Enhance your vocabulary with a selection of SAT words introduced daily between March and April 2013. Each word is accompanied by definitions, varying parts of speech, and contextual examples. This comprehensive list covers terms like "vigilance," "veracity," "extol," and more, providing insights into their meanings and usages. Perfect for sophomores preparing for the SAT, this resource aims to improve language skills and foster a deeper understanding of the nuances of the English language. Expand your lexicon and boost your confidence for your upcoming exams.
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6 March 2013 WOD SAT • officious – overly ready to serve; eager to help or offer advice (adj) • spare – lean or thin (adj) • Cursory - hastily done, superficial
7 March 2013 WOD SAT • extol – to praise lavishly; to lift up (verb) • conspiracy – an agreement to perform together an illegal, treacherous, or evil act (noun) • Dearth - Paucity: shortage; deficiency.
8 March 2013 WOD SAT • exploit – act or deed, especially a heroic achievement (noun) • resolution – strong determination; course of action decided upon (noun) • Decry - to belittle, openly condemn
11 March 2013 WOD SAT • discourse – verbal exchange (noun); to speak formally and at length (verb) • malice – desire to harm or to see harm done to others (noun) • Defunct - no longer existing, dead, extinct
12 March 2013 WOD SAT • vile – extremely disgusting; loathsome (adj) • covert – hidden; secret (adj) • Delineation - depiction, representation
13 March 2013 WOD SAT • slanderous – damaging to a person’s reputation (adj) • diffuse – to spread about or scatter; to disseminate (verb) scattered (adj) • Desultory - at random, rambling, unmethodical
14 March 2013 WOD SAT • exuberance – act of unrestrained enthusiasm or joy (noun) • temperate – exercising moderation and self-restraint (adj) • Discretionary - subject to one's own judgment
15 March 2013 WOD SAT • garrulity – talkativeness (noun) • surly – sullenly ill humored (adj) • Effluvia - outpouring of gases or vapors
18 March 2013 WOD SAT • requisite – required; essential (adj) • ingratiating – accommodating; trying to please (adj) • Endemic - belonging to a particular area, inherent
19 March 2013 WOD SAT • vanquish – to conquer; force into submission (verb) • sumptuous – lavish; of a size or splendor suggesting great expense (adj) • Equivocal - ambiguous, open to two interpretations
20 March 2013 WOD SAT • swarthy – having a dark complexion or color (adj) • insatiable – unable to be satisfied (adj) • Errant - straying, mistaken, roving
21 March 2013 WOD SAT • esoteric – not publicly disclosed; confidential; known by a restricted number (adj) • eloquent – persuasive, fluent, and graceful in discourse (adj) • Execrable - utterly detestable, abhorrent
22 March 2013 WOD SAT • secular – worldly rather than spiritual; not pertaining to religion (adj) • diabolical – satanic; characteristic of the devil (adj) • Expurgate - remove erroneous or objectionable material; delete; edit.
1 APRIL 2013 WOD SAT • affront – to meet face to face defiantly; to confront (verb) • sublime – supreme, majestic; inspiring awe; impressive (adj) • Fallacious - wrong, unsound, illogical
2 APRIL 2013 WOD SAT • estrange – to alienate the affection of; to make hostile (verb) • fathom – to understand; to get to the bottom of (verb) • Fatuous - Ludicrous; inane; idiotic; silly.
3 APRIL 2013 WOD SAT • adulation – excessive praise or flattery (noun) • innuendo – insinuation; indirect or subtle and usually derogatory implication (noun) • Fecund - prolific; productive; fruitful.
4 APRIL 2013 WOD SAT • itinerary – route or prepared route of a journey (noun) • jovial – full of good humor (adj) • Foible - frailty; imperfection; weakness.
