College Panda 400 SAT Words: Quiz and Flashcards

Study Notes

Vocabulary Words

Erratic: unpredictable, inconsistent, and irregular
Secluded: hard to reach, hidden away
Fluctuate: to rise and fall irregularly
Exalt: to praise, to worship
Admonish: to warn or scold someone
Abrupt: sudden, unexpected, without warning
Content: satisfied
Eccentric: uncommon, strange
Mired: stuck in mud
Colloquial: used in casual conversation
Reconcile: settle one's differences, make compatible, bring back to peace
Alienate: to cause someone to feel isolated or lonely
Distinguish: to tell the difference between
Adequate: sufficient, enough, acceptable
Contend: to deal with someone or something, to claim or state a belief confidently
Skeptical: having doubts
Enfranchise: to give the right to vote
Sophisticated: having a lot of worldly experience and knowledge, complicated
Radical: thorough, complete, extensive, fundamental, essential, revolutionary, extreme
Formulate: to create or think up
Attest: to confirm or verify
Vexing: annoying, irritating
Unassuming: humble, low-key
Coerce: to pressure or force someone to do something
Adept: very skilled at something
Eloquent: fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing
Austere: plain and without decoration, comforts, or anything extra
Dread: to fear, be afraid of
Inevitable: unavoidable
Stress: to emphasize
Spawn: to produce, generate, or create
Renounce: to give up, deny, or surrender something
Unprecedented: never done or known before

More Vocabulary Words

Broach: to bring up a difficult subject for discussion
Proxy: a person authorized to act on behalf of another; substitute
Detrimental: harmful, damaging
Secular: having no religious or spiritual basis
Innovative: new and different
Tangible: real and able to be shown or touched
Disseminate: to spread widely (particularly information)
Delegate: to assign a task to another person
Apparent: clearly visible or understood; obvious
Postulate: to suggest or propose something
Speculate: to guess, to form a theory without firm evidence
Bazaar: a market selling a large variety of goods
Sporadic: scattered, irregular, unpredictable
Suffrage: the right to vote
Incredulous: unwilling or unable to believe something
Idealistic: unrealistically aiming for perfection
Conflate: to mix or combine into one (typically ideas)
Paucity: poverty, scarcity
Ephemeral: temporary, short-lived
Prompt: to cause (someone) to take a course of action
Reverence: deep respect for someone or something
Disparity: a great difference
Dispassionate: not influenced by strong emotion, fair-minded
Phenomenon: a noteworthy occurrence or situation
Boast: to brag, to show off
Irksome: irritating, annoying
Allude: to suggest or call attention to indirectly, to make a reference to something
Omnipotence: having unlimited or great power
Provoke: to cause a reaction or emotion (usually anger); to trigger
Indulge: to allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of
Entrenched: firmly established and unlikely to change
Inherent: built-in, existing in something as a permanent or essential characteristic
Vernacular: everyday informal language, local dialect

Even More Vocabulary Words

Inquisition: interrogation, questioning
Anecdote: a short personal story
Malign: evil in nature, harmful
Anomaly: oddity, something that is not normal
Inhibit: to hold someone or something back, to suppress, to prevent
Mutable: changeable
Petty: of little importance, caring too much about trivial matters
Avid: passionate about something
Invoke: to call on or refer to something
Imprudent: foolish, reckless
Tenacity: persistence, determination
Venerable: respected
Authoritarian: enforcing strict obedience to authority

Description

Test your knowledge of essential SAT vocabulary words with this quiz featuring 400 must-know words, including erratic, secluded, fluctuate, and more. Improve your understanding of complex vocabulary and boost your SAT scores. Practice and review these crucial words to excel in the exam.