SAT Vocabulary Builder
~1200 Useful Vocabulary for a high score
What you'll learn
Ø Achieve high score by using and understanding a wide range of English vocabulary
Ø Boost your SAT score by learning and using a wide range of vocabulary
Ø Improve your reading and writing skills with better understanding of complex words
This course Covers
1. Learn Complex Vocabulary frequently used in SAT
2. Power Words
3. List of 900 words frequently used in SAT English Test
4. Replace use of words starting with VERY with better Vocabulary
Complex Vocabulary with Explanations
Frequently used in SAT
1. Abstain: To not do something
Ex: He abstained from office festivities as he was upset about his uncle’s health.
2. Accolade: Praise or an award
Ex: The play received many accolades for excellent writing and acting.
3. Acrid: Strong and bitter as related to a taste or smell
The acrid smoke filled the air, causing many people to escape.
4. Adulation: Admiration and praise for someone who may not deserve it.
The Minister accepted the adulation from people.
5. Alchemy: A precursor of chemistry who would try to find a potion to cure everything and turn lead to gold
The library has many books on ancient alchemy.
6. Ambiguous: Unclear, a statement that carries more than one meaning.
His statement on the matter was Ambiguous
7. Anecdote: An information/story about a person, usually interesting story
My Grandparent would tell me anecdote stories about my father’s childhood.
8. Anthology: A collection of writing like stories or poems
The Library has a good range of anthology.
9. Aspiration: A strong Desire to achieve something (position or possession)
Today’s youth has aspirations of better career
10. Arduous: Difficult, Requiring a great deal of strength and efforts.
Getting admission to Ivy League colleges is an arduous task.
11. Antipodes: Two places which are on opposite sides of earth
Knowledge of antipodes help in geological studies.
12. Atrophy: To waste away, decline
13. Braggart: A person who speaks proud of himself or his achievements/deeds
Although my friend is a successful person he never misses a chance to brag about it.
14. Backlash: A strong reaction to a political or social event or decision
The government faced backlash on the new tax policy.
