Digital SAT Vocabulary: Words in Context (250+ vocabulary words) Save

offhand [adv., adj.]

casual; done without prior thought

circumvent [v.]

to get around; to bypass

eclipse [v.]

darken; extinguish; surpass

discernible [adj.]

distinguishable; able to be perceived by a sense

repudiate [v.]

to disown, reject, or deny the validity of

proclaim [v.]

to announce or declare publicly

foretell [v.]

to tell beforehand; to predict

recant [v.]

to formally withdraw; to revoke

disconcerting [adj.]

causing one to feel unsettled or uncomfortable

diverge [v.]

to move or extend in different directions

innocuous [adj.]

not harmful or offensive

novel [adj.]

new and different

unobtrusive [adj.]

not noticeable, inconspicuous

peripheral [adj.]

on the edge, secondary, marginal; not central to a main issue or concern

delegate [v.]

to divide up, especially responsibilities; to entrust to another

elusive [adj.]

difficult to find, catch, or achieve

imminent [adj.]

about to happen; likely to happen soon (often in a threatening context)

latent [adj.]

hidden, present but not realized; dormant

waive [v.]

to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer

concede [v.]

to acknowledge or admit

refute [v.]

to prove to be wrong or false

irrelevant [adj.]

not to the point, not applicable or pertinent

tenuous [adj.]

flimsy; fragile

nuanced [adj.]

having subtle differences in meaning

commercialization [n.]

the process of introducing a new product, service, or innovation into the commercial market

underscore [v.]

to draw attention to or to highlight

invalidate [v.]

to discredit; to render something null and void

inexplicable [adj.]

hard to explain or impossible to understand

localized [v.]

to limit or keep to a specific area

adhere [v.]

to attach, join, or cling

grapple [v.]

to struggle to overcome a difficulty or problem

ornamental [adj.]

decorative; embellishing

surmise [v.]

to infer based upon insufficient evidence; to guess

contrive [v.]

to devise or plan

disparate [adj.]

fundamentally different; distinct in quality

ambivalence [n.]

the state of having mixed or contradictory feelings about someone or something

infallible [adj.]

free from error; absolutely dependable and certain

atypical [adj.]

not typical, abnormal

lucrative [adj.]

bringing in money; profitable

proponent [n.]

one who argues in favor of; supporter

beneficiary [n.]

a person who receives an advantage from something

buttress [v.]

to support, prop up, strengthen

disengage [v.]

to free (oneself) from an engagement; to withdraw

comprise [v.]

to be made up of; to consist of

engulf [v.]

to flow over; to overwhelm

provoke [v.]

to call forth; to evoke

equanimity [n.]

the quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure

endure [v.]

to carry on through despite hardships; to put up with

premeditated [adj.]

characterized by something considered beforehand; deliberately planned

haphazard [adj.]

by chance; lacking order; random

fruitless [adj.]

not producing good results; unsuccessful

epitomize [v.]

to serve as the typical or ideal example of

incongruous [adj.]

not in harmony or aligned with other aspects of something; inconsistent

superfluous [adj.]

more than what is sufficient or required; unnecessary

equitable [adj.]

fair, just, embodying principles of justice; impartial

anomalous [adj.]

abnormal or irregular; unusual

irreproachable [adj.]

beyond criticism or blame; innocent

insuperable [adj.]

impossible to overcome; unconquerable

substantiate [v.]

provide evidence to support; prove

transpose [v.]

to change in form or nature; transform

banal [adj.]

lacking originality, freshness, or novelty

dogmatic [adj.]

arrogant and stubborn about one's beliefs; opinionated

indigenous [adj.]

belonging to a certain area; native

vacillate [v.]

to waver or hesitate; to fluctuate

intercede [v.]

to come between; to intervene

contrivance [n.]

a plan or scheme; invention

adjunct [n.]

1. assistant

proxy [n.]

one who acts as a substitute for another

equivocal [adj.]

open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous

preliminary [adj.]

something that comes before another thing; introductory, preparatory

idle [adj.]

not occupied; inactive

sporadic [adj.]

occurring at irregular intervals; random or intermittent

expedite [v.]

to speed up or hasten; accelerate

reverence [n.]

deep respect; veneration

exhaustive [adj.]

trying all possibilities; extensive

superficial [adj.]

near the surface; shallow

palpable [adj.]

capable of being felt; tangible

interdependent [adj.]

dependent upon one another

coincide [v.]

to occur at the same time; to be in agreement

pristine [adj.]

clean and pure; uncorrupted; immaculate

benevolent [adj.]

characterized by kindness; suggestive of goodwill; compassionate

scrupulous [adj.]

exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards and integrity

momentous [adj.]

having great or lasting importance; significant

counterintuitive [adj.]

contrary to one's intuition or common sense

inconsequential [adj.]

of no significance or consequence; unimportant

spurious [adj.]

of a deceitful nature or quality; false

copious [adj.]

plentiful in number; abundant

survey [v.]

to examine the condition or value of something; appraise

indistinct [adj.]

not clearly recognizable; faint or blurred

implicit [adj.]

implied or understood without words; unspoken

indisputable [adj.]

beyond question or argument; unquestionable

compound [v.]

to increase or add to; expand or multiply

vindicate [v.]

to free from blame; to give evidence to the truth of something; verify

preclude [v.]

to make impossible by necessary consequence; to rule out in advance; prevent

detract [v.]

to draw away from the importance of; distract, divert

precursor [n.]

one that indicates, suggests, or announces something to come

effervescent [adj.]

having the property of forming bubbles; bubbly; lively

ebullition [n.]

a sudden outburst

inextricable [adj.]

impossible to disentangle or separate

presage [v.]

to foreshadow or point to a future event; to predict