650+ SAT Vocabulary words

Illusory

based on illusion; not real or true; deceptive.

Excoriate

to criticize someone very harshly.

Imposing

grand and impressive in appearance.

Ingenious

clever, original, and inventive.

Meticulous

showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.

Lucrative

very profitable

Salient

most noticeable or important

Engender

to cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition).

Constrict

to make narrower, tighter, or smaller.

Consensus

general agreement

Repudiate

to reject or refuse to accept.

Pervasive

spreading widely throughout an area or group of people.

Credible

believable or convincing.

Exasperate

to annoy or make someone very angry.

Assertive

confident and forceful in expressing opinions or desires.

Profound

very great or intense; showing deep insight.

Anticipate

to expect or look forward to something.

Strenuous

requiring great physical exertion

Tally

a recorded account; a total

Controversy

public disagreement or heated discussion within a topic or field.

Exposure

the state of being introduced to or affected by something.

Superfluous

unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.

Myopic

short-sighted in thinking

Prolong

to extend the duration of something.

Counteract

to act against or neutralize the effect of something.

Comprise

to include, contain

Thwart

to block or get in the way of something negative

Indifferent

having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned.

Revolted

disgusted or shocked by something.

Superior

higher in rank, status, or quality.

Moribund

approaching death; on the verge of becoming obsolete

Trivial

unimportant

Critique

a detailed analysis and assessment.

Privy

Participating in the knowledge of something secret or private

Untenable

unable to be defended or supported

Discernible

visible; detectable

Plasticity

able to be changed

Resurgence

the act of rising again into life or activity

Disregard

to pay no attention to; ignore.

Laconic

using few words; brief and to-the-point

Irrevocable

permanent

Prohibitive

serving to forbid or prevent something by making it difficult or costly.

Distinctive

characteristic of and unique to something.

Constrain

to limit or restrict.

Undermine

to weaken or damage gradually or insidiously.

Arrant

complete and total

Verisimilitude

the quality of seeming to be true

Timeworn

damaged or impaired by age or use; old

Accentuate

to make something more noticeable or prominent.

Rectify

to correct or put right.

Obscure

not well known; unclear or difficult to understand.

Nebulous

vague, unclear, or ill

Unprecedented

never done or known before; without previous example.

Concrete

existing in a real, tangible form; specific and definite.

Spectacle

an impressive or unusual sight or display.

Profusion

large amount; myriad

Pretentious

the quality of trying to appear more important or clever than one really is.

Waive

to voluntarily give up the right to do something

Aloof

cold and distant.

Conspicuous

easily seen or noticed; attracting attention.

Mobilize

to prepare a person or group for action

Waver

to go back and forth between two option

Equivocal

ambiguous; open to more than one interpretation.

Persuasive

able to convince or influence someone.

Verbatim

word for word.

Irreproachable

faultless; beyond criticism.

Unequivocal

leaving no doubt; clear and unambiguous.

Insuperable

impossible to overcome.

Ineluctable

inevitable; unable to be avoided.

Precede

to come before in time or order.

Designate

to officially choose or appoint someone or something for a specific purpose.

Nurture

to care for and encourage growth or development.

Preclude

to prevent or make impossible.

Rudimentary

limited to basic principles; elementary

Unvarying

not changing; constant.

Objective

based on facts, not influenced by personal feelings or opinions.

Reciprocate

to give or feel in return; respond mutually.

Annotate

to add notes or comments to a text or diagram.

Equalize

to make equal or uniform.

Deviation

departure from what is normal

Eccentric

unconventional or slightly strange behavior or style.

Meager

lacking in quantity or quality; insufficient.

Conventional

based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed.

Fidelity

The quality of being loyal, faithful, or accurate to commitments or expectations.

Skeptic

person who questions or doubts a claim

Watershed

a turning point

Irresolvable

impossible to solve or fix.

Self

contradictory

Imperative

of vital importance; necessary.

Prevail

to triumph over great odds

Offhand

done casually, without prior thought

Stalwart

loyal, reliable, and hardworking.

Fluctuate

to change or vary irregularly.

Testify

to give evidence or bear witness, especially in a legal context.

Deplete

to diminish

Bereaved

deprived of a close relation or friend through their death.

Apprise

inform or notify about something.

Unsympathetic

showing no pity or understanding toward someone or something.

Cited

mentioned or referred to in a particular source.

Placated

calmed or pacified by something.