15. Belligerent: Aggressive
16. Circumscribe: To restrict
17. Chastised: To criticize in a severe manner
18. Censorious: Extremely Critical approach or behaviour
19. Commence: To begin, to Start
20. Concurred: to have the same opinion
21. Congenial: A trait that has been acquired
22. Consummate: To complete, to fulfil
23. Curtail: to reduce or to cut short
24. Counterfeit: To copy something with an intention to deceive
25. Cryptic: Mysterious, not clear
26. Denounce: To inform against,
27. Defraud: To take a possession of (money/rights/property) by unfair means
28. Domicile: A place of Residence
29. Decipher: succeed in understanding, interpreting or identifying something
30. Diplomacy: The art of management of relations (generally referred to between two countries)
31. Deleterious: Harmful or damaging
32. Disparage: To criticize to disrespect
33. Elude: To escape from, (generally used as escaping by tricking others)
34. Elusive: Difficult to Find
35. Earmark: To keep separate (an amount, something) for a specific purpose or person.
36. Embroiled: to get involved in a difficult situation
37. Endure: Suffer patiently
38. Endurance: the ability to endure a difficult process, the capacity of something to withstand wear and tear
39. Emulate: To imitate someone or something with intentions of surpassing them
40. Expunge: Remove completely (something unwanted or unpleasant)
41. Esoteric: Meant for or understood by only a small group with special knowledge
42. Expurgate: To remove parts of a writing that can be offensive or unsuitable
43. Egregious: Extremely bad, shocking
44. Flattery: Excessive or insincere praise
45. Flattered: To feel pleased as someone said good things about you or someone shows their admiration towards you
46. Fidelity: support or loyalty to a person or an organisation
47. Fatuous: Silly or foolish
48. Flout: Openly disregard a rule or law
49. Fraudulent: something done by deception, especially criminal deception
50. Fractious: irritable or quarrelsome (referred towards children)
51. Genesis: The origin or mode of formation of something
52. Genetic: Related to gene or heredity
53. Germinal: Relating to or of the nature of a germ cell
54. Gratuitous: Uncalled for, something done without a good reason
55. Harbinger: A forerunner of something
56. Heretical: against official or popular opinion
57. Hinder: Make it difficult for someone to do something or for something to happen
58. Illusive: Deceptive
59. Elusive: difficult to find
60. Inception: Starting point of an institution or activity
61. Indigenous: Native, originating or occurring naturally in a particular place
62. Innocuous: Not harmful, not offensive
63. Ingrate: an ungrateful person
64. Inexorable: Impossible to stop or prevent
65. Impregnable: Unable to be captured or broken into
66. Impertinence: Rudeness, Lack of respect
67. Instigate: Incite someone to something especially something bad
68. Intransigence: Refusal to change one’s view
69. Ire: Anger
70. Jargon: special words or expressions used by a profession or group that are difficult for others to understand
71. Judicature: The Judiciary, the administration of justice
72. Lamentation: The passionate expression of grief or sorrow
73. Largess: Money or gifts given generously
74. Lenient: someone who is more merciful or tolerant than expected
75. Laceration: A deep cut or tear in skin or flesh
76. Magnitude: The great size or extent of something
77. Martinet: A strict disciplinarian, A person who demands complete obedience
78. Meander: A winding curve or bend of a river or road
79. Malefactor: A person who commits a crime or some other wrong
80. Macrocosm: the whole of a complex structure, especially the world or universe
81. Mundane: Lacking interest or excitement, dull
82. Monumental: Great in Importance, Extent or size
83. Negate: Make ineffective, nullify
84. Notoriety: The state of being famous for some bad quality or deed
85. Opaque: Not transparent
86. Obtrude: Impose or force something on someone in an intrusive way
87. Orthodox: following or conforming to the traditional or generally accepted rules or beliefs
88. Overwrought: In a state of nervousness, excitement or anxiety
89. Panacea: A solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases
90. Parch: Make or become dry through intense heat
91. Pejorative: Expressing Contempt or disapproval
92. Pertain: Be appropriate, related or applicable to
93. Pathos: A quality that evokes pity or sadness
94. Pathology: the science of the causes and effects of diseases
95. Placate: Make someone less angry or hostile
96. Podium: A small platform generally used to stand and give speeches
97. Plaudits: An expression of praise or approval
98. Precinct: A division of a city or town for police administration or voting purposes
99. Preempt: To act to prevent something to happen
100. Pretence: Making people believe something that is not true
101. Prostration: The state of being extremely weak or physically exhausted
102. Primeval: Ancient, belonging to the earliest time in the world
103. Pry: to find out details of someone’s private life in an impolite manner: to force open something
104. Punctilious: Very careful to pay attention to the details
105. Quaint: Unusual or old fashioned in an attractive way
106. Ramifications: The consequences of an action
107. Red Tape: Official rules that keep things from being done quickly and easily
108. Refute: Prove something or someone is wrong
109. Remuneration: Payment for work or a service
110. Reproach: To blame someone for their action
111. Revere: To respect or admire someone or something
112. Sacrosanct: something that is concerned very important and should not be changed
113. Scrupulous: Doing something carefully, honestly and fairly
114. Semantics: The study of meanings of words
115. Speckled: Covered with many small dots or spots
116. Stimulate: To encourage to become active
117. Succinct: Concise, brief and clear
118. Superlative: Superior or the highest degree
119. Tenacious: Hold firmly, determined, to keep an opinion position or course of action
120. Tinge: To give something a small amount of colour quality or emotion
121. Trivial: Not Important, Not valuable
122. Transgress: To break the rules of moral or social behaviour
123. Vend: To sell
124. Verbose: Using more words than needed
125. Vociferous: Expressing one’s opinion loudly
126. Vulnerable: Easily harmed or attacked
127. Wilful: Intentionally (of something bad)
Power Words
Here is a list of power words along with a sample usage; Learning and using these words will help you in improving your score in SAT test.
