2018 SAT Prep Vocabulary

2018 SAT Prep Vocabulary

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Cards (500)

Section 1

(50 cards)

amiable

Front

friendly

Back

atrophy

Front

waste away

Back

antediluvian

Front

very old

Back

adept

Front

skillful

Back

barrage

Front

bombardment, torrent

Back

automaton

Front

a person who acts like a robot

Back

august

Front

dignified

Back

adamant

Front

not yielding

Back

apathetic

Front

lacking interest

Back

bombastic

Front

pompous

Back

arcane

Front

mysterious, known only by a few

Back

accost

Front

confront

Back

apt

Front

appropriate

Back

belie

Front

give a false impression

Back

adroit

Front

skillful

Back

aura

Front

air, feeling

Back

assail

Front

belittle

Back

belligerent

Front

aggressive, warlike

Back

acumen

Front

insightfulness

Back

amicable

Front

friendly

Back

bog

Front

marsh, swamp

Back

bequeath

Front

hand down (through a will)

Back

autocrat

Front

dictator, dictatorial

Back

auspicious

Front

favorable

Back

bepartisanship

Front

supported by two opposing groups (political parties)

Back

banal

Front

common

Back

assuage

Front

relieve, appease

Back

assiduous

Front

diligent

Back

aberration

Front

deviation, not normal

Back

acrimony

Front

bitter animosity

Back

attenuate

Front

weaken, reduce

Back

allocate

Front

assign, portion

Back

amenable

Front

yielding

Back

altruistic

Front

generous

Back

benevolent

Front

generous

Back

abstruse

Front

difficult to understand

Back

bolster

Front

support

Back

avarice

Front

greed

Back

antipathy

Front

dislike

Back

ascendancy

Front

influence, domination

Back

anthropology

Front

study of human beings

Back

aspire

Front

strive for

Back

alacrity

Front

eagerness

Back

blighted

Front

destroyed

Back

abhor

Front

hatred

Back

ascetic

Front

one who practices self-denial as a spiritual discipline

Back

boorish, boorishness

Front

crude

Back

abate

Front

lessen

Back

berate

Front

scold harshly

Back

affected

Front

haughty

Back

Section 2

(50 cards)

conflagration

Front

large destructive fire

Back

decimate

Front

destroy

Back

cerebral

Front

intellectual

Back

charlatan

Front

swindler

Back

conciliate

Front

compromising, apologizing

Back

castigate

Front

belittle

Back

contemptible

Front

despicable

Back

caustic

Front

bitter

Back

churlish

Front

vulgar, boorish

Back

confluence

Front

a place where things merge or flow together

Back

cacophonous

Front

discordant sound

Back

circuitous

Front

indirect

Back

conscientious

Front

careful

Back

compliant

Front

yielding

Back

concur

Front

agree

Back

dauntless

Front

courageous

Back

debilitate

Front

weaken

Back

cosmopolitan

Front

sophisticated, urbane

Back

capricious

Front

fickle

Back

dearth

Front

scarcity

Back

censure

Front

scold

Back

circumscribe

Front

restrict

Back

censorious

Front

harshly critical

Back

chastise

Front

belittle

Back

coalesce

Front

blend, fuse

Back

clandestine

Front

secretive

Back

byzantine

Front

convoluted, complex

Back

debacle

Front

failure

Back

convivial

Front

sociable, lively

Back

corroborate

Front

strengthen or support with additional evidence

Back

cantankerous

Front

irritable

Back

buttress

Front

support

Back

congenial

Front

pleasant

Back

cursory

Front

hasty, superficial

Back

compendious

Front

succinct

Back

burgeon

Front

grow, flourish

Back

credulity

Front

the trait of trusting others too much

Back

callous

Front

insensitive

Back

contempt

Front

disdainful

Back

culpable

Front

blameworthy

Back

complacency

Front

self-satisfaction, smugness

Back

chide

Front

belittle

Back

circumvent

Front

escape, avoid

Back

contentious

Front

belligerent, quarrelsome

Back

consternation

Front

dismay

Back

chagrin

Front

mortification

Back

copious

Front

abundant

Back

buoyant

Front

cheerful, floating

Back

debunk

Front

prove wrong

Back

cajole

Front

coax

Back

Section 3

(50 cards)

