sat vocabulary 650 words

1. Illusory

based on illusion; not real or true; deceptive.

2. Imposing

grand and impressive in appearance.

3. Ingenious

clever, original, and inventive.

4.Meticulous

showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise

5. Pristine

in its original condition; unspoiled or clean.

6.Affecting

causing emotion or touching the feelings.

7. Engender

to cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition)

8. Constrict

to make narrower, tighter, or smaller.

9.Honor

high respect; to regard with great respect and esteem

10. Repudiate

to reject or refuse to accept.

11. Pervasive

spreading widely throughout an area or group of people

12. Credible

believable or convincing.

13. Assertive

confident and forceful in expressing opinions or desires

14. Profound

very great or intense; showing deep insight.

15. Anticipate

to expect or look forward to something.

16. Withdraw

to remove or take away; to retreat or pull back

17. Steer

to guide or control the direction of something.

18. Controversy in

public disagreement or heated discussion within a topic or field.

19. Exposure to

the state of being introduced to or affected by something

20. Dependence on

reliance on or need for something or someone

21. Advancement in

progress or development in a particular area

22. Prolong

to extend the duration of something.

23. Counteract

to act against or neutralize the effect of something

24. Trigger

to cause something to start or happen.

25. Soothe

to calm or relieve pain or distress.

26. Indifferent

having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned

27. Revolted

disgusted or shocked by something.

28. Superior

higher in rank, status, or quality.

29. Fusion

the process or result of joining two or more things together

30. Dismissal

the act of sending someone away or rejecting something

31. Critique

a detailed analysis and assessment.

32. Simplification

the process of making something easier or simpler to understand

33. Restate

to say something again or differently.

34. Detect

to discover or identify the presence of something

35. Enroll

to officially register as a member or participant.

36. Value

the importance, worth, or usefulness of something

37. Disregard

to pay no attention to; ignore.

38. Display

to show or exhibit.

39. Irrelevant to

not related or applicable to something.

40. Prohibitive in

serving to forbid or prevent something by making it difficult or costly.

41. Distinctive to

characteristic of and unique to something

42. Constrain

to limit or restrict.

43. Undermine

to weaken or damage gradually or insidiously

44. Captivated by

strongly attracted or fascinated by something

45. Predictable

able to be foreseen or expected.

46. Timeworn

damaged or impaired by age or use; oldfashioned.

47. Accentuate

to make something more noticeable or prominent

48. Rectify

to correct or put right.

49. Obscure

not well known; unclear or difficult to understand

50. Nebulous

vague, unclear, or ill-defined.

51. Unprecedented

never done or known before; without previous example

52. Concrete

existing in a real, tangible form; specific and definite

53. Spectacle

an impressive or unusual sight or display.

54. Reproduction

the process of making a copy or duplicate of something

55. Pretentiousness

the quality of trying to appear more important or clever than one really is.

56. Disguise

something that changes appearance to hide identity

57. Enduring

lasting for a long time; durable.

58. Conspicuous

easily seen or noticed; attracting attention

59. Deserving

worthy of reward or praise.

60. Uncertain

not sure or definite; doubtful.

61. Equivocal

ambiguous; open to more than one interpretation

62. Persuasive

able to convince or influence someone.

63. Exclusive

limited to a particular group; not shared.

64. Irreproachable

faultless; beyond criticism.

65. Unequivocal

leaving no doubt; clear and unambigious

66. Insuperable

impossible to overcome.

67. Ineluctable

inevitable; unable to be avoided.

68. Precede

to come before in time or order.

69. Designate

to officially choose or appoint someone or something for a specific purpose.

70. Nurture

to care for and encourage growth or development

71. Preclude

to prevent or make impossible.

72. Assess

to evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, or value of something

73. Unvarying

not changing; constant.

74. Objective

based on facts, not influenced by personal feelings or opinions

75. Reciprocate

to give or feel in return; respond mutually

76. Annotate

to add notes or comments to a text or diagram

77. Equalize

to make equal or uniform.

78. Achieved

successfully reached a goal or completed a task

79. Eccentric

unconventional or slightly strange behavior or style

80. Meager

lacking in quantity or quality; insufficient.

81. Conventional

based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed

82. Random

made or done without method or conscious decision

83. Tough

strong and durable; difficult to break or deal with

84. Hideous

extremely ugly or unpleasant.

85. Irresolvable

impossible to solve or fix.

86. Self-contradictory

containing opposing or conflicting statements or ideas

87. Imperative

of vital importance; necessary.

88. Unavoidable

certain to happen; impossible to avoid.

89. Convince

to persuade someone to believe or do something

90. Distract

to divert attention away from something.

91. Fluctuate

to change or vary irregularly.

92. Testify

to give evidence or bear witness, especially in a legal context

93. Conflict

a serious disagreement or argument.

94. Mock

to make fun of or ridicule.

95. Apprised of

informed or notified about something.

96. Unsympathetic to

showing no pity or understanding toward someone or something.

97. Cited in

mentioned or referred to in a particular source

98. Placated by

calmed or pacified by something.

99. Dispersed

scattered or spread over a wide area.

100. Customary

according to the usual practices or traditions