SAT Vocabulary Builder

The best way to develop a powerful vocabulary is to read extensively and well. However, it is possible to fine-tune your vocabulary by using flashcards. Here is a list of some of the most commonly used words found in SAT verbal tests:

abbreviate: to shorten; to reduce by contraction or omission
antagonist: opponent; combatant; adversary
assiduous: devoted; attentive; unremitting
asylum: sanctuary; place of refuge and protection
benevolent: disposed to do good; kind; charitable
censure: to find fault with; condemn; to blame
collaborate: join forces; cooperate
conformist: one who conforms or complies
convergence: joining or coming together of separate elements
deleterious: hurtful; noxious; destructive
demagogue: a leader of the rabble; mob orator
empathy: understanding and entering into another’s feelings
ephemeral: beginning and ending in a day, momentary, fleeting
florid: bright in color, flushed red
frugal: economical in the use or appropriation of flowers
gaudy: ostentatiously fine but tawdry
hackneyed: to make trite or commonplace
integrity: honesty; free from corrupting influence or motive
jubilation: rejoicing, exultation
lobbyist: someone who tries to persuade legislators to vote for bills they favor
mundane: commonplace; ordinary
nonchalant: indifferent; careless
orator: public speaker; one who is eloquent
precocious: mature before proper or natural time
pretentious: make claim to be important; tawdry or vulgar display
prosaic: dull; uninteresting; pertaining to prose
querulous: given to quarreling
rancorous: showing deep-seated resentment
renovation: repaired; renewed
resilient: rebounding; recoiling
sagacity: shrewdness; wisdom; acuteness of senses
spurious: false; not genuine
superficial: lying on the surface; shallow; not deep
tenacious: holding fast; inclined to retain possession
venerable: deserving of honor and respect
vindicate: defend; avenge; to assert a right to
wary: cautious of danger; circumspect; careful

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