Digital SAT Vocabulary-Princeton Review 2025

adhere

to stick to

advocate

to speak in favor of

allude

to hint at; to refer to indirectly

ant: expose

ambivalence

mixed feelings or emotions

analogous

comparable

anecdote

a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

apprehensive

anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen

arbitrary

based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system

assert

(v.) to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully

Bias

A particular preference or point of view that is personal, rather than scientific.

brevity

briefness; short duration

buttress

(v.) to support, prop up, strengthen; (n.) a supporting structure

concede

admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it

corroborate

to support with evidence

decisive

conclusive; beyond doubt; showing determination

deference

humble submission and respect

degrade

to lower in dignity or esteem; insult

denounce

publicly declare to be wrong or evil

dispute

argument

divergent

variant, moving apart

dormant

inactive; in a state of suspension; sleeping

consenus

a general agreement

eloquent

fluent or persuasive in speaking and writing

evoke

to bring or recall to the mind

exert

to make a physical or mental effort

explicit

stated clearly in detail, leaving no confusion

imminent

about to happen

impede

to delay or prevent by obstructing

implicit

implied but not plainly expressed

impose

take advantage of someone by demanding their attention or commitment

indifference

a lack of interest or concern

inevitable

certain to happen; unavoidable

invoke

cite or appeal to as an authority for an action or in support of an argument

ironic

happening in the opposite way to what is expected, and typically causing wry amusement because of this.

novel

new or unusual in an interesting way

obscure

not discovered or known about; uncertain

obsolete

no longer produced or used; out of date

oppressive

unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint

pervasive

spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people, especially in an unpleasant way

prevalence

the fact or condition of being prevalent; commonness.

prominent

important

provoke

stimulate or give rise to

reciprocate

respond to by making a corresponding one

reconcile

restore friendly relations between

refute

prove to be wrong or false

renounce

formally declare one's abandonment of

repression

the restraint, prevention, or inhibition of a feeling

retain

to continue to have something

skeptical

not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations

speculate

form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence.

substaniate

to provide evidence to support or prove the truth of

subtle

so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe

supplement

something that completes or enhances something else when added to it.

tenuous

very weak or slight

undermine

lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of

underscore

to emphasize or draw attention to

unobtrusive

not conspicuous or attracting attention

validate

check or prove the validity or accuracy of

verisimilitude

the appearance of being true or real

viable

capable of working successfully; feasible