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caustic

Cathy’s caustic remark stung Kent; he could handlecriticism about his job performance, but her bitterwords were personal and offensive.

Word Forms: caustically, causticly, causticness,causticity

(adj.) burning or stinging

cerebral concession confound

Conan was confounded by the difficul

Word Forms: confoundable, confoundconfoundingly, confounder

(vb.) to confuse

When the principal revoked our privilege to eat lunchoff campus, she made a concession and allowed pizzato be delivered to the school once a week.

Word Forms: concessional, concessionaryRelated Word: concede

(n.) the act of giving in or the actualthing that was given up

Although Sarah was so angry that she wanted to quitthe club, she decided to take a cerebral approach andweigh the costs before making a decision.

Word Form: cerebrallyRelated Word: cerebrum

(adj.) involving intelligence ratherthan emotions or instinct

conspicuous

The realtor put the “For Sale” sign in a conspicuous spot in the front yard so that traffic in both directionscould easily see it.

Word Forms: conspicuously, conspicuousness,conspicuity

Antonym Forms: inconspicuous,inconspicuously, inconspicuousness

(adj.) obvious

conspire

A small group of studentsconspired to steal the rival school’s mascot, but their plan was foiled by the police.

Word Forms: conspiringly, conspiracy, conspiratory,conspiritorial, conspirator, conspirer

(vb.) to work together, often in secret,to commit wrongful behavior

consummate

Constantine is theconsummate host; he greets his guest, makes sure they are comfortable and enjoyingthemselves, and introduces new friends to everyone.

Word Forms: consummate (vb.), consummately,consummatory, consummation, consummator

(adj.) perfect and complete

cordial

When I met Cordell, he was very cordiintroduced himself and politely asked my family and schooling.

Word Forms: cordially, cordialness, cAntonym Form: uncordial

(adj.) friendly and pol

curtail

The public service message is intended tocurtail drinking and driving.

Word Forms: curtailedly, curtailment, curtailer,

(vb.) to cut short or restrict

daunt

Don had finally worked up the courage to ride theroller coaster when he was daunted by the pale facesof the riders who had just completed the ride.

Word Forms: dauntingly, dauntingnessAntonym Forms: dauntless, dauntlessly,

dauntlessness, undaunted, undauntedly,undauntedness

(vb.) to cause to lose courage

debilitate

Debbie was debilitated by the unusual virus; she haddifficulty sitting up and was too weak to walk.

Word Forms: debilitant, debilitation, debilitative,debility

Related Words: habilitate, rehabilitate

(vb.) to make weak

decimate

In the fourteenth century, the plagued population of Europe.

Word Forms: decimation, decimator

(vb.) to destroy a large por















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delineate

In her speech, Delilah clearlydelineated her plans for changing several school policies should she beelected class president.

Word Forms: delineable, delineative, delineation,delineament, delineatory, delineator

Antonym Form: undelineated

(vb.) to outline

despondent destitute discord

The school board’s refusal to accept tthe teacher’s contract createddiscord administrators and teachers.

Word Forms: discordance, discordantAntonym Forms: concord, accord

(n.) disagreement

The homeless man wasn’t always destitute; he onceowned a large home and had a good-paying job, but poor money management led to bankruptcy.

Word Forms: destitutely, destituteness, destitution

(adj.) completely wanting or lacking(usually money, food, and shelter)

Dessa becamedespondent when she received herrejection letter from the college.

Word Forms: despondently, despondence. despond,despondingly, desponder

(adj.) feeling or expressing hopelessness

dissent

Most of the class agreed that dogs could feel sadness,but Dionne dissented ; she believed that dogs did notexperience human emotions.

Word Forms: dissent (n.), dissentingly, dissension,dissentious, dissenter

Antonym Forms: assent, assentingly, assentation, assentor

(vb.) to express a difference of opinion

docile

Although the tiger cub is now cuddly anddocile , hewill grow into a 600 pound beast that is difficult tomanage and impossible to trust.

Word Forms: docilely, docilityAntonym Forms: indocile, indocility

(adj.) easily taught or managed

doctrine

The religion’s doctrine teaches that the good of thecommunity is a higher personal priority than self satisfaction.