5 APRIL 2013 WOD SAT • satiate – to be full; to have had enough (verb) • affable – pleasant (adj) • Forte - strong point, something a person does well
8 APRIL 2013 WOD SAT • monotonously – going on and on without variation (adj) • conjecture – a guess (noun); to arrive at a guess (verb) • Fraught - full of, accompanied by
9 APRIL 2013 WOD SAT • mystique – a body of mystical attitudes and beliefs associated with a particular person, theory, or idea (noun) • ostentatious – showy, pretentious, boastful (adj) • Gambol - play; frolic; romp
10 APRIL 2013 WOD SAT • paddock – a small enclosed field (noun) • admonition – a warning; a mild reprimand (noun) • Glower - to glare, stare angrily and intensely
11 APRIL 2013 WOD SAT • parody – a literary or artistic work that broadly mimics an author’s style or holds it up to ridicule (noun) • contention – statement that one argues for (noun) • Gnarl - to make knotted, deform
12 APRIL 2013 WOD SAT • irascible – easily angered; quick tempered (adj) • limpid – perfectly clear; transparent (adj) • Grandiose - magnificent and imposing; exaggerated and pretentious
15 APRIL 2013 WOD SAT • fallow – plowed, but not planted (adj) • arable – suitable for growing crops (adj) • Gratuitous - free, voluntary; unnecessary and unjustified
16 APRIL 2013 WOD SAT • epiphany – a moment of sudden insight (noun) • stupor – mental dullness; state of reduced sensibility (noun) • Gustatory - relating to sense of taste
APRIL 2013 WOD SAT • sordid – dirty, filthy (adj) • precarious – dangerously lacking in security or stability (adj) • Sportive - frolicsome, playful
APRIL 2013 WOD SAT • diminutive – tiny; of a very small size (adj) • titanic – huge and powerful; colossal (adj) • Harrowing - extremely distressing, terrifying
APRIL 2013 WOD SAT • avaricious - greedy for riches (adj) • vernal – spring-like; fresh and young; youthful (adj) • Haughty - arrogant; disdainful; blatantly proud; contemptuous
15 November 2011 WOD SAT • stark – bare; plain (adj) • poignant – emotionally moving; painful; distressing (adj) • Hearten - encourage; give strength
16 November 2011 WOD SAT • parable – a simple story illustrating a moral lesson (noun) • loomed – appeared in a large or threatening form (verb) • Vociferous - Clamorous; outspoken; noisy; vocal.
17 November 2011 WOD SAT • impregnable – unconquerable; not able to be captured (adj) • relinquish – to leave, abandon, surrender, renounce (verb) • Hidebound - excessively rigid; dry and stiff
18 November 2011 WOD SAT • aphorism – a brief, memorable saying that expresses a basic truth (noun) • chastisement – punishment (noun) • Ilk - type or kind
21 November 2011 WOD SAT • ulterior – undisclosed; beyond what is openly stated (adj) • revel – to make merry; to take great pleasure or delight in (verb) • Impasse - blocked path, dilemma with no solution
22 November 2011 WOD SAT • piqued - offended (adj) • impetuous – impulsive; sudden (adj) • Impressionable - easily influenced or affected
23 November 2011 WOD SAT • banal – dull or stale because of overuse (adj) • credulity – a tendency to believe too readily (noun) • Verbose - Wordy; talkative; profuse
28 November 2011 WOD SAT • fettered – restrained as with a chain (adj) • cessation – a stopping, either forever or for some time (noun) • Incipient - embryonic; developing; in the beginning stages.
29 November 2011 WOD SAT • aperture – opening in a camera through which light passes into the lens (noun) • impertinence – a rude, inappropriate, action (noun) • Interpolate - to insert; change by adding new words or material
30 November 2011 WOD SAT • deranged – unsettled; insane (adj) • influx – a coming in or flowing in of something (noun) • Intractable - Unruly; disobedient.
1 December 2011 WOD SAT • communal – shared by the community; not private (adj) • formidable – causing fear or dread (adj) • Intrinsic - Inherent; natural; innate
2 December 2011 WOD SAT • multifarious – having great variety; diverse (adj) • grimace – twisted facial expression (noun) to make such an expression (verb) • Inviolable - safe from violation or assault
5 December 2011 WOD SAT • contemplation – thoughtful inspection (noun) • pervade – to spread throughout; to fill (verb) • Jettison - Eliminate; discharge.
6 December 2011 WOD SAT • luminous - giving off light (adj) • abashed – embarrassed (adj) • Upbraid - Rebuke; scold; criticize
7 December 2011 WOD SAT • inert – lacking the power to move; inactive (adj) • avatar – an incarnation of a god (noun) • Juggernaut - huge force destroying everything in its path
8 December 2011 WOD SAT • defunct – no longer in use or existence; dead (adj) • contrition – regret for having done something wrong (noun) • Lachrymose - Weepy; tearful.
9 December 2011 WOD SAT • crevice – a narrow opening caused by a crack or a split (noun) • pallor – lack of color; unnatural paleness (noun) • Laggard - dawdler, loafer, lazy person
12 December 2011 WOD SAT • destitute – poor (adj) those living in poverty (noun) • interminable – seemingly endless (adj) • Lassitude - Fatigue; weariness; debility.
