![]() ![]() collaborate: (v) to cooperate, work together.clairvoyant: (adj) exceptionally insightful, able to foresee the future.circuitous: (adj) indirect, taking the longest route.camaraderie: (n) trust, sociability amongst friends.asylum: (n) sanctuary, shelter, place of refuge. ![]() assiduous: (adj) persistent, hard-working.arid: (adj) extremely dry or deathly boring.antagonist: (n) foe, opponent, adversary.anonymous: (adj) nameless, without a disclosed identity.anecdote: (n) short, usually funny account of an event.anachronistic: (adj) out-of-date, not attributed to the correct historical period.aesthetic: (adj) pertaining to beauty or the arts.adversity: (n) misfortune, an unfavorable turn of events.Abstinence: (n) the act of refraining from pleasurable activity, e.g., eating or drinking.Here is a list of the top 100 SAT vocabulary words of all time, courtesy of Kaplan and the Washington Post : However, if you’re looking to raise your SAT Reading score quickly, you might want to devote some time to studying vocab. Reading plenty of fiction and non-fiction is the best way to improve a lackluster vocabulary over time. There’s a bit of a learning curve, but the benefits are immense: Anki staggers word frequency to ensure you’re focusing on your weakest words while periodically reviewing your strong words.Top 100 Vocabulary Words to Study for the SAT Anki – If you want to go hardcore with your studying, use this program.Be careful when searching for my vocab list on this site – these lists are almost solely Old SAT lists. Quizlet – A solid website & mobile app for setting up your vocab lists.Index Cards – This is a good option if you prefer the “old school” method, but it will require you to write down all the words and definitions yourself.There is a panoply of apps, websites, and the like that can help you learn words. (Note: Anki, a program I discuss below, staggers word frequency for you automatically!) Study Methods ![]() As the days go by, you’ll have to add new words while also reviewing words you’ve already learned to ensure they stick with you. Number of New Words Per Day – If you have >3 months until your next SAT, 10-15 new words per day is a fine pace, especially since you likely already know many of these words. Otherwise, divide 750 by the number of days you have until the test – this is approximately how many new words you’ll need to learn per day. Increase the frequency to 3-4 sessions if you really have to cram short term. See below for methods & apps for learning these words.įrequency – I recommend two study sessions, 10-15 minutes each per day, preferably every day though an occasional skipped day is fine. Instructions for finding the definitions of the words are given above. I will update this list as the College Board releases more tests. Words that look like this have multiple shades of meaning, so be thorough when looking up definitions! Just copy/paste each column and you’ll get the list of definitions. It’s part of the learning process J I recommend using Easy Define ( ) for getting the definitions of these words. I did not include definitions because 1) it’s a lot of work for me to write 750+ definitions and 2) it’s better for you to get the definitions yourself. I have combined these definitions into one “base word” that can help you figure out the definitions of the others (for example, only “cynical” is listed below). Note that base words can appear in different forms in standard usage, for example: magnanimity, magnanimous cynical, cynicism, cynic, cynically zealot, zealous, overzealous etc. ![]()
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