Digital SAT Vocabulary Review

A set of vocabulary flashcards to help review key terms and their definitions from the Digital SAT vocabulary lecture.

Demand

To ask for something forcefully; the desire for something accompanied by willingness to pay.

Speculate

To consider something based on incomplete information; to engage in investment with potential profit.

Doubt

To feel uncertain about something; a feeling of uncertainty.

Establish

To set up or create something; to prove or demonstrate something to be valid.

Impartial

Treating all people equally without bias; not influenced by personal feelings.

Offhand

Without previous thought; casually or spontaneously; lacking consideration.

Persistent

Continuing to endure despite obstacles; determined to achieve a goal.

Mandatory

Required by law; necessary or essential.

Circumvent

To avoid or bypass something cleverly; to defeat an obstacle.

Eclipse

An event where one celestial object blocks another's light; to overshadow.

Fabricate

To invent or create something deceitfully; to construct or manufacture.

Exemplify

To serve as an example of something or illustrate a particular quality.

Discernible

Able to be perceived or understood with effort; clear or distinguishable.

Straightforward

Simple and clear to understand; direct and honest in behavior.

Inconclusive

Not providing a definite outcome; not leading to resolution.

Unbiased

Not prejudiced; fair in reporting or assessment.

Synchronization

Coordinating different elements to occur simultaneously.

Hibernation

A state of inactivity in animals to conserve energy.

Prediction

A statement about something that may happen in the future.

Moderation

The state of being moderate; avoiding excess.

Repudiate

To refuse to accept or support something; to state something is not true.

Proclaim

To announce something publicly or officially.

Foretell

To predict future events; to indicate that something will happen.

Recant

To withdraw a previous belief or statement.

Unpredictable

Not able to be predicted; inconsistent in behavior.

Important

Having great significance or value.

Secretive

Inclined to keep secrets; not forthcoming.

Ordinary

Common or usual; lacking special features.

Delegate

To assign responsibility or authority to another person.

Compose

To create or write a piece of music or literature; to form something by combining elements.

Interpret

To explain the meaning of something; to perceive something a certain way.

Renounce

To formally give up a claim or belief.

Catastrophic

Causing great damage or destruction; extremely unsuccessful.

Elusive

Difficult to find or capture; hard to remember.

Abrupt

Sudden and unexpected; rude or curt in manner.

Imminent

About to happen very soon; impending.

Waive

To voluntarily give up a right or privilege.

Concede

To admit something is true after initially denying it.

Refute

To prove a statement or theory false.

Require

To need something as necessary.

Replicable

Capable of being reproduced or repeated.

Predetermined

Established in advance; prearranged.

Operative

Having the power to produce an effect; a person working in a secret capacity.

Latent

Existing but not yet developed or visible.

Consistent with

In agreement with something; matching.

Representative of

Typical of a particular group; serving as a symbol.

Overshadowed by

To be made less significant by something else.

Irrelevant to

Not connected to the matter at hand; lacking importance.

Tenuous

Weak or flimsy; uncertain or vague.

Disorienting

Causing confusion or loss of direction.

Nuanced

Having subtle differences; requiring careful consideration.

Widespread

Existing over a large area; widely accepted or known.

Careful

Taking care to avoid mistakes; meticulous.

Unintended

Not planned; occurring by accident.

Infrequent

Not happening often; rare.

Acknowledged

Accepted as true or recognized.

Ensured

Made certain that something will happen.

Denied

Refused to admit or acknowledge.

Underestimated

To think something is smaller or less important than it is.

Implement

To put a decision or plan into effect.

Presume

To suppose something based on probability.

Improvise

To create spontaneously without prior preparation.

Mimic

To imitate or copy actions or appearance.

Obscure

Not known to many; difficult to understand.

Ornamental

Used for decoration rather than practical use.

Indecipherable

Difficult to read or understand.

Intricate

Having many small details; complex.

Experiment with

To try something new or different.

Adhere to

To stick to or follow rules or beliefs.

Improve on

To make something better than before.

Grapple with

To struggle with a difficult problem.

Surmise

To guess or speculate without full information.

Contrive

To cleverly plan or create something.

Question

To ask for information or express doubt.

Regret

To feel sadness or disappointment about something.

Complementary

Combining well together.

Unknown

Not familiar or recognized.

Disparate

Fundamentally different in nature.

Interchangeable

Capable of being exchanged for each other.

Attach

To join or fasten something to something else.

Quarrel about

To argue or disagree about something.

Paucity of

A small or insufficient amount.

Profusion of

An abundance or large quantity.

Verisimilitude in

The appearance of truth; quality of seeming real.

Collect

To gather or bring together.

Follow

To pursue or track someone closely.

Replace

To take the place of something.

Reflect

To think carefully; to show a sign of something.

Receive

To get or be given something.

Recognizable

Able to be identified based on previous knowledge.

Evaluate

To judge or assess the quality of something.

Intriguing

Arousing curiosity or interest.

Significant

Having importance or impact.

Useful

Serving a practical purpose.

Substantial

Considerable in quantity or importance.

Satisfying

Producing a feeling of contentment or fulfillment.

Unimportant

Lacking significance; not worth attention.

Appropriate

Suitable for a particular purpose.

Produce

To make or create something.

Deny

To say something is not true.