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SAT/ACT Vocabulary 1: Warm-Up Words

Fifty-five common high-school words that show up in reading passages, from easiest to a bit harder.

89 cardsGrades 6–8, Grades 9–12#sat#act#vocabulary

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  • abandonWord
    To leave behind or give up completely
  • abundantWord
    Present in large amounts; plentiful
  • accurateWord
    Correct and free from error
  • adaptWord
    To change to fit new conditions
  • adequateWord
    Enough for what is needed
  • advocateWord
    To publicly support an idea or cause
  • ambiguousWord
    Having more than one possible meaning
  • analyzeWord
    To study something closely by breaking it into parts
  • ancientWord
    From a very long time ago
  • anticipateWord
    To expect or look forward to
  • apparentWord
    Easy to see or understand; obvious
  • assertWord
    To state something firmly
  • assumeWord
    To accept as true without proof
  • attainWord
    To reach or achieve
  • authenticWord
    Real; not a copy or fake
  • barrierWord
    Something that blocks the way
  • benefitWord
    A good or helpful result
  • biasWord
    An unfair leaning toward one side
  • briefWord
    Short in time or length
  • capableWord
    Having the ability to do something
  • cautiousWord
    Careful to avoid danger or mistakes
  • clarifyWord
    To make clearer
  • coherentWord
    Logical and easy to follow
  • commenceWord
    To begin
  • compelWord
    To force or strongly urge
  • complexWord
    Made of many parts; complicated
  • comprehendWord
    To understand fully
  • concealWord
    To hide from view
  • conciseWord
    Saying a lot in few words
  • conflictWord
    A serious disagreement or struggle
  • consequenceWord
    A result of an action
  • considerableWord
    Fairly large in amount or importance
  • constantWord
    Staying the same; not changing
  • contrastWord
    A clear difference between things
  • controversyWord
    A public argument over an issue
  • conveyWord
    To communicate or carry across
  • crucialWord
    Extremely important
  • curiousWord
    Eager to learn or know
  • declineWord
    To become smaller or weaker; also, to politely refuse
  • deliberateWord
    Done on purpose
  • demonstrateWord
    To show clearly, often by example
  • denoteWord
    To be a sign of; to mean
  • depictWord
    To show in a picture or in words
  • despiseWord
    To dislike intensely
  • detectWord
    To notice or discover
  • diminishWord
    To make or become smaller
  • discardWord
    To throw away
  • distinctWord
    Clearly different or separate
  • diverseWord
    Made up of many different kinds
  • dominantWord
    Most powerful or most noticeable
  • dubiousWord
    Doubtful; not to be trusted
  • eagerWord
    Very keen to do or have something
  • elaborateWord
    Detailed and carefully worked out; also, to add detail
  • eliminateWord
    To remove completely
  • emergeWord
    To come out or come into view
  • emphasizeWord
    To give special importance to
  • endureWord
    To last, or to bear without giving up
  • enhanceWord
    To improve or increase in quality
  • essentialWord
    Absolutely necessary
  • evidentWord
    Plain to see
  • evolveWord
    To develop gradually
  • exaggerateWord
    To make something seem bigger or better than it is
  • exhibitWord
    To show publicly; also, a display
  • expandWord
    To grow larger
  • explicitWord
    Stated clearly and directly
  • fundamentalWord
    Forming the basic foundation
  • generateWord
    To produce or create
  • genuineWord
    Truly what it is said to be; sincere
  • hesitateWord
    To pause before acting because of doubt
  • hostileWord
    Unfriendly or opposed
  • hypothesisWord
    A proposed explanation to be tested
  • ignoreWord
    To pay no attention to
  • illustrateWord
    To explain with examples or pictures
  • impactWord
    A strong effect
  • implyWord
    To suggest without saying directly
  • inevitableWord
    Certain to happen; unavoidable
  • inferWord
    To reach a conclusion from evidence
  • initialWord
    Happening at the beginning
  • innovativeWord
    Using new ideas or methods
  • integrateWord
    To combine into a whole
  • intenseWord
    Very strong or extreme
  • interpretWord
    To explain the meaning of
  • isolateWord
    To set apart from others
  • justifyWord
    To show or prove to be reasonable
  • liberalWord
    Generous; also, open to new ideas
  • maintainWord
    To keep in good condition or keep going
  • minimalWord
    The smallest amount possible
  • modifyWord
    To change slightly
  • negligibleWord
    So small it is not worth considering

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