SAT VOCABULARY COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE WITH HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDS
AND DEFINITIONS
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Updated 2026 Questions and Answers
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Rationales Included
,arbitrary random, capricious, impartial
intrepid bold, fearless
antagonism hostility, enmity
antipathy strong feeling against, dislike for
dogma firmly held disbelief
pertinent clearly relevant
variance difference, disagreement
incompatible not well matched, unsuited
isolate to separate and make alone or single
sever to cut off completely
synthesis the combination of diverse elements into one
engender to create, foster
discrete distinct, separate
disperse to spread out
eccentric unusual, strange
redundant repetitive, and thus unnecessary
precursor a necessary predecessor
defer to postpone or to submit to another
catalyst a thing that sets another in motion or causes change
disarm to deprive of weapons or to win over, ingratiate
,prone inclined, or the position of lying face down
profound deep, thoughtful
torque rotational force, twist
digress to move away from
diverge to go apart in different directions
tangential peripheral, no on the subject at hand
porous having pores, having minute holes
plummet to fall suddenly
circumlocution excessive speaking, wordiness
perturb to disquiet, upset
opaque not transparent, not letting light through
impenetrable unable to penetrate, pierced
desiccate to dry out, dehydrate
phenomenon an occurrence
tacit unspoken yet understood
whimsy caprice, a playful thing
abstract theoretical or to summarize or a summary
inherent in the essential nature of a thing
dubious doubtful, questionable
platitude a trite saying, bromide
fallacy a logical flaw, mistake
demur to hesitate, protest
assert to state without need of proof
, refute to disprove, to argue against
inquisitive curious, seeking knowledge
mundane everything, pedestrain
coherent intelligible, consistent
equivocal wavering, vacillating
harangue long, complaining speech
jargon specialized vocabulary
succinct concise, stating in few words
diffuse to spread thinly, or scattered
articulate well- spoken, intelligible, speak clearly and distinctly
garrulous extremely talkative
orate to make a speech, esp. pompously
laconic few words, reticent
obscure to hide or hidden, vague, not easily understood
chicanery flim-flam, trickery
furtive secret, sneaky
volatile unstable, likely to explode or vaporize
extemporize to speak spontaneously
zealot one who has great enthusiasm esp for a cause
espouse to take to oneself, to adopt a belief
provocative tending to simulate
superfluous excess, extra
expend to use up
malevolent evil, having evil intent
GUIDE WITH HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDS
AND DEFINITIONS
| GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED SUCCESS
Updated 2026 Questions and Answers
100% Verified Exam Prep and Comprehensive
Rationales Included
,arbitrary random, capricious, impartial
intrepid bold, fearless
antagonism hostility, enmity
antipathy strong feeling against, dislike for
dogma firmly held disbelief
pertinent clearly relevant
variance difference, disagreement
incompatible not well matched, unsuited
isolate to separate and make alone or single
sever to cut off completely
synthesis the combination of diverse elements into one
engender to create, foster
discrete distinct, separate
disperse to spread out
eccentric unusual, strange
redundant repetitive, and thus unnecessary
precursor a necessary predecessor
defer to postpone or to submit to another
catalyst a thing that sets another in motion or causes change
disarm to deprive of weapons or to win over, ingratiate
,prone inclined, or the position of lying face down
profound deep, thoughtful
torque rotational force, twist
digress to move away from
diverge to go apart in different directions
tangential peripheral, no on the subject at hand
porous having pores, having minute holes
plummet to fall suddenly
circumlocution excessive speaking, wordiness
perturb to disquiet, upset
opaque not transparent, not letting light through
impenetrable unable to penetrate, pierced
desiccate to dry out, dehydrate
phenomenon an occurrence
tacit unspoken yet understood
whimsy caprice, a playful thing
abstract theoretical or to summarize or a summary
inherent in the essential nature of a thing
dubious doubtful, questionable
platitude a trite saying, bromide
fallacy a logical flaw, mistake
demur to hesitate, protest
assert to state without need of proof
, refute to disprove, to argue against
inquisitive curious, seeking knowledge
mundane everything, pedestrain
coherent intelligible, consistent
equivocal wavering, vacillating
harangue long, complaining speech
jargon specialized vocabulary
succinct concise, stating in few words
diffuse to spread thinly, or scattered
articulate well- spoken, intelligible, speak clearly and distinctly
garrulous extremely talkative
orate to make a speech, esp. pompously
laconic few words, reticent
obscure to hide or hidden, vague, not easily understood
chicanery flim-flam, trickery
furtive secret, sneaky
volatile unstable, likely to explode or vaporize
extemporize to speak spontaneously
zealot one who has great enthusiasm esp for a cause
espouse to take to oneself, to adopt a belief
provocative tending to simulate
superfluous excess, extra
expend to use up
malevolent evil, having evil intent
