Prep Expert Digital SAT Vocabulary Lists 1-16

A comprehensive collection of vocabulary flashcards covering key terms and precise definitions across Prep Expert Digital SAT Vocabulary Lists 1 through 16.

Memoir

A historical account or autobiography written from personal knowledge

Dexterity

Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands

Degrade

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

Impartial

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

Elusive

Difficult to find, catch, or achieve

Narrative

A spoken or written account of connected events; a story

Candor

The quality of being open and honest

Renounce

To formally give up, reject, or disown something, such as a claim, belief, or title

Pivotal

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

Hackneyed

Lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal

Aberration

A deviation from the normal or typical

Frugal

Living in a simple, thrifty, or sparing manner, often avoiding unnecessary expenses or waste

Stoic

A person who is unaffected by or indifferent to pleasure or pain, showing self-control

Transient

Temporary or passing, not lasting or permanent

Harbinger

A herald of something to come, often serving as a sign or indication of future events

Brazen

Bold and without shame

Infrastructure

Basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (i.e. buildings, roads, etc.)

Contrite

Feeling or expressing remorse at the recognition that one has done wrong

Pretentious

Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed

Undermine

To weaken, sabotage, or subvert from below or secretly

Rudimentary

Basic or undeveloped, lacking complexity or sophistication

Capitulate

To cease resisting or fighting; to admit defeat or accept an unfavorable outcome

Alleviate

Make suffering less severe

Satire

A literary or artistic work that uses irony, humor, or exaggeration to criticize or mock

Facetious

Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor

Concede

Admit that something is true after first denying or resisting it

Ambivalent

Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas

Surmise

To make an educated guess or inference based on limited evidence or intuition

Adulation

Excessive admiration or praise

Altruistic

Acting or behaving in a manner that seeks to benefit others

Myriad

A countless or extremely great number

Insidious

Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects

Vindicate

To clear from blame, suspicion, or doubt, proving one's innocence or correctness

Obfuscate

Render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible

Fastidious

Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail

Culminate

Reach a climax or point of highest development

Rebut

Offers arguments or evidence in response to a claim or accusation, contradicting or disproving it

Immutable

Unchanging over time or unable to be changed

Credence

Acceptance or belief in the truth, validity, or reliability of something

Enigma

A person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand

Emulate

To imitate or copy the actions, behavior, or style of someone or something

Ebullient

Cheerful and full of energy

Latent

Existing but not yet developed or manifest; hidden or concealed

Conjecture

An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information

Exonerate

Absolve someone from blame for a fault or wrongdoing

Conspicuous

Standing out so as to be clearly visible

Equanimity

Mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation

Consolidate

To combine or merge separate elements, entities, or parts into a single, unified whole

Encapsulate

Express the essential features of something succinctly

Polarize

Divide or cause to divide into two sharply contrasting groups or sets of opinions or beliefs

Germinate

To begin to grow or develop

Cogent

Clear, logical, and convincing

Circumvent

To find a way around or bypass an obstacle, rule, or restriction

Coalesce

Come together to form one mass or whole

Furtive

Attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or trouble; secretive

Brevity

Concise and exact use of words in writing or speech

Synthesize

To combine or integrate different elements or ideas to form a coherent whole

Verisimilitude

The appearance or semblance of truth or reality in a work of fiction or art

Palliate

To alleviate or reduce the severity of something

Gratuitous

Uncalled for; lacking good reason; unwarranted

Plethora

A large or excessive amount of something

Innate

Possessed from birth; inherent or present in an individual from the beginning

Succumb

To give in or yield to pressure, temptation, or a superior force

Pernicious

Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way

Panacea

A solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases

Garrulous

Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

Decry

Publicly denounce

Pragmatic

Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is practical

Paradigm

A typical example or pattern of something; a model

Mitigate

Make less severe, serious, or painful

Assiduous

Showing great care and perseverance

Deleterious

Causing harm or damage

Empirical

Based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory

Evanescent

Soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing

Anachronistic

Contradicting or inconsistent with the time in which something exists or occurs

Ephemeral

Lasting for a very short time

Intrinsic

Being an integral part of something; inherent

Ostensible

Stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily

Pedantic

Characterized by a narrow or rigid adherence to formal rules or academic conventions

Vitriolic

Harshly critical or caustic, characterized by malice