Word Forms: doctrinal, doctrinally, doctrinality,doctrinarian

Related Word: indoctrinate

(n.) a belief that is taught, usually by a church or government

earnest

The earnest student took the SAT serioenrolled in a prep class, bought severaand dedicated two hours a day to his p

Word Forms: earnest (n.), earnestly, e

(adj.) serious; sincer

effusive

Effie’s effusive praise was so excessive and over-the-top that it almost seemed insincere.

Word Forms: effusively, effusivenessRelated Word: effuse, infuse

(adj.) excessive enthusiasm or emotion

embroil

Emory is embroiled in a lawsuit with his formerlandlord over the condition of the apartment when hemoved out.

Word Forms: embroilment, embroiler

(vb.) to bring into an argumentor negative situation

erratic

Ericka’s attendance waserratic; there was no clear pattern between the days she went to school and thedays she missed.

Word Forms: erratical, erratically, erraticismAntonym Form: inerratic

(adj.) unpredictable or inconsistent

expedient

It was expedient to flatter Mrs. Jamesorumored that the more compliments yohigher your semester grade would be.

Word Forms: expedient (n.), expedienexpedience, expediential, expedientia

Antonym Forms: inexpedient, inexpeinexpedience

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extraneous

When studying for the SAT, be sure to ignore theextraneous information in the book, such as thehistory of the test.

Word Forms: extraneously, extraneousnessRelated Word: extra

(adj.) not relevant or essential

fallacy ippant orid

Flora’s penmanship is florid ; she usesand waves to decorate each letter.

Word Forms: floridly, floridness, floriRelated Word: flower, Florida

(adj.) excessively decorated

Floyd was grounded for making flippant remarksabout the new rules his father set for him.

Word Forms: flippantly, flippantness, flippancy

(adj.) disrespectful; lacking seriousness

Many textbooks erroneously teach the fallacy thatGeorge Washington cut down a cherry tree; it iswidely believed that an author made up that story toincrease the sales of his book.

Word Forms: fallacious, fallaciously, fallaciousness

(n.) a false idea

ourish

When I moved the plants to the windowsill, they suddenly began to flourish; the lack of direct sunlightmust have really inhibited their growth.

Word Forms: flourish (n.), flourishingly, flourisher Related Word: flower

(vb.) to do well or grow well

formidable

Forrest is a formidable opponent on the tennis court;he has not lost a set in his last twenty games.

Word Forms: formidably, formidableness,formidabilty

(adj.) causing fear due to powerful strength

frivolous

The author’s new novel is a frivolous look at life inthe city; although it lacks the serious tones of his previous novels, it’s a fun and enjoyable story.

Word Forms: frivolously, frivolousness, frivolity,frivol, frivoler

(adj.) not serious; silly

furtive

Frank devised a furtive plan in which onto the rival’s campus and steal t hei

Word Forms: furtively, furtiveness

(adj.) sneaky

genial

It’s important for a kindergarten teacher to be genial and welcoming; young children respond positively toa friendly adult.

Word Forms: genially, genialness, genialityRelated Word: congenial

(adj.) polite and friendly

guile

The sneaky woman used guile to get close to thewithdrawn millionaire; she pretended to have knownhis brother who died in the war.

Word Forms: guileful, guilefully, guilefulnessAntonym Forms: guileless, guilelessly, guilelessnessRelated Word: guise, disguise

(n.) skillful deception

imperceptible

The differences between the real money and thecounterfeit money are imperceptible , so it was no surprise that the cashier did not notice the fake bill.

Word Forms: imperceptibly, imperceptibleness,imperceptibility

Antonym Forms: perceptible, perceptibility, perceptibleness, perceptibility

Related Word: perceive, perceptive

(adj.) difficult or impossible to sense

indictment

Ingrid made an indictment against Tothat he purposely miscounted the voteQueen.

Word Forms: indict, indictable, indict

(n.) an accusation of wron















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insular

The culture is criticized for itsinsular ideas aboutwomen, such as the belief that women should not beallowed to attend school.

