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Context is king — that’s the lesson you need to internalize as you begin preparing for the vocabulary questions on the SAT. We have identified this pool of 200 words that cut across the disciplines and lend themselves well to context-dependent interpretation. As you learn this list on Vocabulary.com, you will have to rely on context clues in order to determine each word’s meaning in particular sentences. This is the same type of thinking you will need to develop in order to succeed on the SAT! Following our Roadmap to the SAT? Head back to see what else you should be learning this week.

Beyoncé's Lemonade is collection of songs, a long-form video and an extended spoken word performance all at once. It deals with both broad themes about community and culture and intensely personal aspects of Beyoncé's marriage to Jay Z at the same time. The audience may feel that they are experiencing everything that occupies the mind of this superstar while appreciating her latest music. Most amazingly successful artists are busy erecting walls to keep people out, but Lemonade feels like Beyoncé has shared with us her private pain and her essential truths. Here are twelve vocabulary words from the lyrics to Lemonade, and learn more about Beyonce's inspiration in "Vocabulary Lessons from Beyonce's Lemonade."

Let's face it. Long before smart phones and social media, people have been preoccupied with the way they look. Here are some words that go way back, but are just as useful in today's selfie-obsessed world.