Competence: Industry needs workers with high degree of competence
Emphasis: Some countries give emphasis on skill development
Prospective: companies impart training to their prospective employees
Invariably: Post graduates invariably get better job options
Dedication: it takes time and dedication to complete a degree
Ability: One must be aware of his/her abilities
Self-esteem: having a high self-esteem always helps
Distress: Unemployment can be a cause of distress among youth
Vocational: some countries have developed great training programs for vocational training
Perspective: We should consider other’s perspective as well
Trades people: The electrician can be counted as part of trades people
Adrift: these days too many young people are adrift
Markedly: The city has changed markedly in last ten years
Signage: Well lit signage is a great help to new comers to the city
Imbalance: We can notice imbalance in the population of different countries
Ageing: Ageing population is a cause of worry for many countries
Subsidised: A large number of countries have subsidised education system
Ascertain: It is not difficult to ascertain one’s potential
Rigorously: we should rigorously uphold the right to education
Optimistic: Being optimistic can help us in tough situations
Initiative: Leaders always tend to take initiative
Moot: What is the moot (Central/ Core) idea
Evident: looking at the report it is evident that sales have picked up
Accordance: In accordance with the law
Demeanor: his demeanor (behavior, attitude) was not very convincing
Acquire: the company got acquired
Tribunal: The tribunal (Panel, Court of law) is looking into it
Transition: The work was transitioned successfully
Constitute: Immigrants constitute a large proportion of workers here
Yield: An investor is always keen on yield
Confer: He was conferred doctorate by the University
Earnest: He made an earnest request
Venture: we should start this new venture
Persist: Persistence is the key to success
Attribute: We must look at all the attributes
Words that sound similar but have different meaning
There are many words that sound similar; however they have different meaning, it is important for us to know exact meaning of these words.
Adept: Skilled or proficient
Adopt: To accept somebody as one’s own
Adjacent: quite near
Adjoining: attached
Artist: someone who performs a form of art
Artiste: An artist of repute
Cite: To quote/share (an example/statement/judgment)
Site: Location
Careful: To be particular in a matter
Cautious: Guarded
Complement: to complete the quota
Compliment: To express regards
Continually: without taking any break
Continuously: continuing with work with breaks in between
Definite: Fixed
Definitive: Conclusive
Discreet: Tactful
Discrete: Distinct
Eatables: Food items
Edible: An item which is fit to be eaten
Exhaustive: Comprehensive
Exhausting: Tiring
Facilitate: to make a task easier
Felicitate: to praise
Flair: Talent
Flare: sudden outburst
Horde: A pack of
Hoard: To collect something illegally
Ingenious: Talented
Ingenuous: Honest
Luxurious: Lavish
Luxuriant: Plenty
Moral: Goodness
Morale: A mental state
Official: Anything issued by an authority
Officious: Interfering
Ordnance: Weaponry
Ordinance: Order, Decree
Sensual: Voluptuous
Sensuous: related to senses
Urbane: Simple
Urban: pertaining to the city
Frequently used Vocabulary For SAT test
Vocab set 1.
Community. Resident. Construction. Strategies. Elements. Previous. Conclusion. Security. Aspects. features • text • commission • regulations • computer • items • consumer • achieve • final • positive • evaluation • assistance • normal • relevant • distinction • region • traditional • impact • consequences • chapter • equation • appropriate • resources • participation • survey • potential • cultural • transfer • select • credit • affect • categories • perceived • sought • focus • purchase • injury • site • journal • primary • complex • institute • investment • administration • maintenance • design • obtained • restricted • conduct •
Vocab set 2.
convention, convocation, published, research, framework, implies, dominant, illustrated, outcomes, constant, deduction, ensure, specified, justification,funds, reliance, partnerships, location, coordination, alternative, initial, validity, techniques, constant, technical, excluded, consent, proportion, demonstrate, Experience, reaction, catalyst, criteria, minorities, marginalised, technology, philosophy, removed, graffiti, compensation, sequence, corresponding, arbitrary, maximum, circumstances, instances, considerable, sufficient, corporate, interaction, contribution, immigration, component, constraints, technical, emphasis, scheme, documentation, registered.
Vocab set 3.
emerging, regime, implementation, project, management, leadership, hence • occupational • internal • goals • retained • sum • integration • mechanism • parallel • imposed • despite • job • parameters • approximate • label • concentration • principal • series • predicted • summary • attitudes • undertaken • cycle • communication • ethnic • hypothesis • professional • status • conference • attributed • annual • obvious • error • implications • apparent • commitment • subsequent • debate • dimensions • promote • statistics • option • domestic • output • access • code • investigation • phase • prior • granted • stress • civil • contrast • resolution • adequate
Vocab set 4.
