Digital SAT Vocabulary: 200 High-Value Words

A complete set of 200 high-value vocabulary words for the Digital SAT, organized into four tiers based on priority and review efficiency.

corroborate

confirm or support with evidence

undermine

weaken; make less credible

substantiate

support with evidence

bolster

strengthen or support

ameliorate

improve a bad situation

exacerbate

make worse

mitigate

make less severe

stymie

hinder or block progress

preclude

prevent; make impossible

circumvent

avoid or get around

tenuous

weak; poorly supported

substantial

considerable; significant

negligible

too small to matter

conflate

wrongly combine distinct things

delineate

describe or define precisely

demarcate

mark a boundary or distinction

manifest

clearly show; evident

inherent

naturally part of something

intrinsic

essential; naturally belonging

peripheral

secondary; at the edge

integral

essential to the whole

tangential

only slightly relevant

salient

especially important or notable

pertinent

relevant

recalcitrant

stubbornly resistant

sanguine

optimistic; confident

innocuous

harmless

impending

about to happen

incongruous

inconsistent; out of place

unassuming

modest; seemingly ordinary

pragmatic

practical

arbitrary

lacking a clear reason or system

nuanced

involving subtle distinctions

ambiguous

open to multiple interpretations

equivocal

ambiguous or noncommittal

plausible

reasonably believable

dubious

doubtful; questionable

warranted

justified

tentative

uncertain; provisional

ostensible

apparent, possibly not actual

repudiate

reject or disown

refute

prove or show false

rebut

argue against

contradict

conflict with

qualify

limit or modify a claim

concede

reluctantly admit

contend

argue or maintain

posit

propose as true

infer

conclude from evidence

speculate

theorize without firm evidence

ascertain

determine with certainty

discern

perceive or distinguish

elucidate

clarify or explain

articulate

express clearly

underscore

emphasize

exemplify

serve as an example of

evoke

bring to mind or cause a response

obscure

make unclear

indecipherable

impossible to understand or read

intricate

complicated and detailed

exhaustive

complete; comprehensive

cursory

quick and superficial

scrutinize

examine closely

disseminate

spread information widely

suppress

restrain or prevent from appearing

distort

misrepresent

misconstrue

interpret incorrectly

disparage

belittle

denigrate

unfairly criticize or belittle

laud

praise

endorse

approve or support

advocate

publicly support

inhibit

restrain or prevent

impede

obstruct or slow

constrain

restrict or limit

curtail

reduce or limit

facilitate

make easier

foster

encourage development

augment

increase or add to

amplify

increase or intensify

attenuate

weaken or reduce

proliferate

spread or increase rapidly

supplant

replace

predominate

be most common or important

ubiquitous

present everywhere

prevalent

widespread; common

sporadic

irregular; infrequent

persistent

continuing; enduring

resilient

able to recover or withstand difficulty

empirical

based on observation or experiment

anecdotal

based on isolated examples

counterintuitive

contrary to expectation

paradoxical

seemingly contradictory

overt

open; obvious

inadvertent

unintentional

inconsequential

unimportant

epitomize

perfectly exemplify

redress

remedy or correct

extraneous

irrelevant or unnecessary

arcane

obscure; known by few