the craft of drawing blueprints; writing a first version to be filled out and polished later; the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams

dulcet

adj. pleasing to the ear; extremely pleasant in a gentle way

dynamic

adj. characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality; of or relating to dynamics; expressing action rather than a state of being; used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water'); noun an efficient incentive