Word Forms: insularly, insularism, insularity

(vb.) narrow-minded; isolated

inundate circumvent itinerant

The itinerant pastor was transferred to from a ministry in Ohio; he will stay wmonths before going to New Hampshir

Word Forms: itinerant (n.), itinerantlyitineration

Related Word: itinerary

(adj.) traveling from place to pl

I circumvented the construction on the highway bytaking the bypass that goes around the city.

Word Forms: circumvention, circumventive,circumventer

Related Word: circle

(vb.) to go around; to avoid

After the newspaper ran the controversial story, theeditor was inundated with phone calls from hundredsof angry subscribers.

Word Forms: inundation, inundatory, inundator

(vb.) to flood

jaded

Jackson had become jaded throughout his travels asa child; he had visited so many countries that newcultures no longer seemed interesting.

Word Forms: jade (vb.), jadedly, jadedness

(adj.) having become dull or worn outfrom overexposure

laud

Landon was lauded for his achievements at the autismresearch laboratory; he had made more progress in a year than most scientists had made in a decade.

Word Forms: laudable, laudably, laudation,laudative, laudatory, laudator

Antonym Forms: illaudable, illaudibly

(vb.) to praise, glorify, or honor

lavish

The lavish wedding reception had a steak and lobsterdinner, several intricate ice sculptures, a six-tieredcake, and a famous jazz ensemble band.

Word Forms: lavishly, lavishness, lavishment,lavisher

(adj.) very generous or extravagant

lucid

If your directions had been morelucid made it to the party on time.

Word Forms: lucidly, lucidness, lucidRelated Word: elucidate

(adj.) clear; easy to under

malice

Malika’s sharp comment was delivered withmalice; she knew that her words would hurt her mother’s feelings.

Word Forms: malicious, maliciously, maliciousnessAntonym Form: unmalicious

(n.) a desire to make others suffer

mitigate

Mitch was grounded for a week when he broke curfew,but his mom mitigated his punishment by s everal dayswhen she learned that he had been late because hewas taking a sick friend to the hospital.

Word Forms: mitigable, mitigatedly, mitigation,mitigative, mitigatory, mitigator

Antonym Forms: immitigable, immitigably,immitigability, unmitigable, unmitigated,unmitigatedly

(vb.) to make less intense or severe

monotony

Monica was bored with themonotony of her job;every day was the same, from the emails she sent tothe data she inputted.

Word Forms: monotonous, monotonously,monotonousness

Related Word: monotone

(n.) tiresome routine; lack of variety

nuance

The nuances between the two fonts arby the untrained graphic designer.

Word Form: nuanced

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obstinate

Mr. O’Brien wasobstinate about eating at the bistro;he refused to eat anywhere else, even though his family asked him to try another restaurant.

Word Forms: obstinately, obstinateness, obstinace,obstinacy

(adj .) extremely stubborn

ominous oration ornate

The ornate palace had colorful paintinintricate wood carvings in every room

Word Forms: ornately, ornatenessRelated Word: ornament

(adj .) highly decorate

The political candidate delivered anoration about thebenefits of her universal health care plan.

Word Forms: orate, oratorical, orator

(n.) a formal speech

The dark clouds in the distance wereominous andthreatened to ruin the picnic.

Word Forms: ominously, ominousnessRelated Word: omen

(adj .) threatening or foreshadowing evil

overt

The candidate’s overt support of s tem cell researchwas unusual; he made it clear that if elected, hewould work to increase research efforts.

Word Forms: overtly, overtnessAntonym Forms: covert, covertly, covertness

(adj .) open and observable;not secret or hidden

paradox

Parker said, “I always lie,” but this is a paradox ; ifthe statement is true, then he must be lying.

Word Forms: paradoxal, paradoxical, paradoxically, paradoxicalness, paradoxicality, paradoxology

(n.) a statement that contradicts itself butnevertheless may still be true

paragon

Parmida is a paragon of professionalism; she arrivesto work on t ime, treats co-workers with respect, andrefrains from joining in office gossip.

Word Forms: paragon (vb.), paragoned Antonym Forms: paragonless, unparagoned

(n.) a perfect example

parody

The awards show opened with a parodall of the main characters were playedwho were dressed like the human acto

Word Forms: parody (vb.), parodiable parodist

(n.) a humorous imitat

patronize

Patrick was constantly patronizing me during themovie; he kept pausing it to explain what happened ina scene, even though I understood it as well as he did.