deride

Front

make fun of

Back

demure

Front

overly modest

Back

delineate

Front

list, explain

Back

diffident

Front

shy

Back

degredation

Front

humiliation

Back

divisive

Front

creating conflict

Back

digress

Front

stray from the subject at hand

Back

demystify

Front

make clear and comprehensible

Back

diminutive

Front

extremely small

Back

disseminate

Front

scatter widely

Back

doctrine

Front

religious, political, or philosophical principles or teachings

Back

disheartening

Front

discouraging

Back

dilatory

Front

tending to waste time

Back

discern

Front

perceive, perceptive

Back

dupe

Front

deceive

Back

didactic

Front

(often excessively) morally instructive

Back

duplicitous

Front

deliberately deceptive

Back

divergent

Front

different, conflicting

Back

distaste

Front

dislike, aversion

Back

derivative

Front

not original

Back

dispell

Front

to drive away or disaprove

Back

diffuse

Front

spread out

Back

devoid

Front

lacking

Back

deference

Front

respectful submission, yielding

Back

dispassionate

Front

unemtional

Back

depreciation

Front

decrease in value

Back

discomfited

Front

disappointed, defeated

Back

derogatory

Front

disparaging, belittling

Back

disquiet

Front

(causing) anxiety

Back

destitute

Front

poor

Back

discount

Front

disregard

Back

dire

Front

urgent, dreadful

Back

disputatious

Front

quarrelsome

Back

denigrate

Front

belittle

Back

dogmatic

Front

tending to force one's own opinions on other people

Back

decorum

Front

order, politeness

Back

divulge

Front

make known

Back

demonstrative

Front

openly emotional

Back

disparage

Front

belittle

Back

despondent

Front

sad, depressed

Back

desecration

Front

violate the sacredness of

Back

disillusionment

Front

disenchantment, disappointment

Back

disingenuous

Front

insincere

Back

deprecate

Front

disapprove, belittle

Back

despot

Front

dictator

Back

deleterious

Front

harmful

Back

depravity

Front

moral corruption

Back

dormant

Front

inactive

Back

deterrent

Front

hindrance, impediment

Back

depose

Front

dethrone, remove from power

Back

Section 4

(50 cards)

epitome

Front

representative example

Back

erudite

Front

scholarly

Back

finesse

Front

tact, elegant skill

Back

egalitarian

Front

belief in equality

Back

equanimity

Front

calmness

Back

elusive

Front

difficulty to catch or define

Back

equitable

Front

even-handed

Back

equivocal

Front

ambiguous

Back

elucidate

Front

clarify

Back

enigma

Front

mystery, mysterious

Back

flagrant

Front

evident, obvious

Back

fathom

Front

understand

Back

expose

Front

show something previously hidden to many people

Back

fastidious

Front

careful

Back

enumerate

Front

list

Back

encumbrance

Front

burden

Back

fanaticism

Front

excessive enthusiasm

Back

elated

Front

joyful

Back

embroil

Front

involve in an argument or conflict

Back

exorbitant

Front

too expensive

Back

empathetic

Front

compassionate

Back

evoke

Front

bring about, stir up

Back

exhibitionist

Front

deliberately behaving a certain way to attract attention

Back

epiphany

Front

sudden realization

Back

eclectic

Front

from diverse sources

Back

felicitous

Front

well-suited, happy

Back

ephemeral

Front

short-lived

Back

encroaching

Front

intrusive

Back

faction

Front

group within a larger group

Back

exacting

Front

demanding, severe requirements

Back

esoteric

Front

understood only by a few

Back

elicit

Front

bring about

Back

ebullient

Front

enthusiastic

Back

eulogy

Front

praising speech

Back

efface

Front

erase

Back

embitter

Front

make worse

Back

exhort

Front

encourage

Back

facile

Front

superficial,effortless

Back

effervesce

Front

bubble, fizz

Back

estrange

Front

alienate, alienation

Back

elude

Front

evade

Back

fallacy

Front

false belief

Back

encompass

Front

include, surround

Back

fallacious

Front

deceitful, incorrect

Back

extol

Front

praise

Back

extricate

Front

disentangle

Back

expedient

Front

useful

Back

excavate

Front

unearth, dig up

Back

empiric

Front

based on observation and experiment (not theory)

