Common SAT Vocabulary

an expression that is characteristic of English as spoken by Americans

dislike (or fear) of Britain and British customs

the adversary of Christ mentioned in the New Testament

of or relating to King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

a Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the Augustinian monastic orders

an expression that is used in Great Britain

a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified

the theological system of John Calvin and his followers emphasizing omnipotence of God and salvation by grace alone

a member of an ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before it was conquered by the Israelites

a theory of organic evolution claiming that new species arise and are perpetuated by natural selection

of Epicurus or epicureanism

(Greek mythology) a beautiful young man who fell in love with his own reflection

the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance

latest part of the Stone Age beginning about 10,000 BC in the Middle East (but later elsewhere)

of or relating to or inspired by Sir Isaac Newton or his science

the countries of Europe and North America and South America

(philosophy) the philosophical system of the Stoics following the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno

in bed

the act of dwelling in a place

an educator who works at a college or university

a person who provides musical accompaniment

provide with military equipment

grant credentials to

curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment

a fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate

relating to a clear organic acid with a pungent odor

turn acidic

a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation

an area of ground used for some particular purpose

affording grounds for legal action

the attribute of being so near as to be touching

declare to be

of or pertaining to aeronautics

lighted up by or as by fire or flame

take the initiative and go on the offensive

a person who lacks pigment and has pale skin, white hair, and pink eyes

habitual intoxication

north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant

transferable to another owner

gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment

have a disagreement over something

someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being

expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance

worthy of the gods

a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship

the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind

without water; especially without water of crystallization

microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium

a historian who writes annals

a formal public statement

a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device

before noon

occurring or existing before birth

a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat

suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things

winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center

a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response

a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response

direct opposite

make obsolete or old-fashioned

a drug used to relieve or prevent spasms

an antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin

capable of being apprehended or understood

resembling a tree in form and branching structure

the cultivation of tree for the production of timber

the quantity that can be contained in the limbs

not having or involving sex

the party to whom something is assigned

having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables

correspond in vowel sounds; rhyme in assonance

(usually followed by `for') extremely desirous

a dispenser that turns a liquid into a fine mist

containing gold

a political system governed by a single individual

any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors

a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt

a boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers

a recording barometer

make blessedly happy

spread or daub (a surface)

make less visible or unclear

turn a rope around something in order to secure it

an endowed church office giving income to its holder

the quality of being kind and gentle

spread or daub (a surface)

cover by strewing

get up on the back of

cause oneself to consider something

a sloping edge where two surfaces meet at a non-right angle

someone who marries one person while already legally married to another

a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)

the official symbols of a family, state, etc.

possessing or existing in bodily form

the main stem of a tree

a Spanish dance in triple time accompanied by guitar

the rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant

the member of a bomber crew responsible for using the bombsight and releasing the bombs on the target

collect and study plants

a slope or hillside

solder together by using hard solder with a high melting point

waves breaking on the shore

a thick and heavy shoe

a nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water

inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes

either of the two main branches of the trachea

adherence to some extreme traditional theological concept or interpretation

a cowardly and despicable person

flattery intended to persuade

capable of being calculated or estimated

an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device

the quality of being universal; existing everywhere

a metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter

a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter

grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat

having the sails trimmed for sailing as close to the wind as possible

a merchant who sells men's clothing

an agent that produces coagulation

the union of diverse things into one body or form or group

a student (or former student) at a college or university

a stock or supply of foods

the official act of consigning a person to confinement

the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself

capable of being compressed or made more compact

be conducive to

candy and other sweets considered collectively

a person on whom something is bestowed

flowing together

correspondence in form or appearance

make contact or come together

the state of being joined together

the person to whom merchandise is delivered over

the person who delivers over or commits merchandise

tending to consume or use often wastefully

voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge

a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine

obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination

injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of

the action of coiling or twisting or winding together

curl, wind, or twist together

expressing a reciprocal or complementary relation

capable of being corrupted

the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe

the science that maps the general features of the universe

a weight that balances another weight

a charge brought by an accused person against the accuser

a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey

a workplace where dairy products are produced or sold

a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes

being or having or resembling a hard crust or shell

a piece of writing in code or cipher

cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form

resembling a circle

uncannily or threateningly dark or obscure

a despicable coward

10 grams

a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters

a metric unit of length equal to ten meters

cephalopods having eight short tentacles plus two long ones

a verse line having ten syllables

ostentatiously lofty in style

appropriate fraudulently to one's own use

remove the trees from

the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

a person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it

cause to feel dispirited, sad, or downhearted

make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of)