Word Forms: patronizable, patronizingly, patronization, patronizer

(vb.) to treat someone as if they arenot as intelligent or important

penchant

Penny has a penchant for poetry; she has filled t wonotebooks with poems and poetic lines.

(n.) a strong liking

penitent

The penitent criminal asked for forgiveness from the family he had robbed.

Word Forms: penitently, penitenceAntonym Forms: impenitent, impenitently,

impenitenceRelated Words: repentant, penance, penitentiary

(adj.) feeling or expressingremorse for misdeeds

peril

Our planet is in peril of running out ofresources if something is not done to c

Word Forms: perilous, perilously, perAntonym Form: perilless

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pervasive

The pervasive odor of garlic quickly spreadthroughout the entire house.

Word Forms: pervasively, pervasiveness, pervade, pervadingly, pervadingness, pervasion, pervader

Related Words: invade, invasive

(adj.) spreading or spread throughout

placid pliant precipitate

Prescott’s sudden decision to move toapartment was precipitated by the loss

Word Forms: precipitate (adj .), precip precipitateness, precipitative, precipi

Related Word: precipitous

(vb.) to bring about abru

The pliant plastic can be easily molded into any shape, size, or design.

Word Forms: pliantly, pliantness, pliancyRelated Word: pliable

(adj.) capable of being bent orcapable of being influenced

When the wind died down, the lake became placid ,with hardly a ripple disturbing the surface.

Word Forms: placidly, placidness, placidity

(adj.) calm

prolifc

The prolific author had written over 60 books duringher career.

Word Forms: prolifically, prolificness, prolificity, prolificacy

Antonym Form: improlific

(adj.) highly productive

propensity

Mrs. Petty loved to talk to friends and neighbors, so itwas no surprise that she had a propensity to gossip.

(n.) a natural tendency

raze

The old abandoned buildings were razed in preparation for the construction of the new baseball stadium.

Word Form: razer

(vb.) to tear down

rebuke

The principal rebuked the three studenwandered away from their chaperone few students had ever seen him so ang

Word Forms: rebuke (n.), rebukingly,rebuker

(vb.) to sharply criticize or re

remiss

Rebekkah was criticized for beingremiss in her work; she had made more careless mistakes this week thanall of the other employees put together.

Word Forms: remissly, remissness

(adj.) careless and neglectful

reproach

The board of directorsreproached the company president for falling profits and decreased revenue.

Word Forms: reproach (n.), reproachingly,reproachable, reproachableness, reproachably

Antonym Forms: irreproachable,unreproachable, reproachless

Related Word: reproachful

(vb.) to blame; to express criticism towards

sanction

The school board sanctioned the new elementary school playground, so construction will begin nextweek.

Word Forms: sanction (n.), sanctionable,sanctionative, sanctioner

Antonym Forms: unsanctioned, sanctionless

(vb.) to approve

scoff

Scott scoffed at the skate park rules; aclosed, he hopped the fence and continuntil dark.

Word Forms: scoff (n.), scoffingly, sc

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transient

The most transient years of your life are those spent

in high school; someday when you realize how quickly your time there passed, you’ll wish you had spentmore time enjoying your youth.

Word Forms: transient (n.), transiently, transientness,transience

Antonym Form: intransientRelated Word: transitory

(adj.) passing quickly or staying briefly

trite

Be sure to avoid trite expressions in your essay;instead of writing clichés like “I l earned my lessonthe hard way,” choose original sentences such as “Itwas a difficult l esson to learn.”

Word Forms: tritely, triteness

(adj.) repeated too often;overfamiliar through overuse

vacillate

Vanessa vacillated between the two universities; oneminute she was attending the in-state school, and thenext she was going to the college three states away.

Word Forms: vacillatingly, vacillation, vacillant,vacillator

Related Word: oscillate

(vb.) to waver or move back and forth

vanquish

In the debate, Vanna vanquished her o successfully defending her argument athe weaknesses in the other girl’s exam

Word Forms: vanquishable, vanquishmvanquisher

Antonym Forms: unvanquished,unvanquishable

(vb.) to defeat

solemn

Saul was angry that his cousin would make jokes at such a solemn event as their grandmother’s memorial service.