Back

exemplar

Front

representative example

Back

Section 5

(50 cards)

hubris

Front

arrogance

Back

fortitude

Front

courage

Back

fortuitous

Front

fortunate, lucky

Back

incongruity

Front

inappropriateness, discrepancy

Back

incriminate

Front

accuse someone of a crime

Back

grandiose

Front

pompous, pretentious

Back

indiscriminate

Front

unselective, random

Back

incubate

Front

develop, grow

Back

gait

Front

manner of walking

Back

idyllic

Front

simply tranquil

Back

flippant

Front

disrespectful

Back

folly

Front

foolishness

Back

inane

Front

senseless, stupid

Back

hackneyed

Front

common

Back

hasten

Front

speed up the progress of

Back

futile

Front

hopeless

Back

germinate

Front

(cause to) grow

Back

furor

Front

commotion, anger

Back

fraudulent

Front

deceitful

Back

garish

Front

tastelessly showy

Back

foolhardy

Front

recklessly daring

Back

impetuous

Front

rash, passionate

Back

indignant

Front

angered

Back

indolent

Front

lazy

Back

imperious

Front

arrogant

Back

indict

Front

formally accuse of a crime

Back

hardy

Front

robust, sturgy

Back

gallant

Front

courageous

Back

furtive

Front

sneaky

Back

indigenous

Front

native to a region

Back

glutton

Front

someone who eats and drinks too much

Back

heresy

Front

belief contrary to the established opinion

Back

indulgent

Front

lenient

Back

impasse

Front

obstacle

Back

indomitable

Front

too strong to be defeated

Back

incredulous

Front

skeptical

Back

ignominy

Front

dishonor, humiliation

Back

gargantuan

Front

gigantic

Back

genial

Front

friendly

Back

florid

Front

flushed, flowery

Back

indeterminate

Front

left doubtful, inconclusive

Back

hamper

Front

hinder, restrict

Back

illicit

Front

illegal

Back

idiosyncracy

Front

unique personal trait, quirky

Back

forlorn

Front

sad

Back

histrionic

Front

excessively dramatic or emotional

Back

induce

Front

cause

Back

impudence

Front

disrespectful, insolent

Back

frugal

Front

cheap

Back

flummox

Front

confuse

Back

Section 6

(50 cards)

innocuous

Front

harmless

Back

inscrutable

Front

mysterious

Back

marred

Front

scarred

Back

mitigate

Front

moderate, alleviate

Back

instigate

Front

provoke, start

Back

irreverent

Front

disrespectful

Back

inhibit

Front

restrain

Back

modicum

Front

small amount

Back

inundate

Front

flood

Back

lucrative

Front

profitable

Back

miserly

Front

cheap, stingy

Back

lull

Front

short period of calm

Back

lackadaisical

Front

lacking energy, lethargic

Back

inherent

Front

intrinsic, natural

Back

ingenuous

Front

unsophisticated and trusting, naive

Back

motley

Front

diverse, heterogeneous

Back

invoke

Front

call forth, appeal to

Back

jocular

Front

cheerful

Back

insular

Front

related to or similar to an island

Back

lucid

Front

clear, easily understood

Back

laggard

Front

lazy person

Back

lurip

Front

sensational, shocking

Back

mercurial

Front

fickle

Back

intrepid

Front

courageous

Back

malleable

Front

capable of being shaped, pliable

Back

melancholy

Front

bleak

Back

mercenary

Front

motivated by money

Back

latent

Front

the state of being not yet evident or active

Back

laconic

Front

concise

Back

maudlin

Front

overly sentimental

Back

inert

Front

not moving or active

Back

irate

Front

angry

Back

multifarious

Front

many types

Back

lithe

Front

graceful, supple

Back

luxuriant

Front

lush, elaborate

Back

listless

Front

languid, sluggish

Back

innate

Front

intrinsic, natural

Back

insolence

Front

disrepectful

Back

jovial

Front

cheerful

Back

morose

Front

depressed

Back

languid

Front

inactive, dreamy

Back

innuendo

Front

implicit suggestion

Back

jaded

Front

tired, bored

Back

ineffable

Front

impossible to express in words

Back

magnanimity

Front

generosity, generou

Back

ineptitude

Front

incompetence

Back

insipid

Front

dull, boring

Back

laud

Front

praise

Back

irony

Front

incongruity between what is expected and what actually results

Back

judicious

Front

fair

Back

Section 7

(50 cards)

