SAT Words Set 1
· course - n. a connected series of events or actions or developments
· campaign - n. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
· financial - j. involving money matters
· corporate - j. of or belonging to a corporation
· personal - j. concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
· foreign - j. relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world
· similar - j. having close to the same characteristics
· editorial - n. an article giving opinions or perspectives
· technology - n. the practical application of science to commerce or industry
· conservative - j. avoiding excess
· difference - n. the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
· further - v. promote the growth of
· effect - n. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
· account - v. furnish a justifying analysis or explanation
· network - n. an interconnected system of things or people
· minute - j. infinitely or immeasurably small
· version - n. something a little different from others of the same type
· expect - v. regard something as probable or likely
· reform - v. make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
· opportunity - n. a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
· access - v. reach or gain access to
· opinion - n. a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
· potential - j. existing in possibility
· professor - n. someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
· commission - n. a special group delegated to consider some matter
· material - j. concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
· complex - j. complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts
· benefit - n. something that aids or promotes well-being
· necessary - j. absolutely essential
· instance - n. an occurrence of something
· excellent - j. very good; of the highest quality
· positive - j. characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
· annual - j. occurring or payable every year
· influence - n. a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
· effective - j. works well as a means or remedy
· forth - a. forward in time or order or degree
· consumer - n. a person who uses goods or services
· sentence - n. the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
· accept - v. consider or hold as true
· significant - j. important in effect or meaning
· prudence - n. knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
· ford - v. cross a river where it's shallow
· penalty - n. a punishment for a crime or offense
· confidence - n. a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable
· alternative - j. serving or used in place of another
· protection - n. the activity of protecting someone or something
· counsel - n. something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
· intelligence - n. the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
· discussion - n. an exchange of views on some topic
· august - j. profoundly honored
SAT Words Set 2
· apparel - n. clothing in general
· judgment - n. the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions
· typical - j. exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category
· prefer - v. like better; value more highly
· urban - j. located in or characteristic of a city or city life
· profile - n. an outline of something (especially a human face as seen from one side)
· appropriate - j. suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc
· option - n. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
· bomb - n. an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
· medicine - n. something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
· principle - n. a basic truth or law or assumption
· massive - j. imposing in size or bulk or solidity
· intellectual - j. appealing to or using the intellect
· resort - v. have recourse to
· species - n. (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
· academic - j. associated with school or learning
· reaction - n. a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude
· commitment - n. the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
· contemporary - j. belonging to the present time
· recognize - v. detect with the senses
· invasion - n. any entry into an area not previously occupied
· unique - j. the single one of its kind
· bid - n. a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
· maintain - v. state or assert
· coalition - n. an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
· dialogue - n. a discussion intended to produce an agreement
· minority - n. being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts
· competitive - j. involving competition or competitiveness
· analyst - n. someone who is skilled at analyzing data
· alcohol - n. a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
· ridiculous - j. incongruous; absurd; nonsensical
· biography - n. an account of the series of events making up a person's life
· expense - n. money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer
· album - n. a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc
· employee - n. a worker who is hired to perform a job
· literature - n. creative writing of recognized artistic value
· conspiracy - n. a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
· philosophy - n. any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation
· flag - n. emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
· summary - n. a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form
· encourage - v. inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
· rural - j. living in or characteristic of farming or country life
· permanent - j. continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place
· collapse - v. break down, literally or metaphorically
· missile - n. a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives
· metal - n. any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids
· landscape - n. an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
· episode - n. a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series
· desert - n. arid land with little or no vegetation
· enormous - j. extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
SAT Words Set 3
· lying - n. the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
· assets - n. anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
· existence - n. everything that exists anywhere
· corruption - n. destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity
· affirmative - j. affirming or giving assent
· regional - j. related or limited to a particular region
· decent - j. socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
· broadcast - n. message that is transmitted by radio or television
· foster - v. promote the growth of
· affect - n. the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
· principal - n. the educator who has executive authority for a school
· radical - j. markedly new or introducing extreme change
· cabinet - n. persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers
· diversity - n. noticeable heterogeneity
· bureau - n. an administrative unit of government
· error - n. a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
· depression - n. a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
· personality - n. the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
· harbor - v. hold back a thought or feeling about
· perform - v. carry out or perform an action
· renaissance - n. the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries
· alliance - n. a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim
· prescription - n. written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient
· sophisticated - j. having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement
· prominent - j. having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
· discipline - n. a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
· incident - n. a public disturbance
· expansion - n. the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
· ultimate - j. furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
· consensus - n. agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole
· medieval - j. as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened
· efficient - j. able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively
· document - n. writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
· participate - v. become a participant; be involved in
· apparent - j. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
· plea - n. a humble request for help from someone in authority
· pleasant - j. affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
· pentagon - n. a five-sided polygon
· logic - n. the principles that guide reasoning within a given field or situation
· academy - n. a school for special training
· sensitive - j. responsive to physical stimuli
· elaborate - v. add details, as to an account or ide...
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