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Digital SAT Vocab List
abide (v.) - to remain; continue; stay; endure
abstract (adj.) - existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.
accessible (adj.) - easy to approach; obtainable
acclaimed (adj.) - praise enthusiastically and publicly
accommodate (v.) - to make fit, adjust to
adversely affected (exp.) - harming something or holding it back in some way
advocate (n.) - supporter
aesthetic (adj.) - pertaining to beauty
affect (v.) - influence; have an effect on; make a difference to
affinity (n.) - an attraction to
aftermath (n.) - events following some occurrence; a consequence of
aggravate (v.) - to make worse
aim (n.) - goal
alienate (v.) - cause (someone) to feel isolated or estranged
alight (v.) - to get down from
alleviate (v.) - to relieve, make more bearable
allocate (v.) - to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute
altruistic (adj.) - unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others
ambiguous (adj.) - open to more than one interpretation; unclear
ambition (n.) - a strong drive for success
ambivalence (n.) - the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
analogy (n.) - a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way
anatomical (adj.) - relating to the structure of the body
anguish (n.) - severe mental or physical pain or suffering
animosity (n.) - strong dislike; bitter hostility
annihilation (n.) - complete destruction
annotate (v.) - comment; make explanatory notes
anomaly (n.) - deviation from what is normal
apparatus (n.) - the technical equipment or machinery needed for a particular activity or purpose
approbation (n.) - the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval
arbitrary (adj.) - unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness
arduous (adj.) - hard to do, requiring much effort
ascribe (v.) - to assign or refer to
aspiration (n.) - a hope or ambition of achieving something
assert (v.) - to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully
assess (v.) - evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of
associate (v.) - to link; to group together
assume (v.) - suppose to be the case, without proof.
attribute (n.) - a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something
atypical (adj.) - not typical, abnormal
authenticity (n.) - The quality or condition of being authentic, trustworthy, or genuine.
awe (n.) - an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
ballad (n.) - a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas
bar (v.) - to exclude; to keep out
beckon (v.) - to signal or summon, as by nodding or waving
beneficiary (n.) - one who benefits from something; a person who is left money or other property in a will or the like
benevolent (adj.) - kindly, charitable
berth (n.) - a bunk or bed in a vessel, sleeping-car, etc.
bleak (adj.) - bare, dreary, dismal
bliss (n.) - perfect happiness
burrow (v.) - to make a tunnel, hole, or shelter by digging
brazen (adj.) - bold and without shame
burgeon (v.) - to grow and flourish
buttress (v.) - to support, prop up, strengthen
capacious (adj.) - spacious
captivity (n.) - the condition of being imprisoned or confined
caricature (n.) - an exaggerated portrayal of one's features
catalog (v.) - to make an itemized list of
catalyst (n.) - something that brings about a change in something else
catastrophic (adj.) - involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering
categorize (v.) - to place in a particular class or group
cease (v.) - to stop
charisma (n.) - personal appeal or attraction; magnetism
chronicle (v.) - a record of events in order of time; a history
circumstance (n.) - condition surrounding something; a situation
circumvent (v.) - to get around; to bypass; avoid
cite (v.) - identifying a part of a piece of writing as being derived from a source
cliche (n.) - a worn-out idea or overused expression
cognitive (adj.) - having to do with an organism's thinking and understanding
coherence (n.) - the quality of being logical and consistent
cohesive (adj.) - sticking or holding together; unified
coincidental (adj.) - happening at the same time by chance
colonialism (n.) - attempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory
commemorate (v.) - honor the memory of
commentary (n.) an explanation or interpretation
commiserate (v.) - to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress
commissioned work (exp.) - work created based on a client's request
commodity (n.) - valuable product
compare (v.) - give an account of the similarities between two (or more) items or situations
compassion (n.) - sympathy for another's suffering; pity
compelling (adj.) - forceful; urgently demanding attention
compensate (v.) - to make up for; to repay for services
competence (n.) - the ability to do something successfully or efficiently
complementary (adj.) - completing; fitting together well; filling mutual needs
compliance (n.) - the tendency to agree to do things requested by others
component (n.) - a part or element of a larger whole.
compound (n.) - a thing that is composed of two or more separate elements; a mixture.
comprehensible (adj.) - able to be grasped mentally; understandable
comprise (v.) - to include or contain
conceal (v.) - to keep from sight; hide
concede (v.) - to admit as true; to yield, submit
conceptualize (v.) - to form a concept or idea
concerted effort (exp.) - determined and serious effort
concise (adj.) - expressing much in few words
conclusive (adj.) - serving to settle an issue; final
concurrent (adj.) - happening at the same time
conducive (adj.) - supportive; encouraging; helping to bring about
conflicted (adj.) - confused; undecided; having feelings that clash or conflict
conformity (n.) - adjusting our behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard
conjecture (n.) - an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information