SAT vocabulary words: 12 high-frequency terms with definitions
B2–C112 Wörter
The modern SAT tests words in context rather than in isolation, so the useful list is not the longest one — it is the set of mid-difficulty words that keep turning up in reading passages and answer choices. These twelve are that kind of word: common enough to appear, abstract enough to trip you up.
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SAT Vocabulary — Die Wortliste
| Wort | Bedeutung |
|---|---|
| ambiguous | Open to more than one interpretation.“The author's final line is deliberately ambiguous.” |
| advocate | To publicly support an idea; a person who does so.“She advocates for smaller class sizes.” |
| undermine | To weaken something gradually.“The new data undermines his conclusion.” |
| pragmatic | Dealing with things practically rather than ideally.“They took a pragmatic approach to the budget.” |
| nuance | A subtle difference in meaning or tone.“The translation loses the nuance of the original.” |
| compelling | Convincing, or holding your attention strongly.“The essay makes a compelling case.” |
| arbitrary | Based on chance or personal whim, not reason.“The deadline felt arbitrary.” |
| skeptical | Doubting that something is true.“Readers remain skeptical of the claim.” |
| articulate | To express an idea clearly.“He articulated the problem in one sentence.” |
| inevitable | Certain to happen and impossible to avoid.“Conflict between the two groups was inevitable.” |
| novel | New and original.“The study proposes a novel explanation.” |
| substantiate | To provide evidence for a claim.“No source substantiates the figure.” |
So lernst du diese Liste
Nimm fünf bis sechs Wörter pro Tag statt alle zwölf auf einmal, behalte den Beispielsatz auf der Karte und wiederhole, wenn sie fällig sind. WordNest verteilt jedes Wort über sieben wachsende Intervalle — selber Tag, dann 1, 3, 7, 14, 30 und 60 Tage — damit die Liste Monate später noch sitzt. Lies wie verteiltes Wiederholen funktioniert, wenn du die Begründung hinter diesen Zahlen willst.
Studying sat vocabulary pairs well with our GRE vocabulary list, Academic Word List (AWL) vocabulary and B2 English vocabulary list, or browse all free English word lists.
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