release from military service or remove from the active list of military service

a medication that soothes inflamed or injured skin

detention of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure

resembling a tree in form and branching structure

assign a name or title to

a substance for cleaning the teeth

a person who testifies or gives a deposition

reduce in population

a person who has deposited money in a bank or similar institution

a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race

a substance that promotes drying

wicked and cruel behavior

wicked and cruel behavior

capable of distinguishing

a logician skilled in dialectic

of or relating to a molecule made up of two atoms

distinguishing characteristics

two successive letters

fall into decay or ruin

an official engaged in international negotiations

disturb the arrangement of

someone who refuses to believe (as in a divinity)

take the burden off; remove the burden from

relating to discipline in behavior

the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption

look with disfavor on

not in agreement

serving or tending to divide or separate

get undressed

refusing to attend services of the Church of England

dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)

an act intended to help that turns out badly

capable of being distended; able to stretch and expand

the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions

someone who distills alcoholic liquors

levy a distress on

the termination or destruction of a unit

a word having two syllables

a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

an integer that is a factor of another integer

the act of disclosing something that was secret or private

a person who acts and gets things done

state as a dogma

the quality of being domestic or domesticated

the recipient of funds or other benefits

young duck

imprisonment (especially for a long time)

willingly obedient out of a sense of respect

subject to import tax

a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 cm/sec/sec to a mass of 1 gram

ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat

suitable for use as food

someone who consumes food for nourishment

the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)

bursting into flower

pour out

a conceited and self-centered person

(chemistry) a chemical decomposition reaction produced by passing an electric current through a solution containing ions

occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus

live in or as if in a tent

a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world

cause to start burning

put a monarch on the throne

utter with enthusiasm

a circle that rolls around another circle

a line generated by a point on a circle rolling around another circle

(of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region

an attendant and shield bearer to a knight

concerning an appreciation of beauty or good taste

additional unspecified odds and ends; more of the same

turn inside out; turn the inner surface of outward

the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up

something that bulges out or projects from its surroundings

torment emotionally or mentally

capable of being overlooked

capable of being used up; capable of being exhausted

having existence or being or actuality

capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out

a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part

be hungry; go without food

unite on a federal basis or band together as a league

express congratulations

offering fun and celebration

based on trust

someone who sells fish

a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal

the state of being flexed (as of a joint)

touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner

foolish or senseless behavior

make a prediction about; tell in advance

the outer or front court of a building or of a group of buildings

knowledge of an event before it occurs

foreordain or determine beforehand

being determined in advance

the lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel

the part of the seashore between the highwater mark and the low-water mark

prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

four people considered as a unit

a person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it

curl tightly

curl tightly

negligent of neatness especially in dress and person

of or relating to fungi

polish and make shiny

encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something

capable of being melted and fused

someone who predicts the future

electricity produced by chemical action

an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation

existing as or having the qualities of a gas

relating to or involving the stomach

inflammation of the lining of the stomach

a French policeman

an expert in genealogy

of or relating to the external sex organs

serving to express or indicate possession

someone who cuts flat glass to size

having the shape of a sphere or ball

young goose

a recipient of a grant

a person who makes a grant in legal form

made up of or resembling a collection of small particles

an infantryman equipped with grenades

a political system governed by a woman

the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women

a person who inhabits a particular place

habitual mode of behavior

a carriage for hire

write by hand

anything from which something can be hung

someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along

cheerfully irresponsible

the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger

a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus

with the head foremost

not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam

pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter

someone who assists in a plot

characteristic of a nonwoody herb or plant part

rupture in tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes

a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something

having six sides or divided into hexagons

an animal having six feet

the quality of being similar or of having a uniform composition

make more humane

trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality

of or relating to hydrodynamics

study of fluids in motion

of or relating to or used in the production of electricity by waterpower

an instrument for measuring the specific gravity of a liquid

relating to fluids at rest or to the pressures they exert or transmit

study of the mechanical properties of fluids that are not in motion

containing combined water

an extinct sea-dwelling reptile with a porpoise-like body

in a cold and icy manner

coldness due to a cold environment

narrow-minded about cherished opinions

something that can serve as a source of light

someone who copies the words or behavior of another

(chemistry, physics) incapable of mixing

capable of being made imperfect

make pregnant

the act of applying force suddenly

not elegant or graceful in expression

normally existing at birth

normally existing at birth

beginning to develop

beginning to exist or to be apparent

an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating

not capable of igniting and burning

incapable of being compressed; resisting compression

something that serves to indicate or suggest

impossible or difficult for the body to break down and absorb

unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency

not suitable or advisable

not extensile

cause to grow together parts from different plants

the state of inhering

place in a grave or tomb

someone who deliberately foments trouble

a lack of competence

the internal content of a term or concept

a negotiator who acts as a link between parties

relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation

the situation of being or dying without a legally valid will

the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus

a drug that can produce a state of intoxication

located or occurring within a cell or cells

allow to enter; grant entry to

reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings

the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface

the act of sharing in the activities of a group

expose to radiation

hostile or indifferent to religion

a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in

(meteorology)an isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time

equal in duration or interval

of a process or change taking place at constant temperature

travel from place to place, as for work

an extreme bellicose nationalist

fasten or join with a joggle

the act of meting out justice according to the law

the performance of a juggler

relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat

a member of a group that delivers a verdict at a trial

a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters

a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters

a unit of power equal to 1000 watts

the dignity or rank or position of a king

people descended from a common ancestor

the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands

relating to or consisting of or producing or resembling milk

of or relating to or obtained from milk

a holder or proprietor of land

somewhat late

a working woman who takes in washing

wash or flow against

a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws

a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws

stimulating evacuation of feces

using or intended for the left hand

a garment covering the leg

a soldier who is a member of a legion

the act of writing, editing, and examining dictionaries

evoking realistic images within the mind

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal

the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the place of the state or action denoted by the verb

the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily

someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place

Irish word for a lake

filled with melancholy and despondency

surface with macadam

a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools

the position of magistrate

make magnetic

a great raja

the childhood of a girl

large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas

resembling human beings

made of fermented honey and water

hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy

relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle

to make better

a line that indicates a boundary

after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body

a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter

distance measured in miles

assistance in time of difficulty

improper or wicked or immoral behavior

count wrongly

hatred of marriage

government that is inefficient or dishonest

(Roman Catholic Church) a book containing all the prayers and responses needed to celebrate Mass throughout the year

joint that forms a corner

a method or system for improving the memory

a political system in which a mob is the source of control

cautionary advice about something imminent

serving to warn

a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

a ray of moonlight

biting or given to biting

a worker who drives mules

one who practices magic or sorcery

a variety or mutation of the peach that has a smooth skin

a loose dressing gown for women

(used as a combining form) recent or new

a newly invented word or phrase

having no or imperfectly developed or nonfunctional sex organs

egg or young of an insect parasitic on mammals especially a sucking louse; often attached to a hair or item of clothing

the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order

the convent of a community of nuns

a source of food or nourishment

of or providing nourishment

loose hemp or jute fiber obtained by unravelling old ropes

of or relating to or used in or practicing obstetrics

the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves

a natural consequence of development

a forceful forward rush or flow

the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface

a short amusing opera

of or relating to or resembling the eye

the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light

the practice of an optometrist

being or denoting a numerical order in a series

a specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children)

complete and without restriction or qualification

be or do something to a greater degree

live longer than

live longer than

the act of reaching out

ride better, faster, or further than

a stabilizer for a canoe

a part of the city far removed from the center

do something to an excessive degree

dose too heavily

overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

project over

jump across or leap over (an obstacle)

a person who has general authority over others

bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels

pay too much

too much production or more than expected

fail by aiming too high or trying too hard

(usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality

usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it

a writer of pamphlets

the murder of your own father or mother

(of e.g. property) capable of being parted or divided

of or derived from a personal or family name

a state of extreme poverty or destitution

a person to whom money is paid

liable to sin

liable to sin

of or relating to the chest or thorax

the principles and methods of instruction

admitting of penetration or passage into or through

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

a star with 5 points

any polyhedron having five plane faces

an athletic contest consisting of five different events

having a valence of five

characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving

a coffeepot in which boiling water ascends through a central tube and filters back down through a basket of ground coffee beans

capable of becoming or being made perfect

perfumes in general

being susceptible to persuasion

the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance

corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

admitting of passage or entrance

obscene term for penis

a collection or stock of drugs

talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

a humanist specializing in classical scholarship

any written symbol standing for a sound or syllable or morpheme or word

of or pertaining to photoelectricity

photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light

measurement of the properties of light

the study of physical features of the earth's surface

someone to whom a pledge is made or someone with whom something is deposited as a pledge

a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past

literature in metrical form

study of poetic works

the branch of Christian theology devoted to the refutation of errors

a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces

a word of more than three syllables

a technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences

be later in time

of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree

having precedence (especially because of longer service)

the act of preceding in time or order or rank

the right to purchase something in advance of others

exist beforehand or prior to a certain point in time

existing in a former state or previous to something else

the act of gripping something firmly with the hands

the office or station of a prelate

having superior power or influence

weigh more heavily

prescribed guide for conduct or action

a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages

tending to discourage (especially of prices)

the substance of a living cell

something that bulges out or projects from its surroundings

cause to bulge out or project

excessive or affected modesty

the treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means

a strong odor or taste property

flow in a circular current, of liquids

any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept

a cubelike object

marked by richness and fullness of flavor

(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place

having branches