SAT Vocabulary Flashcards: 90 words to remember

SAT Verbal is perhaps the maximum challenging section of SAT 2018 examination calling for maximum preparation on the candidate’s end. The key component of this section is vocabulary that the candidate must work upon at the time of his/her individual preparation.

Below, we have provided a comprehensive wordlist containing 90 important words for your reference. Make a commitment of learning at least one per day.

1. Abate

to become less active, less intense, or less in amount

2. Abstract

existing purely in the mind; not representing actual reality

3. Abysmal

extremely bad

4. Accordingly

in accordance with

5. Acquisition

the act of gaining a skill or possession of something

6. Adapt

to make suit a new purpose or to accommodate oneself to a new condition, setting, or situation

7. Adept

having knowledge or skill (usu. in a particular area)

8. Adequate

having sufficient qualifications to meet a specific task or purpose

9. Advent

the arrival or creation of something (usu. historic)

10. Adversarial

relating to hostile opposition

11. Advocate

someone who promotes or defends something or (verb) to defend or promote something

12. Aesthetic

relating to beauty or refined taste

13. Afford

to be able to buy

14. Agitate

to promote something (usu. a cause)

15. Allow

to permit or consent to

16. Allude

to make a secretive mention of something

17. Altercation

a noisy argument or confrontation

18. Ambiguous

unclear or vague in meaning

19. Ambitious

having a powerful desire for success or achievement

20. Ambivalence

the state of being uncertain or stuck between two or more options

21. Analogous

similar but not identical

22. Annihilate

to destroy or cause devastating destruction

23. Anomaly

something different from the norm

24. Anticipate

assume to be likely to happen

25. Abhor

hate

26. Bigot

narrow-minded, prejudiced person

27. Counterfeit

fake; false

28. Enfranchise

give voting rights

29. Hamper

hinder; obstruct

30. Kindle

to start a fire

31. Noxious

harmful; poisonous; lethal

32. Placid

calm; peaceful

33. Remuneration

payment for work done

34. Talisman

lucky charm

35. Abrasive

rough; coarse; harsh

36. Antipathy

a strong feeling of dislike

37. Apex

the highest point of something

38. Apprehension

fearful expectation of something

39. Articulate

to clearly express in words

40. Artificial

something made; not occurring naturally

41. Assertion

a strong declaration

42. Austere

extremely plain or stern and forbidding

43. Basic

relating to the foundation or basis of something

44. Benevolent

kind, generous

45. Bias

a preconception that prevents objectivity

46. Bittersweet

tinged with a feeling of sadness

47. Bolster

to support, strengthen, or fortify

48. Boost

an increase or growth

49. Brawl

an intense, loud fight

50. Brevity

the quality of being brief or terse

51. Candid

direct, blunt

52. Candor

the trait of being honest and frank

53. Capitalize

to use to your advantage

54. Civic

relating to the city or citizens

55. Clinical

emotionally unattached

56. Clout

special advantage or power

57. Coarse

indicating a rough texture

58. Coincide

to happen at the same time

59. Commission

the use of payment to request something (e.g., a service or product)

60. Comparable

able to be compared

61. Competent

sufficiently qualified

62. Complacent

satisfied, with no desire to change or improve

63. Complement

to make perfect or complete

64. Concede

to be forced to agree or surrender

65. Conceive

to imagine or come up with

66. Condone

to overlook, approve, or allow

67. Conducive

able to bring about or be suitable for

68. Conduct

to control or manage

69. Confide

to share something secretive with someone

70. Confine

to put limits on; to restrict

71. Consensus

overall agreement

72. Constitute

to form or compose (part of) something

73. Decree

to declare formally and with authority

74. Deference

respect; regard

75. Deficient

not enough in degree or amount

76. Demonstrate

to do as an example

77. Disparage

to belittle or speak down to

78. Dispatch

to send off a message or messenger

79. Diversification

the act of becoming diverse

80. Doctrine

a principle, theory, or position, usu. advocated by a religion or government

81. Dominion

power and authority (usually over a territory)

82. Dreary

sad, gloomy, dull

83. Dubious

doubtful, questionable

84. Eccentric

peculiar or odd; deviating from the norm

85. Egregious

extremely bad

86. Eloquent

having refined or expressive communication skills (in speaking or writing)

87. Eminent

superior or distinguished; high in position or status

88. Emit

to discharge, give forth, or release

89. Emphatic

very expressive; using emphasis

90. Ignominious

publicly shameful or humiliating

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