550 words to learn for the SAT

SAT Vocabulary

adhere

To hold fast or stick together

advantageous

favorable, useful

aerial

Done from or in the air

ambivalence

the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes

anon

soon, shortly

acquisition

The initial stage in classical conditioning; the phase associating a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus so that the neutral stimulus comes to elicit a conditioned response. In operant conditioning, the strengthening of a reinforced response.

attribute

(n.) a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something; (v.) to assign to, credit with; to regard as caused by or resulting from

beneficiary

one who receives benefits

benign

harmless

Binary

A way of representing information using only two options.

bureaucratic

Insisting on strict rules and routine, often to the point of hindering effectiveness

buttress

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

bystander

one who looks on or observes, a person present but not taking part

circumvent

to get around; to bypass

coincide

to happen at the same time

Commissioned

Chosen and sent to do something important

Comparable to

adj. able to be compared

complementary

serving to complete something

concede

(v.) to admit as true; to yield, submit

conceptualize

to form a concept or idea

conditions

circumstances affecting the way people live or work

Confined to

limited

Conform to

fit in with

conjecture

to guess

consistent with

in agreement with, congruent with

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contemporary

modern

contrive

(v.) to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan

corollary

(n.) a proposition that follows from one already proven; a natural consequence or result; (adj.) resultant or consequent

Decentralized

governmental power is spread among more than one person or group

delegate

A person appointed or elected to represent others

delve

(v.) to dig; to search deeply and thoroughly into

Derived from

obtained from

deviates

depart from an established course

dignity

the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect

discernible

understandable

disconcerting

causing one to feel unsettled

disengage

uncouple; separate; disconnect

disorienting

confusing

disengage

uncouple; separate; disconnect

disorienting

confusing

disparate

fundamentally different; entirely unlike

dispute

a disagreement, argument, or debate

ditty

a simple song

Diverge

to vary; go in different directions from the same point

Diversification

Spreading out investments to reduce risk

dormant

inactive

Doth

does

Drafting

To draw the outlines or plan of; sketch

dulcet

melodious; pleasing to the ear

dynamic

active, energetic, forceful

eclispe

The partial or total blocking of one object in space by another

edifice

a large, elaborate structure; an imposing building

Elizabethan

Relating to Elizabeth, queen of England, or to her era.

elusive

difficult to find, catch, or achieve

emigrate

To leave one country or region and settle in another

epitomizing

perfect example

equanimity

(n.) calmness, composure, refusal to panic

etched

cut or impressed into a surface

evolving

to develop gradually by process of growth and change

exalt

to glorify

exquisite

beautifully made

fabriciate

Invent something

fanciful

using the imagination

fluctuate

to rise and fall; to vary irregularly

foreground

the part of a work depicted as nearest to the viewer

foretells

to predict

forge

to give form or shape to; to advance gradually

foster

to stimulate, promote, encourage

fruitless

not producing the desired results, unsuccessful

germinate

to begin to grow, come into being

Guild

A medieval organization of crafts workers or trades people.

haphazard

(adj.) by chance; not planned; lacking order

Hast

to have

hinder

to delay; to stop or prevent from happening

imminent

about to happen

impartial

unbiased; neutral

impenetrable

impossible to pass through or enter

imperceptible

impossible to perceive

implement

To put into action; execute

imposing

impressive by virtue of size, power, or manner

impractical

unrealistic

inadequate

not enough

inauguration

A ceremony in which the president takes the oath of office

indecipherable

not able to be read or understood

independent of

not dependent, not relying on something else/ not be controlled by anybody

Indifference

a lack of interest or concern

indigenous

native

inexplicable

hard to explain or impossible to understand

infrequent

not occurring often

inherent

Existing as a natural part

innocuous

harmless

inspecting

looking over carefully; examining

interchangeable

being able to change places or replace something else

interjected

interrupted

interminable

endless

interpret

Explain the meaning of

intertribal

Between tribes

intutive

instinctive, untaught

invalidate

(v.) to make valueless, take away all force or effect

inventive

creative