Word Forms: solemnly, solemness, solemnity,solemnify, solemnize

(adj.) intensely serious

stagnant stymie subversive

The subversive group was arrested whmembers turned himself in and told ofto overthrow the king.

Word Forms: subversive (n.), subverssubversiveness, subversivism, subver

(vb.) supporting the overthof a government

The warden was stymied by how the prisoners hadescaped; their cell doors were sti ll locked, and therewere no obvious holes in the walls of the cell.

Word Form: stymie (n.)

(vb.) to stump or hinder

When the feeder creek ran dry, the small pond became stagnant ; algae began to thrive in the motionlesswater.

Word Forms: stagnantly, stagnance, stagnancy,stagnate, stagnation, stagnatory

(adj.) not moving, flowing, or progressing

sully

Mrs. Sullivan’s reputation was sullied by accusationsthat she was embezzling money from the PTA.

Word Form: sulliableAntonym Form: unsullied

(vb.) to make dirty or impure

tact

When breaking a personal commitment, such as adate or a dinner party, it is important to usetact toavoid hurting the feelings of others involved.

Word Forms: tactful, tactfully, tactfulnessAntonym Forms: tactless, tactlessly, tactlessness,untactful

(n.) consideration in dealing with othersand avoiding giving offense

tactile

Unlike Morse code, which relies on auditoryinterpretation, braille is atactile code; you musttouch it in order to decipher it.

Word Forms: tactilely, tactility

(adj.) having to do with the sense of touch

transcend

Having gone deaf in his early twentiestranscended his disability to become o famous composers of all time.

Word Forms: transcendingly, transcentranscendent, transcendentalRelated Word: ascend, descend

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verbose

At the graduation ceremony, the valedictorian gave averbose speech that caused many people to fall asleepby the time it was finished.

Word Forms: verbosely, verboseness, verbosityRelated Words: verbal

(adj.) using or containing too many words

vicarious wane wistful

Willie gave the car one lastwistful looleft the dealership; if only he had the mhe’d never have to ask for a ride again

Word Forms: wistfully, wistfulness

(adj.) expressing longing or

Wayne’s interest in basketball began towane after hediscovered hockey; he even sold his basketball shoesto buy hockey skates.

Antonym: wax

Note: These two words are often used todescribe the fullness of the moon.

(vb.) to grow smaller

Although Vicki had never been on a roller coaster, sheexperienced a vicarious thrill when Zach describedthe descent down the big hill.

Word Forms: vicariously, vicariousness, vicariism

(adj.) experienced through another person

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Word Forms: The main entry on each card is either the baseword or the most commonly used form of the word, but the SATmay use any of the forms of the word listed. For example, ifindignant (adj .) is the main word on a card, you should also be prepared to see indignantly (adv.) or indignation (n.) on the test.

Antonym Forms: An antonym is a word with opposite meaning.You must understand the meaning of both the entry word onthe card and its antonym, as the SAT expects you to apply thedefinition of the root word to many different forms of the word.For example, if implausible means unbelievable, then plausible

must mean believable.

Related Words: Some words share common roots, prefixes, or suffixes. Related words are listed to assistyou in remembering the definition of the word onthe card.

Noun (n.): word that names a person, place, or thing

Pronoun ( pr .): word that replaces a noun

Verb (vb.): word showing action or state of being

Preposition ( prep.): word used to link a noun or pronoun toother words

Adjective (adj .): word which describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

Adverb (adv.): word which describes or modifies a verb, an

adjective, or another adverb

Conjunction (conj .): word which links words or phrases

Interjection (int .): word used to convey emotion

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5. Type the words and definitions.

Type all 100 words into a word processing document or

spreadsheet. Then try to define them without looking at the

definitions.

6. Analyze the roots, prexes, and sufxes.

Can you find words that have the same suffix? If so, do theymean the same thing in both words? Learning to associate

words with related words can help you solve even the toughest

test questions.

7. Group words by meaning.

Many SAT words have similar meanings. Group them so you

associate the meaning with all of the words in the group.

8. Have someone quiz you.

Place a check in the target if you get one right.

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