SAT Woprds

beneficial

producing good effects or results

advantageous

giving an advantage or benefit

constructive

serving a useful purpose or helping to improve

conducive

making a certain outcome likely or possible

expedite

to speed up the process or progress of something

facilitate

to make an action or process easier

accommodate

to provide help or make suitable adjustments for someone or something

boon

a benefit or blessing

bane

a cause of great distress or annoyance

nuisance

A person, thing, or circumstance causing inconvenience or annoyance.

crude

lacking refinement or sophistication

makeshift

serving as a temporary substitute

rudimentary

basic or undeveloped

exacerbate

to make a problem or situation worse

aggravate

to worsen or intensify something

practical

concerned with actual use or practice rather than theory

pragmatic

dealing with things sensibly and realistically

apt

appropriate or suitable in the circumstances

relevant

closely connected to the matter at hand

pertinent

having a clear relevance to a matter

forestall

to prevent something by taking action ahead of time

preclude

to prevent something from happening or make it impossible

reinforce

to strengthen or support

bolster

to support or strengthen

buttress

to provide support or defense

undergird

to support or strengthen from beneath

impede

to delay or block progress

inhibit

to hinder or restrain

hamper

to obstruct or interfere with

hinder

to create difficulties resulting in delay or obstruction

thwart

to prevent someone from accomplishing something

encumber

to burden or weigh down

endanger

to put someone or something at risk

jeopardize

to put in danger or at risk of loss or harm

adverse

harmful or unfavorable

detrimental

causing harm or damage

utilize

to make use of something

employ

to use something for a specific purpose

exploit

to make full use of or take advantage of

leverage

to use something to maximum advantage

efficacious

effective or capable of producing the intended result

means

a method or way of doing something

medium

a channel or system of communication or expression

mechanism

a system or process for achieving something

benign

gentle and not harmful

innocuous

not harmful or offensive

undermine

to weaken or damage something gradually

compromise

to weaken or reduce the quality or value of something

insidious

intended to entrap or trick; harmful but enticing. (the movie)

pernicious

having a harmful effect

hypothesize

form a theory or explanation based on limited evidence

postulate

suggest or assume the existence or truth of something

posit

put forward as a basis of argument

calculate

determine mathematically

formulate

create or devise methodically

devise

plan or invent by careful thought

contradict

deny the truth of

rebut

claim or prove something is false

refute

disprove or argue against

establish

set up or prove something firmly

substantiate

provide evidence to support or prove

validate

confirm the truth or accuracy of

corroborate

confirm or support with evidence

affirm

state as a fact

conjecture

form an opinion without sufficient evidence

speculate

form a theory without firm evidence

surmise

guess something is true without strong evidence

presume

assume something is true based on probability

peruse

read carefully

scrutinize

examine closely and thoroughly

delve

investigate or research deeply

be (a) testament to

serve as clear evidence of

evince

show or reveal clearly

supposition

an uncertain belief or assumption

grapple

struggle with or try to overcome

epiphany

a sudden realization or insight

revelation

a surprising and previously unknown fact

rational

based on reason or logic

analytical

relating to logical reasoning

sound

solid or reliable in reasoning

purport

claim to be or do something

contend

argue or state a position

maintain

to keep in a specified state or condition; to continue or uphold.

appraise

evaluate the worth of something

gauge

measure or assess

ascertain

find something out with certainty

determine

figure something out or conclude

demonstrate

show clearly by example or proof

heed

pay attention to

observe

watch carefully

extrapolate

infer or estimate by extending known information

deduce

reach a conclusion from known facts

feasible

possible and practical

viable

capable of working successfully

plausible

believable or reasonable

tenable

able to be defended or supported

compelling

evoking interest or attention in a convincing way

cogent

clear

perception

awareness through the senses