SAT Vocabulary: A New Approach, 2nd Edition

A collection of vocabulary flashcards based on key terms and definitions from the SAT Vocabulary lecture.

Lexicon

The body of vocabulary used in a particular language or by a particular person or group.

Engender

To cause or give rise to a feeling, situation, or condition.

Ineluctable

Inevitable; unable to be avoided or escaped.

Ambivalent

Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

Accentuate

To make something more noticeable or prominent.

Assert

To state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully.

Substantiate

To provide evidence to support or prove the truth of something.

Corroborate

To confirm or give support to a statement, theory, or finding.

Validate

To check or prove the accuracy of something.

Questioning a Claim

The act of challenging or critiquing a particular assertion.

Rebut

To offer a counterargument against a claim believed to be false.

Refute

To prove that a claim is false or incorrect.

Proponent

A person who advocates for a theory, proposal or course of action.

Detractor

A person who criticizes or speaks negatively about someone or something.

Skeptic

A person inclined to question or doubt accepted opinions.

Mundane

Lacking interest or excitement; dull.

Ephemeral

Lasting for a very short time.

Moribund

At the point of death or in decline; stagnant.

Obscure

Not discovered or known about; uncertain.

Draconian

Excessively harsh and severe.

Cumbersome

Large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; unwieldy.

Quixotic

Exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.