Prep Expert Digital SAT Vocabulary Lists 1–16

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering high-frequency SAT terms and definitions from Prep Expert Digital SAT Vocabulary Lists 1 through 16.

Dexterity

Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands

Inane

Silly; stupid

Malevolent

Having or showing a wish to do evil to others

Prosaic

Ordinary, lacking imagination or excitement

Elusive

Difficult to find, catch, or achieve

Candor

The quality of being open and honest

Renounce

To formally give up, reject, or disown something, such as a claim, belief, or title

Fortuitous

Fortunately happening by chance or accident rather than design

Tenuous

Weak, slender, or fragile, lacking strength or substance

Hackneyed

Lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal

Aberration

A deviation from the normal or typical

Peripheral

On the edge of something, not centrally important

Stoic

A person who is unaffected by or indifferent to pleasure or pain, showing self-control

Transient

Temporary or passing, not lasting or permanent

Harbinger

A herald of something to come, often serving as a sign or indication of future events

Brazen

Bold and without shame

Contrite

Feeling or expressing remorse at the recognition that one has done wrong

Pretentious

Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed

Porous

Capable of allowing the passage or diffusion of substances through pores or openings

Profound

Having deep meaning, significance, or insight

Capitulate

To cease resisting or fighting; to admit defeat or accept an unfavorable outcome

Dynamic

Characterized by constant change, activity, or progress

Alleviate

Make suffering less severe

Whimsical

Playfully quaint or fanciful, having a sense of unpredictable or fantastical charm

Facetious

Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor

Decipher

Convert a text written in code into normal language

Ambivalent

Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas

Surmise

To make an educated guess or inference based on limited evidence or intuition

Prevail

Prove more powerful or superior; predominate

Intrepid

Fearless or courageous in the face of danger, challenges, or difficult situations

Insidious

Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects

Posit

Assume as a fact; put forward as a basis of argument

Vindicate

To clear from blame, suspicion, or doubt, proving one's innocence or correctness

Obfuscate

Render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible

Fastidious

Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail

Culminate

Reach a climax or point of highest development

Laudatory

Expressing praise and commendation

Rebut

Offers arguments or evidence in response to a claim or accusation, contradicting or disproving it

Immutable

Unchanging over time or unable to be changed

Enigma

A person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand

Ebullient

Cheerful and full of energy

Latent

Existing but not yet developed or manifest; hidden or concealed

Nuance

A subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound

Conjecture

An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information

Clairvoyant

A person who claims to have a supernatural ability to perceive future events

Conspicuous

Standing out so as to be clearly visible

Contentious

Causing or likely to cause an argument

Equanimity

Mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation

Encapsulate

Express the essential features of something succinctly

Proponent

A person who advocates a theory, proposal, or action

Cogent

Clear, logical, and convincing

Circumvent

To find a way around or bypass an obstacle, rule, or restriction

Coalesce

Come together to form one mass or whole

Furtive

Attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or trouble; secretive

Depravity

Moral corruption; wickedness

Brevity

Concise and exact use of words in writing or speech

Corollary

An inference that can be drawn from existing information or knowledge

Verisimilitude

The appearance or semblance of truth or reality in a work of fiction or art

Palliate

To alleviate or reduce the severity of something

Monotonous

Lacking in variety or variation; dull and repetitive

Plethora

A large or excessive amount of something

Innate

Possessed from birth; inherent or present in an individual from the beginning

Succumb

To give in or yield to pressure, temptation, or a superior force

Desolate

A place deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness

Pernicious

Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way

Garrulous

Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

Decry

Publicly denounce

Pragmatic

Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is practical

Impervious

Not allowing fluid to pass through

Mitigate

Make less severe, serious, or painful

Assiduous

Showing great care and perseverance

Deleterious

Causing harm or damage

Evanescent

Soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing

Anachronistic

Contradicting or inconsistent with the time in which something exists or occurs

Confound

Cause surprise or perplex

Ephemeral

Lasting for a very short time

Modicum

A small quantity of a particular thing, especially something considered desirable or valuable

Ostensible

Stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily

Pedantic

Characterized by a narrow or rigid adherence to formal rules or academic conventions

Vitriolic

Harshly critical or caustic, characterized by malice