VietAccepted SAT 500 C1-C2 Vocabulary Flashcards

A collection of high-ROI SAT vocabulary words (C1-C2 level) sourced from real Corpus tests, including formal definitions and synonyms relevant for the Reading and Writing Words in Context section.

repudiate

to refuse to accept; to reject formally

corroborate

to confirm or give support to a statement

equivocal

open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous

meticulous

showing great attention to detail

subvert

to undermine the power or authority of

substantiate

to provide evidence to support or prove

mitigate

to make less severe or painful

idiosyncratic

peculiar to an individual

preclude

to prevent something from happening

supplant

to replace, especially by underhand means

discern

to recognize or perceive clearly

evince

to show or reveal a quality clearly

contentious

causing or likely to cause an argument

preempt

to take action to prevent something

ameliorate

to make something bad better

scrutinize

to examine or inspect closely

presuppose

to require as a precondition; to assume beforehand

incongruous

not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings

abate

to become less intense or widespread

eschew

to deliberately avoid using

engender

to cause or give rise to a feeling or situation

untenable

not able to be maintained or defended

harbinger

a person or thing that announces something coming

perfunctory

carried out without thought or care

anomalous

deviating from what is standard

elusive

difficult to find, catch, or achieve

attenuate

to reduce the force or value

verisimilitude

the appearance of being true or real

exhaustive

examining all possible aspects

tantamount

equivalent in seriousness or effect

ubiquitous

present, appearing, or found everywhere

portend

to be a sign or warning of something to come

immutable

unchanging over time; not subject to change

insuperable

impossible to overcome

opaque

not transparent; hard to understand

conjecture

an opinion based on incomplete information

conflate

to combine two or more things into one

ineluctable

unable to be resisted or avoided

sanction

official permission or approval

esoteric

intended for or understood by only a small group

authoritative

able to be trusted as accurate

unequivocal

leaving no doubt; unambiguous

ephemeral

lasting for a very short time

promulgate

to make widely known; to promote

paucity

the presence of something in small quantities

precarious

not securely held; uncertain

incipient

in an initial stage; beginning

obviate

to remove the need for; to avert

salubrious

health-giving; wholesome

clandestine

kept secret or done secretively

prescient

having knowledge of events before they happen

epitomize

to be a perfect example of

ingenious

clever, original, and inventive

inextricable

impossible to disentangle or separate

inimical

tending to obstruct or harm; hostile

commensurate

corresponding in size or degree

tangential

barely connected to a subject

equivocation

the use of ambiguous language to conceal

attrition

gradual reduction in workforce/strength

pristine

in its original condition; untouched

volatile

liable to change rapidly; unstable

extirpate

to root out and destroy completely

arcane

understood by few; mysterious

inchoate

just begun and so not fully formed

maudlin

sentimentality in a sickly way

exiguous

very small in size or amount

insouciance

casual lack of concern

encomium

a speech expressing high praise

truculent

eager or quick to argue