Digital SAT Vocab List

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Abound

to exist in large numbers or amounts.

Abatement

the action of abating or being abated, ending or subsiding

Abridge

to shorten a piece of writing without losing the sense

Accentuate

to make more noticeable or prominent

Advent

the arrival of a notable person, thing, or event

Affecting

touching the emotions, moving

Affinity

a similarity of characteristics suggesting a relationship, esp. a resemblance in structure; a natural liking for someone or something

Aggregate

to form or group into a class or cluster

Allegedly

used to convey that something is claimed to be the case or has taken place, although there is no proof

Amend

to make minor changes to a (a text) in order to make it fairer or more accurate, or to reflect changing circumstances

Ameliorate

to make something bad better

Amorphous

without a clearly defined shape or form

Annotate

to add notes to a text or diagram giving explanation or comment

Appease

to pacify or placate by acceding to their demands

Appraise

to assess the value or quality of

Arbiter

a person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in the matter; a person whose views or actions have great influence over trends in social behavior

Arcane

understood by few, mysterious or secret

Assuage

to make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense

Attribute to

to regard something as caused by

Attest to

to provide or serve as clear evidence of

Attrition

the process of reducing something’s strength or effectiveness through sustained attack or pressure

Banter

the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks

Bar

to prevent or prohibit someone from doing something

Belie

(of an appearance) to fail to give a true impression of; to fail to fulfill or justify

Behold

to see or observe

Beneficiary

a person who derives advantage from something, esp. a trust, will, or life insurance

Breadth

width, wide range or extent

Brood

to think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried

Burgeon

to begin to grow or increase rapidly, flourish

Buttress

to provide a building with supports; to increase the strength of or justification for, reinforce

Capitalize on

to take the chance to gain advantage from

Ceremonious

excessively polite

Clad

clothed

Circumvent

to find a way around an obstacle

Circumspection

the quality of being war and unwilling to take risks

Commission

to give an order for or authorize the production of something

Concerted

jointly arranged, planned, or carried out; strenuously carried out, done with great effort

Condescending

having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority

Conflate

to combine sets of information into one

Conspicuous

clearly visible

Constrain

to compel or force someone to follow a particular course of action

Constrict

to inhibit or restrict

Contingent on/upon

occurring or existing only if certain circumstances are the case

Contentious

controversial

Convene

to come or bring together for a meeting or activity, assemble

Copious

abundant in supply or quantity

Corroborate

to confirm or give support to

Corollary

n. a direct or natural consequence or result; adj. forming a proposition that follows from one already proved, associated or supplementary

Counteract

to act against something in order to reduce its force or neutralize it

Counterbalance

to neutralize or cancel by exerting an opposite influence

Counterfactual

relating to or expressing what has not happened or is not the case

Covert

not openly acknowledged or displayed

Curtail

to reduce in extent or quantity; to impose a restriction on

Cursory

hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed

Daunting

seeming difficult to deal with in anticipation, intimidating

Dearth

a scarcity or lack of something

Decouple from

to separate, disengage, or dissociate something from something else

Defer

to put off an action or event to a later time, postpone; to submit humbly to

Deference

humble submission and respect

Denigrate

criticize unfairly; disparage

Deplete

use up the supply or resources of

Deprivation

the damaging lack of material benefits considered to be basic necessities in a society

Designation

the action of choosing a place for a special purpose or giving it a special status

Desultory

lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm; occurring randomly or occasionally

Detractor

a person who disparages someone or something

Diaspora

the dispersion or spread of a people from their original homeland

Dictate

to control or decisively affect; determine

Diffuse

to spread out over a large area; not concentrated

Dilute

to make something weaker in force, content, or value by modifying it or adding other elements to it

Disconcerting

causing one to feel unsettled

Discreet

careful and circumspect in one’s speech or actions, esp. in order to avoid causing offense or to gain an advantage

Discrete

individually separate and distinct

Disparate

containing elements very different from one another

Dispassionate

not influenced by strong emotion, and so able to be rational and impartial

Impassionate

filled with great emotion

Disperse

to distribute or spread over a wide area

Dispose

to get rid of by throwing away or giving or selling to someone else

Dissonance

a tension or clash resulting from the combination of two disharmonious or unsuitable elements

Dogmatic

inclined to lay down principles as irrefutably true

Dwindle

to diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength

Eclipse

to deprive of significance, power, or prominence

Edifice

a building, esp. one that is large and imposing; a complex system of beliefs

Elide

omit a sound or syllable when speaking

Elasticity

the ability to change and adapt

Elusive

difficult to find, catch, or achieve; difficult to remember or recall

Emanate

(of something abstract but perceptible) to spread out from (a source)

Emissary

a person sent as a diplomatic representative on a special mission

Enactment

the process of passing legislation

Encapsulate

express the essential features of something succinctly

Engender

to cause or give rise to

Entail

to involve something as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence

Entrench

to establish an attitude, habit, or belief, so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely

Ephemera

things that exist for a very short time

Epitomize

to be a perfect example of

Erode

to gradually destroy or be gradually destroyed

Erratic

not even or regular in pattern or movement

Escalate

become or cause to become more intense or serious

Evince

reveal the presence of a quality or feeling

Exhaustive

including or considering all elements or aspects, fully comprehensive

Evocative

bringing strong images, memories, or feeling to mind