SAT High Probability Vocabulary Review

Comprehensive list of SAT high probability vocabulary words including science-related terms, general terms categorized by function, general vocabulary, common second meanings, and words that appear negative but aren't.

Advantageous

providing an advantage

Charge

in electricity, positive or negative

Control group

in an experiment, the group in which the variable being tested is not changed

Empirical

relying on hard data

Hierarchy (adj., hierarchical)

system of rank; opposite of egalitarian

Isotope

alternate form of an element

Indigenous

native

Inhibit

prevent, impede (e.g., a response)

Innovative

new and revolutionary

Metabolism

the process of converting food to energy

Microbial

relating to microscopic organisms

Pigment

color

Predisposed

having a tendency toward

Regenerate

regrow

Replicate

repeat (an experiment) and obtain the same results

Saturate

to become completely soaked with

Stimulus

something that provokes a specific response

Symbiosis (adj., Symbiotic)

interaction between two organisms living close together, benefits both

Taxonomy

classification system

Trait

characteristic

Velocity

speed

Advance, Posit, Proffer, Speculate, Hypothesize

Make a Claim

Bolster, Buttress, Substantiate

Support a Claim

Ambivalence, Skepticism, Rebut, Refute

Question a Claim

Grapple with, Mull over, Ruminate about

Think about

Converge, Integrate, Intersect

Coming Together

Diverge

Moving Apart

Inherent, Innate, Intrinsic

Inborn

Infer, Surmise

Draw a Conclusion

Attribute, Cite

Provide Sources

Multitude, Plethora, Profusion

Large Amount

Dearth, Paucity

Small Amount

Disparate, Heterogeneous, Eclectic

Different, Diverse

Conspicuous, Distinctive, Salient

Noticeable, Striking

Benign, Innocuous

Harmless

Adept

skilled

Adversary

opponent

Align (oneself with)

support or adopt the position of

Authentic

genuine

Benevolent

kind

Centrality

state of being central or essential

Complement

to complete or perfect

Comprehensive

thorough, complete (NOT to be confused with comprehensible, which means "understandable")

Contingent

dependent upon

Confer

give, grant

Corollary

a statement or condition that logically results from a proven argument

Contemporary

current

Cultivate

grow, raise, e.g., crops

Displace

to force someone or something from its home or habitat

Disposition

personality

Engendering

to cause to exist; produce

Ideology

belief system

Impede, Inhibit

prevent; get in the way of

Ineluctable

unable to be avoided; inescapable

Insuperable

impossible to overcome

Irreproachable

blameless

Judicial

related to the law

Marginal

unimportant

Mitigate

make less severe

Preliminary

occurring before the main event

Prevail

win

Prevalent, Prevailing

widespread; generally accepted, e.g., the prevailing theory

Reciprocate

respond to an action or behavior with the same action/ behavior

Repudiate

to refuse to accept

Rudimentary

very basic

Shrewd

smart

Successor

person who inherits another's position

Unequivocal

leaving no doubt; unambiguous

Vindicate

to free from blame

Afford (Common Second Meaning)

Grant (e.g., an opportunity)

Appreciate (Common Second Meaning)

To take into account, recognize the merits of, OR to increase in value

Arrest (Common Second Meaning)

To stop (not just put handcuffs on a criminal)

Assume (Common Second Meaning)

To take on responsibility for, acquire (e.g., to assume a new position)

Austerity (Common Second Meaning)

Financial policy to reduce excess spending on luxury or non-essential items

Badger (Common Second Meaning)

To pester or annoy

Bent (Common Second Meaning)

Liking for. Synonym for penchant, predilection, proclivity

Capacity (Common Second Meaning)

Ability

Chance (Common Second Meaning)

To attempt

Channel (Common Second Meaning)

To direct something (e.g., energy, money) toward a specific purpose

Check (Common Second Meaning)

To restrain, control, or reduce

Coin (Common Second Meaning)

To invent (e.g., coin a phrase)

Compromise (Common Second Meaning)

To endanger or make vulnerable

Constitution (Common Second Meaning)

Build (e.g., a football player has a solid constitution)

Conviction (Common Second Meaning)

Certainty, determination

Couch (Common Second Meaning)

To hide

Discriminating (Common Second Meaning)

Able to make fine distinctions

Doctor (Common Second Meaning)

To tamper with

Economy (Common Second Meaning)

Thrift

Embroider (Common Second Meaning)

To falsify, make up stories about

Execute (Common Second Meaning)

To carry out

Exploit (Common Second Meaning)

Make use of (does not carry a negative connotation)

Facility (Common Second Meaning)

Ability to do something easily

Foil (Common Second Meaning)

v.To put a stop to (e.g., to foil a robbery)

Grave/ Gravity (Common Second Meaning)

Serious(ness)

Grill (Common Second Meaning)

To question intensely and repeatedly

Hamper (Common Second Meaning)

To get in the way ot hinder

Harbor (Common Second Meaning)

To possess, hold (e.g., to harbor a belief)

Hobble (Common Second Meaning)

Prevent impede

Plastic (Common Second Meaning)

Able to be changed, malleable (e.g., brain plasticity)

Provoke (Common Second Meaning)

Elicit (e.g., a reaction)