palliate

Front

relieve pain without curing

Back

painstaking

Front

careful

Back

partisan

Front

someone with biased beliefs

Back

ostensible

Front

apparent, seeming

Back

orthodox

Front

conservative, traditional

Back

pacify

Front

soothe, calm

Back

oracle

Front

prophet

Back

piety

Front

religious devotion

Back

parody

Front

intentional mockery

Back

polemical

Front

controversial

Back

penchant

Front

preference

Back

perfuctory

Front

done routinely with little interest or care

Back

nefarious

Front

evil

Back

perquisite

Front

additional payment, bonus

Back

plethora

Front

surplus

Back

obdurate

Front

stubborn

Back

officious

Front

meddlesome, interfering

Back

onerous

Front

difficult, trying

Back

pretext

Front

misleading claim or appearance

Back

petulant

Front

irritable

Back

plausible

Front

likely true

Back

pedant

Front

a person who makes a great show of his knowledge

Back

neophyte

Front

beginner

Back

prattle

Front

babble

Back

penurious

Front

cheap, stingy

Back

parch

Front

make dry

Back

presumptuous

Front

too bold, arrogant

Back

opportunist

Front

a person who takes advantage of opportunities, often unethically

Back

placid

Front

calm

Back

peripheral

Front

outermost, secondary

Back

peevish

Front

unpleasant

Back

precipitate

Front

outcome

Back

oversight

Front

mistake

Back

pacifist

Front

one who completely opposes violence

Back

peremptory

Front

bossy, decisive

Back

placate

Front

calm someone down

Back

notoriety

Front

infamous, ill fame

Back

nuance

Front

subtle difference

Back

precarious

Front

dangerous, unstable

Back

paradigm

Front

clear example

Back

obstinate

Front

stubborn(ness)

Back

noxious

Front

poisonous

Back

plasticity

Front

malleability, the ability to be shaped and molded

Back

patronize

Front

financially support, by condescending towards

Back

nebulous

Front

vague

Back

pliable

Front

easily shaped and influenced

Back

preclude

Front

prevent

Back

precocious

Front

early development in maturity and intelligence

Back

paucity

Front

scarcity

Back

philanthropist

Front

someone who supports charity

Back

Section 8

(50 cards)

rampant

Front

unrestrained, growing

Back

reprimand

Front

belittle

Back

profuse

Front

plentiful

Back

prevaricator

Front

liar

Back

reverent

Front

respectful, pious

Back

repertory

Front

collection

Back

rectify

Front

put right, correct

Back

rapport

Front

relationship

Back

relinquish

Front

give back

Back

rhetoric

Front

(related to) elegant speech/writing

Back

reprehensible

Front

blameworthy

Back

recalcitrant

Front

stubborn

Back

prosaic

Front

lacking imagination, dull

Back

renounce

Front

reject

Back

rescind

Front

annul, retract

Back

quell

Front

suppress, quench

Back

proliferate

Front

grow, increase

Back

recant

Front

reject

Back

proponent

Front

supporter

Back

ratify

Front

approve, confirm

Back

reproach

Front

scold

Back

quixotic

Front

foolish

Back

redolent

Front

reminiscent, having smell

Back

relegate

Front

demote

Back

raucous

Front

harsh, rowdy

Back

punctilious

Front

meticulous, attentive to detail

Back

prolific

Front

fertile, fruitful

Back

raze

Front

destroy, demolish

Back

refutation

Front

arguing that a claim is false

Back

profound

Front

intense, significant

Back

prospective

Front

likely or expected to become

Back

prodigious

Front

huge

Back

repudiate

Front

reject

Back

prohibitive

Front

restrictive

Back

reap

Front

harvest, gather

Back

repugnant

Front

offensive, disgusting

Back

rancor

Front

bitter resentment

Back

rebuttal

Front

defense, counterargument

Back

pronouncement

Front

formal declaration

Back

ravenous

Front

insatiable, having a huge appetite

Back

pundit

Front

a knowledgeable commentator

Back

recessive

Front

tending to go backward

Back

recluse

Front

hermit

Back

regressive

Front

tending to return or revert

Back

provident

Front

prudent, frugal

Back

procure

Front

get or provide

Back

provincial

Front

narrow-minded, unsophisticated

Back

propensity

Front

inclination, tendency

Back

reticent

Front

emotionally reserved

Back

ramshackle

Front

poorly constructed

Back

Section 9

(50 cards)