Sector, financial, promotion, process, individual, specific, commercial, principle, estimate, variables, yield, research,intelligence, contract, environment, pollution, export, assessment, policy, identified, derived, defined, factors, procedure, periodic, definition, assume, theory, theoretical, benefits, evident, established, authority, major, measure, issues, labor, economic, involved, agricultural, percent, interpretation, tribunal, consistent, income, structure, concept, infrastructure, formula, section, required, constitutional, analysis, distribution, network, function, functional, area, approachable, legislation, indicate, indicative, response, responsive, period, context, significant, importance, similar .
Vocab set 5.
stability, energy, aware, enforcement, Law, Enforcement, precise, pursue, symbolic, marginal, capacity, building, generation, exposure, decline, academic, theoretical, modified, external, internal, psychology, physiology, fundamental, adjustment, whereas, proportion, enable, version, perspective, contract, agreement, network, facilitate, welfare, transition, amendment, logic, selected, expansion, clause, target, objective, sustainable, equivalent, liberal, notion, substitution, generated, trend, revenue, compounds, evolution, conflict, discretion, entities, orientation, consultation, monitoring, challenge
Vocab set 6.
intelligence, transformation, presumption,occupation, acknowledgement, utility, furthermore, moreover, accurate, diversity, attached, recovery, assigned, motivation, training, bond, edition, nevertheless, transport, scope, enhance, incorporate, instructions, subsidiary, abstract, capable, expert, preceding, proceedings, display, incentive, inhibition, trace, ignored, incidence, cooperative, revealed, index, discrimination, overseas, explicit, aggregate, gender, underlying, domain, rational, interval, internal, external, neutral, natural, migration, immigration, flexibility, federal, author, initiatives allocation, exceed,
Vocab set 7.
intervention • confirmed • definite • classical • chemical • voluntary • release • visible • finite • publication • channel • file • thesis • equipment • disposal • solely • deny • identical • submitted • grade • phenomenon • paradigm • ultimately • extract • survive • converted • transmission • global • inferred • guarantee • advocate • dynamic • simulation • topic • insert • reverse • decades • comprise • hierarchical • unique • comprehensive • couple • mode • differentiation • eliminate • priority • empirical • ideology • somewhat • aid • foundation • adults • adaptation • quotation • contrary • media • successive • innovation • prohibited • isolated • whereby •inclination • encountered • convinced • assembly • albeit • enormous • reluctant • posed • persistent • undergo • notwithstanding • straightforward • panel • odd • intrinsic • compiled • adjacent • integrity • forthcoming • conceived • ongoing • so-called • likewise • nonetheless • levy • invoked • colleagues • depression • collapse •
Vocab set 8.
highlighted • eventually • inspection • termination • displacement • arbitrary • reinforced • denote • offset • exploitation • detected • abandon • random • revision • virtually • uniform • predominantly • thereby • implicit • tension • ambiguous • vehicle • clarity • conformity • contemporary • automatically • accumulation • appendix • widespread • infrastructure • deviation • fluctuations • restore • guidelines • commodity • minimize • practitioners • radical • plus • visual • chart • appreciation • prospect • dramatic • contradiction • currency • inevitably • complement • accompany • paragraph • induced • schedule • intensity • crucial • via • exhibit • bias • manipulation • theme • nuclear •
Vocab set 9.
bulk • behalf • unified • commenced • erosion • anticipated • minimal • ceases • vision • mutual • norms • intermediate • manual • supplementary •incompatible • concurrent • ethical • preliminary • integral • conversely • relaxed • confined • accommodation • temporary • distorted • passive • subordinate • analogous • military • scenario • revolution • diminished • coherence • suspended • mature • assurance • rigid • controversy • sphere • mediation • format • trigger • qualitative • portion • medium • coincide • violation • device • insights • refine • devoted • team • overlap • attained • restraints • inherent • route • protocol • founded • duration •
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