Prep Expert Digital SAT Vocabulary List - Vocabulary Flashcards (Pages 1-16)

Flashcards covering vocabulary terms from Prep Expert SAT lists 1–16.

Memoir

A historical account or autobiography written from personal knowledge

Dexterity

Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands

Harvest

The process/period of gathering in crops or to obtain or acquire something, often with effort/skill

Degrade

To decline in physical condition or to humiliate, belittle, or demean someone

Emerge

Move out of or away from something and become visible

Divert

Cause someone or something to change course or turn from one direction to another

Retrospect

The act of looking back or reflecting on past events, experiences, or situations

Forge

Create something strong, enduring, or successful

Inane

Silly; stupid

Impudent

Not showing due respect for another person; impertinent

Vulgar

Lacking refinement or good taste, offensive or inappropriate

Invigorate

Give strength or energy to

Malevolent

Having or showing a wish to do evil to others

Disparage

Belittle; regard or represent as being of little worth

Impartial

Fair and just in judgment or decision-making, considering all relevant factors objectively

Prosaic

Ordinary, lacking imagination or excitement

Pilgrimage

A pilgrim's journey

Ratify

To formally approve or confirm something, usually by a vote or signature

Elusive

Difficult to find, catch, or achieve

Subtle

Delicate, elusive, or not immediately obvious

Narrative

A spoken or written account of connected events; a story

Predatory

Seeking to exploit or oppress others

Evoke

Bring out a feeling, memory, or image to the conscious mind

Candor

The quality of being open and honest

Ideal

Satisfying one's conception of what is perfect; most suitable

Suppress

To prevent the expression or occurrence of something

Renounce

To formally give up, reject, or disown something

Deviate

Depart from an established course

Pivotal

Of crucial importance in relation to the development or success of something else

Disdain

Contempt; regard as unworthy of consideration

Prudent

Wise; showing good judgment and caution

Domestic

Relating to the running of a home or to family relations

Abstain

Choose not to do something

Perceptive

Having or showing keen insight, understanding, or awareness

Fortuitous

Fortunately happening by chance or accident rather than design

Overburdened

Overwhelmed; loaded with too great a burden

Tenuous

Weak, slender, or fragile, lacking strength or substance

Hackneyed

Lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal

Annotate

Comment; Add notes giving explanation or comment

Effectual

Effective; Successful in producing a desired or intended result

Aberration

A deviation from the normal or typical

Yield

To surrender to authority; to produce a result

Frugal

Thrifty

Peripheral

Outer; on the edge of something, not centrally important

Replicable

Duplicable; capable of being replicated or reproduced

Stimulus

Trigger; a factor or event that incites activity or development

Monarch

Ruler; a sovereign head of state, especially a king or queen

Wary

Cautious; watchful or suspicious of potential danger

Cosmic

Relating to the universe or cosmos; galactic as a synonym option

Juvenile

Youthful; relating to young people

Tangible

Concrete; physical or substantial in nature

Stoic

Unemotional; showing self-control in hardship or pain

Rhetoric

Oratory; the art of using language effectively and persuasively

Fanciful

Imaginative; overimaginative or unrealistic

Condescending

Patronizing; looking down on others

Transient

Temporary; not lasting or permanent

Circuitous

Indirect; longer than the most direct way

Inexplicable

Unexplainable; unable to be explained

Censure

Formal disapproval or criticism

Harbinger

Precursor; a herald of something to come

Brazen

Bold; bold and without shame

Stately

Majestic; dignified and impressive in appearance or manner

Infrastructure

Framework; basic physical and organizational structures and facilities

Nefarious

Evil; wicked or criminal in action or activity

Aide

Assistant; a person who helps in particular work

Adhere

Stick; to remain attached or connected to something

Contrite

Regretful; expressing remorse for having done wrong

Entitled

Privileged; believing oneself to be deserving of privileges

Pretentious

Showy; attempting to impress by claiming greater importance than actually possessed

Abstract

Conceptual; existing in thought but not having physical existence

Inhibit

Stop; hinder or prevent an action or process

Correlate

Relate; establish a connection between elements, factors, or phenomena

Superficial

Shallow; concerned only with surface appearances and lacking depth

Twentieth Century

1900s; the period from 1901 to 1999 (listed as the Twentieth Century)

Ascend

Rise; go up or climb

Undermine

Weaken; to sabotage or subvert from below or secretly

Adversity

Hardship; difficulties or misfortune

Porous

Permeable; able to allow passage through pores or openings

Dismissive

Disregardful; feeling something is unworthy of consideration

Profound

Deep; having great meaning, significance, or insight

Rudimentary

Basic; undeveloped or simple in form

Cultivate

Develop; promote growth or positive relationships

Capitulate

Surrender; cease resisting or fighting; admit defeat

Dynamic

Energetic; characterized by constant change or progress

Acquire

Obtain; to buy or gain possession of an object or asset

Contemplate

Ponder; think deeply about something

Alleviate

Relieve; make suffering less severe

Vigor

Energy; physical or mental strength or vitality

Satire

Mockery; a work that uses irony or humor to criticize

Colonial

Relating to control by one country over another as a colony; can also be a settler in noun form

Aboriginal

Indigenous; being among the first inhabitants of a region

Conceal

Hide; to hide or keep from being seen or known

Inconsequential

Trivial; not important or significant

Whimsical

Fanciful; playfully quaint or imaginative

Chronicle

Record; a factual written account of important events

Foster

Encourage; promote the development of something desirable

Invasive

Intrusive; tending to spread undesirably or harmfully

Infamy

Disgrace; a reputation of the worst sort; well known for bad quality or deed

Facetious

Witty; treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor

Intrigue

Fascination; arouse curiosity or interest; to fascinate