scope

Front

opportunity, range

Back

strident

Front

loud and harsh

Back

surfeit

Front

surplus

Back

self-serving

Front

selfish

Back

spurn

Front

reject with contempt

Back

rouse

Front

provoke, excite

Back

static

Front

not moving

Back

serendipity

Front

luck

Back

simile

Front

comparison

Back

substantiate

Front

confirm, establish as genuine

Back

shrewd

Front

astute, smart

Back

stark

Front

harsh, plain

Back

scrutinize

Front

examine carefully

Back

subversive

Front

one who intends to overthrow the goverment

Back

servile

Front

submissive, subservient

Back

scintillating

Front

lively, effervescent

Back

sage

Front

wise

Back

saturate

Front

flood, soak

Back

somber

Front

bleak

Back

shroud

Front

hide, obscure

Back

solace

Front

comfort, consolation

Back

stock

Front

standard, hackneyed

Back

sporadic

Front

occurring at irregular intervals

Back

subservient

Front

yielding

Back

susceptible

Front

easily influenced or affected

Back

sanction

Front

formally approve

Back

sanguine

Front

cheerfully confident, optimistic

Back

slipshod

Front

careless, sloppy

Back

superfluous

Front

more than necessary

Back

sanctimonious

Front

pretending to be religious, hypocritical

Back

scrupulous

Front

very careful and precise

Back

spurious

Front

false, inauthentic

Back

stupefy

Front

bewilder

Back

sophistry

Front

deceptive reasoning

Back

supercilious

Front

arrogant

Back

scanty

Front

barely sufficient

Back

scathing

Front

harshly critical

Back

supplant

Front

to take the place of

Back

staunch

Front

strong and loyal

Back

spartan

Front

simply, self-disciplined

Back

succulent

Front

delicious

Back

slight

Front

insult, snub

Back

satire

Front

sarcastic imitation

Back

self-righteous

Front

smug, holier-than-thou

Back

sanctity

Front

holiness

Back

solicitous

Front

expressing care or concern, often too much

Back

squander

Front

waste

Back

stagnant

Front

not moving

Back

satiate

Front

satisfy fully

Back

steadfast

Front

not yielding

Back

Section 10

(50 cards)

tout

Front

praise

Back

vying

Front

striving

Back

vindicate

Front

clear of blame or suspicion

Back

ungainly

Front

clumsy

Back

viscous

Front

thick, sticky

Back

virulent

Front

poisonous

Back

vocation

Front

career

Back

teem

Front

abundant

Back

unruly

Front

boisterous, unrestrained

Back

tenacious

Front

stubborn, determined

Back

uncanny

Front

extraordinary, weird

Back

venal

Front

willing to accept bribes

Back

vindictive

Front

seeking revenge

Back

trepidation

Front

apprehension

Back

zealot

Front

fanatic

Back

vicarious

Front

felt indirectly by imagining someone else's experiences

Back

tirade

Front

critical speech

Back

waning

Front

lessening

Back

tractable

Front

easily managed or controlled

Back

truculent

Front

aggressive, bad-tempered

Back

usurp

Front

seize power without authority

Back

tenuous

Front

insignificant, flimsy

Back

venalable

Front

commanding respect because of age, dignity

Back

vanquish

Front

conquer, defeat

Back

vacuous

Front

empty

Back

toady

Front

suck-up

Back

trifling

Front

frivolous, unimportant

Back

wrath

Front

anger

Back

urbane

Front

elegant, sophisticated

Back

temporize

Front

delay, evade

Back

treatise

Front

extensive written argument about some topic

Back

unfathomable

Front

incomprehensible, unbelievable

Back

wry

Front

clever or grim sense of humor

Back

unwitting

Front

unintentional

Back

unabashed

Front

not embarrassed

Back

torpor

Front

drowsiness, apathy

Back

sycophant

Front

suck up, flatterer

Back

virtuoso

Front

one with exceptional musical skill

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trite

Front

common

Back

vigilant

Front

watchful, alert

Back

transient

Front

lasting for only a short time

Back

tangential

Front

digressive, irrelevant

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wayward

Front

selfish, stubborn

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verbose

Front

wordy, long-winded

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vapid

Front

dull, uninteresting

Back

tribulation

Front

suffering

Back

totalitarian

Front

undemocratic, rigid political control

Back

ubiquituous

Front

ever-present, pervasive

Back

temperamental

Front

mood

Back

uncouth

Front

crude

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