SAT Sentence Completion Vocabulary List Pages 1-5

Vocabulary flashcards generated from the Sentence Completion Vocabulary list

Undermine

erode the base or foundation of (a rock formation); weaken gradually or insidiously

Innovation

a new method, idea, product, etc.

Conventional

conforming to established practice or accepted standards; traditional; devoted to or bound by conventions to the point of artificiality; ceremonious; unimaginative

Valid

based on evidence or sound reasoning; having legal force

Validate

check or prove the validity of; make or declare legally valid

Obscure

adj.: not discovered or known about; not well known; not clearly expressed or easily understood; indistinct; verb: conceal or make unclear

Irrefutable

impossible to deny or disprove; incontrovertible

Refute

prove a statement or the person advancing it to be wrong

Discern

recognize or find out; distinguish with difficulty by sight or with the other senses

Profound

very deep; marked by intellectual depth; deeply felt; thoroughgoing

Profundity

great depth; abstruseness; intensity of feeling, understanding, etc.

Superficial

of or pertaining to the surface; apparent rather than actual; not thorough or deep; cursory; lacking depth of character or understanding

Ambiguous

(of language) having two or more meanings; not clear; vague

Distort

pull or twist out of shape; give a misleading account of

Fabricate

invent, typically with deceitful intent; construct or manufacture (an industrial product)

Indiscriminate

done or acting at random or without careful judgment

Discriminate

recognize a distinction

Speculate

form a theory or conjecture without firm evidence; surmise

Complacent

smugly pleased and self

Superfluous

unnecessary, especially through being more than enough

Ambivalent

having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

Belie

fail to give a true idea of; show to be untrue or unjustified

Contend

struggle to deal with (a difficulty); fight or argue; compete; assert

Contentious

causing or likely to cause disagreement or controversy

Eradicate

remove or destroy completely; extirpate; get rid of

Innocuous

not harmful or offensive

Aesthetic

concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

Aesthete

a person who is appreciative of art or beauty

Condone

to forgive or overlook (an offense or wrongdoing)

Incongruous

not appropriate; unsuitable; out of place; absurd; having disparate or inharmonious parts or elements; incoherent

Inevitable

certain to happen; unavoidable

Plausible

seemingly or apparently likely, valid or acceptable; credible

Substantiate

provide evidence to support or prove the truth of

Conciliate

make calm and content; placate; mediate in a dispute

Imprudent

not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash

Intemperate

lacking self

Temperance

self

Universal

of, affecting, or done by all people or things in the world or in a particular group; applicable to all cases

Augment

make greater by addition; increase

Autonomy

the right or condition of self

Disparage

to regard or represent as being of little worth; scorn

Expedient

advantageous; useful for effecting a desired result; convenient; based on or guided by self

Partisan

noun: a strong, often uncritical, supporter of a party, cause, or person; adj.: prejudiced

Reticent

not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily

Austere

severe or strict in appearance or manner; unadorned; plain; lacking comforts or luxuries

Benign

good

Dubious

hesitating or doubting; not to be relied upon; of questionable value; suspect

Foster

to help to develop; promote

Gregarious

fond of the company of others; sociable; of animals, living in flocks or colonies

Mitigate

make less severe, serious, or painful; mitigating: a fact or circumstance lessening the gravity or culpability of an action

Paradox

a statement that seems contradictory, but may be true in fact

Pragmatic

dealing with things in a practical rather than theoretical way

Redundant

not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous; unnecessary words

Articulate

adj.: fluent and clear in speech; verb: pronounce words distinctly; clearly express an idea or feeling

Disdain

noun: the feeling that something or someone is unworthy of consideration or respect; verb: consider with disdain

Exacerbate

make something bad worse

Scrutinize

to examine or observe with great care; inspect critically

Belittle

dismiss as unimportant

Benevolent

well meaning and kindly

Candid

truthful and straightforward; frank

Candor

the quality of being open and honest

Capricious

given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

Caprice

a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior

Collaborate

work jointly on an activity or project

Cynical

tending not to believe in the integrity or sincerity of others; skeptical; contemptuous; mocking

Inconspicuous

not clearly visible or attracting attention

Irresolute

uncertain; wavering; indecisive

Resolute

firm or determined; unwavering

Lucid

clear; easy to understand

Elucidate

make clear; explain

Meticulous

extremely or excessively careful about details; scrupulous or finicky

Novel

strikingly new, unusual, or different

Novelty

something new, fresh, or unusual

Reconcile

restore friendly relations between; make or show to be compatible; with “to”: make someone accept a disagreeable thing

Scrupulous

diligent and thorough; very concerned to avoid doing wrong

Solicit

to ask for or try to obtain something from someone

Solicitous

showing care or concern; desirous; eager

Tentative

done without confidence; hesitant; not certain or fixed; provisional

Thwart

to obstruct, frustrate, or defeat a person, plans, etc.

Tranquil

free from agitation or disturbance; calm, serene; peaceful

Vindicate

to clear of blame or suspicion; show to be right or justified

Adverse

harmful; injurious

Adversarial

involving or characterized by conflict or opposition

Altruism

unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness

Champion

noun: a defender of a cause or person; verb: to support the cause of

Convoluted

of an argument or statement, extremely complex; intricately folded, twisted, or coiled

Decorous

in keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained

Disperse

go or distribute in different directions or over a wide area; thin out and eventually disappear

Enigma

a mysterious or puzzling person or thing

Exemplar

a person or thing serving as a typical example or appropriate model

Exemplary

serving as a desirable model; very good

Exotic

foreign; from another part of the world; strikingly colorful or unusual

Improvise

create and perform music, drama, or verse spontaneously or without preparation; make from whatever is available

Laud

praise highly

Mandate

an official order or authorization

Mandatory

required by law or mandate; compulsory

Pervasive

spreading or prevalent throughout

Pervade

to spread or be present throughout; permeate; suffuse