High-Probability SAT Word-List

A comprehensive vocabulary list from the High-Probability SAT Word-List including meanings and parts of speech relevant for SAT preparation.

Mutable

liable to change *Weather patterns are mutable, shifting from sunshine to rain within hours.)

eminence

fame/superiority/highstatus

notorious

being famous for bad behavior

Temperance

moderation, self-restraint

nominal

title existing in name only / small cost

arduous

very difficult/demanding

indoctrine

to teach he act of teaching a person or group to accept a set of beliefs, ideas, or rules without questioning them

confounded

confused

Deleterious

harmful

Calamity

great disaster

opulence

great wealth

abhorrent

disgust or loathing

emulating

To imitate or copy in order to equal or surpass.

Exuberant

enthusiastic

profundity

great intellect

apropos

connection to time- relevant, appropriate

Voracious

Doing something eagerly/passionatly

Specious

seemingly correct, true, or attractive, but actually false, deceptive, or lacking real merit

Obfuscate

to deliberately make something unclear or difficult to understand or to confuse intentionally. The lawyer tried to obfuscate the facts of the case to confuse the jury.

convolute

to make something complex or confusing by intertwining or twisting it. The convoluted instructions made it hard to assemble the furniture.

Homogenous

of the same kind; alike

languidly

in a slow or weak manner

delineate

to describe or portray something precisely (The artist will delineate the landscape in vivid detail.)

meekly

in a quiet, gentle manner

incentivize

to provide motivation or encouragement to do something

Secluded

far away from other people; very quiet

Eliciting

to draw out; extract

Exploiting

make full use of

Monetizing/ Capitalising

earn revenue from something

Belies

to give an idea that something is false or not true

Forestall

to take action to prevent someone from doing something

Underscore

highlight

Overshadow

to make someone/something seem less important

Satirized

to use satire to show faults in a person

Eclipsed

to make someone feel less important

Augmented

to make something larger or fuller

Convened

to bring together a group of people

Idiosyncratic

Having strange or unusual habits or ways of behaving

Incongruous

not in harmony with the environment; not the same/ equal

Opportune for

a situation that is favourable for a particular action or event

Presumptuous

excessively bold or forward; overstepping due bounds

Ambiguous

not having one obvious meaning; unclear ideas

Placated by

to stop someone from feeling angry

Apprised of

to be informed about something

Wrought

worked into shape by artistry or effort; to make someone/yourself work very hard

Bestow

confer or present

Apathy

lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern

Ambivalence

having mixed feelings or ideas

Acclaim

praise

Foresight

The ability to predict what will happen in the future

Discern

recognize or find out

Yield

produce or create

Perceptible

able to be seen or noticed

Permissible

permitted; allowed

Palpable

that can be seen or touched

Repudiate

reject

Corroborate

provide evidence for

Superfluous

not necessary

Immutable

Unchanging over time

Prententious

trying to appear more clever or important than you are

Subvert

undermine the power and authority of

Intercede

intervene on behalf of another

Vindicate

clear someone of blame or suspicion

Evince

indicate

Preclude

prevent something from happening

Induce

cause

Concur with

agree with someone or something

Nebulous

vague or unclear

Unprecedented

never done or known before

Erratic

irregular pattern

Precipitating

to occur prematurely

Engendering

rise/increase

Insurmountable

too great to be overcome

Accentuate

magnify

Conjectures

an opinion or conclusion formed based on incomplete information

Salvage

save

Supplant

replace

Brooded on

to think a lot about something that makes you upset or anxious

Assuage

to make an unpleasant feeling less strong

Denounce

publicly declare to be wrong or evil

Discount

to consider something not important

Misconstrue

interpret wrongly

Denigrate

to criticise someone/something in an unfair way

Arcane

understood by few; mysterious

Defunct

no longer existing or functioning

Ubiquitous

present everywhere

Disparage

to criticize something/someone in a disrespectful way

Stymie

hinder the progress of

Outstrip

move faster and overtake someone

Imperative

of vital importance

Prohibitive

too expensive for most people; prevent something from being done

Buttress

strengthen or support

Constrict

make something narrower

Mitigate

to make less stressful or painful; alleviate

Candour

the quality of being open and honest

Reverence

respect

Prudence

cautious

Inconsequential

of little value or importance

Momentous

of great importance or significance

Exhaustive

including everything possible