SAT C-Round Vocabulary Master List

Comprehensive practice set covering academic vocabulary (C1-C9) including scientific constants, linguistic definitions, and historical terms from the SAT Wordlists.

The word __________ refers to a large group of things collected together, such as patterns studied in vocabulary notes.

agglomeration

Something described as __________ is reduced in force or effect, such as a connection to an empire.

attenuated

An __________ is a short, amusing story about a real person or event.

anecdote

Krypton's emission spectrum includes a __________ wavelength.

$$583.2\,\text{nm}$$

Titanium's emission spectrum includes a __________ wavelength.

$$430.5\,\text{nm}$$

When something is __________, it is dependent on something else, such as an outcome based on environmental conditions.

contingent

To __________ means to combine two or more things into one.

conflate

The process of becoming hardened by calcium salts is known as __________.

calcification

If you are __________ with something, you have knowledge or experience of it.

conversant

A __________ is a point of congestion or obstruction, often discussed in last-mile delivery.

bottleneck

The term __________ describes moving in the same direction as the rotation, specifically regarding the orbit of Lysithea.

prograde

The term __________ describes moving in the opposite direction, such as the orbit of Mneme.

retrograde

The quality of being skillful and clever is defined by the word __________.

adroitly

An object that is __________ has symmetry around an axis, like spike waves.

axisymmetric

A __________ is a molecule found in living organisms, the formation of which can be hampered by water.

biomolecule

The study of knowledge is called __________.

epistemology

The DNA yield from the kit was reported as __________.

2,134\,\text{ng/\mu L}

An __________ is something that is very different from others, such as gigantic jets in a storm.

outlier

A __________ is a bacteria type that obtains energy through photosynthesis, like L. maxima.

cyanobacterium

The quality of being particularly noticeable is known as __________.

salience

Something that is __________ is present everywhere, such as a mutation in dog breeds.

ubiquitous

The loss of a crablike body form in crustaceans is called __________.

decarcinization

A person with expertise in many subjects, like Vollmann, is a __________.

polymath

The shifting of light toward shorter wavelengths is known as __________.

blueshift

The shifting of light toward longer wavelengths is known as __________.

redshift

A __________ is a unit of distance used at sea that correlates to one minute of latitude.

nautical mile

Terrain made of limestone with caves and sinkholes is called __________.

karst

The process of evaporation from plants to cool themselves is known as __________.

evapotranspiration

A __________ is a flowering plant, and its pollinators are predicted by syndromes.

angiosperm

Flowers that are pollinated by butterflies are described as __________.

psychophilous

The ancient writing system used for Sumerian was __________.

cuneiform

The researcher __________ discovered the lysogenic cycle.

Lederberg

A __________ is a scientist who dates events using tree rings.

dendrochronologist

A __________ was a single landmass made of most continents, with an example being Vaalbara.

supercontinent

The state of being unknown or hard to understand is __________.

obscurity

Something belonging to a different time period is said to be __________.

anachronistic

A __________ is a flock of starlings swirling together before they roost.

murmuration

The highest point of glory or elevation to divine status is the __________.

apotheosis

The study of flags is called __________.

vexillology

The architecture style in Spain that championed nature is known as __________.

Modernista

A person who is an early __________ supports or advocates for something, like Laura Les for hyperpop.

exponent

The act of returning something to its original condition is __________.

restoration

The term __________ refers to the range of different wavelengths.

spectrum

The quality of being thorough and careful in research is called __________.

rigor

A __________ result is one that proves something definitively.

conclusive

Organisms that obtain food from organic matter are described as __________.

heterotrophic

The emission of light not caused by heat is called __________.

luminescence

The right to vote in political elections is referred to as __________.

suffrage

The accumulation of substances in organisms over time is __________.

bioaccumulation

An __________ poem is one that explores or describes a work of art.

ekphrastic