Digital SAT Vocabulary Definitions

Vocabulary flashcards covering key terms from Prep Expert Digital SAT Lists 1-16.

Memoir

A historical account or autobiography based on personal knowledge

Dexterity

Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands

Harvest

The act of gathering crops; to gather or obtain with effort

Degrade

To deteriorate in condition or to humiliate

Emerge

To move out into view; become visible

Divert

To redirect or cause to change course

Retrospect

Looking back on past events

Forge

To create or build something strong or lasting

Inane

Silly; stupid

Impudent

Rude and disrespectful

Vulgar

Crude; lacking refinement or good taste

Invigorate

To give strength or energy to

Malevolent

Having or showing a wish to do evil to others

Disparage

To belittle; regard as of little worth

Impartial

Fair and unbiased

Prosaic

Ordinary; lacking imagination

Pilgrimage

A pilgrim’s journey

Ratify

To formally approve or confirm

Elusive

Hard to find, catch, or achieve

Subtle

Delicate or not obvious

Narrative

A spoken or written story

Predatory

Seeking to exploit or oppress

Evoke

To bring a feeling or memory to mind

Candor

Honesty; openness

Ideal

Perfect; most suitable

Suppress

To prevent expression or occurrence

Renounce

To give up or reject formally

Deviate

To depart from a course

Pivotal

Crucial; of central importance

Disdain

Contempt; regard as unworthy

Prudent

Wise and cautious

Domestic

Relating to home or family

Abstain

To refrain from doing something

Perceptive

Keenly aware; discerning

Fortuitous

Happening by chance; lucky

Overburdened

Overloaded; overwhelmed

Tenuous

Weak; lacking substance

Hackneyed

Overused; unoriginal

Annotate

To add explanatory notes

Effectual

Producing the desired result

Aberration

A deviation from the norm

Yield

To surrender or to produce

Frugal

Thrifty; avoiding waste

Peripheral

On the edge; not central

Replicable

Capable of being reproduced

Stimulus

Something that incites activity

Monarch

A sovereign ruler

Wary

Cautious; watchful

Cosmic

Relating to the universe

Juvenile

Relating to young people

Tangible

Perceptible by touch; concrete

Stoic

Unaffected by pleasure or pain

Rhetoric

Art of persuasive language

Fanciful

Imaginative; unrealistic

Condescending

Patronizing; looking down on

Transient

Temporary; short-lived

Circuitous

Indirect; longer than direct

Inexplicable

Unexplainable

Censure

Formal disapproval

Harbinger

A sign of things to come

Brazen

Bold and without shame

Stately

Dignified and majestic

Infrastructure

Basic physical framework

Nefarious

Wicked; criminal

Aide

Assistant; helper

Adhere

To stick or stay attached

Contrite

Feeling remorse

Entitled

Feeling deserving of privileges

Pretentious

Showy; claiming undeserved importance

Abstract

Existing as an idea; not concrete

Inhibit

To hinder or restrain

Correlate

To have a mutual relationship

Superficial

Shallow; only surface-level

Twentieth Century

Period from 1901 to 1999

Ascend

To rise or climb

Undermine

To weaken secretly

Adversity

Hardship or misfortune

Porous

Permeable; full of pores

Dismissive

Showing disregard

Profound

Deep in meaning

Rudimentary

Basic; undeveloped

Cultivate

To develop or nurture

Capitulate

To surrender; give in

Dynamic

Energetic; constantly changing

Acquire

To obtain or get

Contemplate

To think deeply about

Alleviate

To relieve or lessen

Vigor

Energy; vitality

Satire

Humorous criticism using irony

Colonial

Relating to colonies

Aboriginal

Indigenous; first inhabitants

Conceal

To hide

Inconsequential

Trivial; unimportant

Whimsical

Playfully fanciful

Chronicle

A factual record of events

Foster

To encourage growth

Invasive

Intrusively spreading or harmful

Infamy

Dishonor; notorious bad fame

Facetious

Witty; joking about serious matters

Intrigue

To fascinate or arouse curiosity