200 Words SAT Test Practice

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1. Austere (adj): severe or stem in appearance; undecorated

Bleak, Hard,Dour, Harsh,

Grim, Severe,Spartan

I like to decorate my classroom every year in order to avoid that the students find itaustere.

2. Audacious (adj): fearless and daring

Audacity (n)

Doughty,Heroic,

Stout,

Valiant,

Intrepid,

Fearless,Assertive,

Stouthearted,

Valorous,

Gallant,

Mettlesome,Bold,

Dauntless,

Game,

Plucky,Undaunted,

Venturous,

Daring, Brave,

Stalwart

He is very audacious because he affronted the Cuban Government in the island.

3. Attenuate (v): to reduce in force or degree; weaken

Enervate, Sap,

Undo, Enfeeble,

Thin, Innerve,

Dilute, Water,

Undermine,

Rarefy

I would like to attenuate my moms rage giving her many kisses and hugs.

4. Assuage (v): to make something unpleasant less severe

Allay

ComfortLighten

Propitiate

AlleviateRelieve

Sweeten

AppeaseEase

Mollify

PlacateSoothe=lull

In order to assuage my back pain, I take aspirins.

5. Articulate (v): to speak clearly and expressively

Smooth-spokenFluent

Silver-tongued

Lucid

I teach my students to articulate the Spanish words correctly.

6. Ardor (n): intense and passionate feeling


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Devotion

FervencyFervor

Zeal

Enthusiasm

FervidityFire

Passion

I feel ardor when I am close to my lover.

7. Archaic (adj): ancient, old fashioned

Bygone

ObsoletePass

Antediluvian

Dated

Superannuated

Superseded

Antique

Dowdy

OutdatedVintage

Fusty

Stale

This stone is very archaic; it dates from the twelve century before Christ.

8. Arbitrate (v): to judge between two opposing parties

Adjudge

Determine

Referee

Adjudicate

Decide

Moderate

Rule

The judges arbitrated the case unfairly; the accused was acquitted.

9. Arbitrary (adj): determined by chance or impulse

ErraticRandom

Changeable orfickle

IndiscriminateWayward

I am not use to give my students an arbitrary decision in reference of their grades; I try to

be fair when I grade their work.

10. Approbation (n): approval and praise

Extol

Commendation

Adulation

Compliments

Hail

Praise

ApplauseExalt


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Kudos, laud

I dont like that my students look for my approbation fawning me.

11. Apocryphal (adj): of questionable authority or authenticity

Disputed

FictitiousDoubtful

Fraudulent

The authority of Cuban government is apocryphal because people are forced to vote forthe Communist candidates.

12. Apathy (n): lack of interest or emotion

Coolness

Impassivity

Lassitude

Phlegm

DisinterestIndifference

Lethargy

Stolidity

UnresponsivenessDisregard

Insensibility

Listlessness

Unconcern

The apathy of my students bothers me; they do not like any subject.

13. Antipathy (n): extreme dislike

Abhorrence

Antagonism

Enmity

Loathing

Repulsion

Animosity

Aversion

HatredRepellence

Animus

DislikeHostility

Repugnance

Revulsion

I dont want to inspire antipathy in my students, but sometimes I have to be rude with

them.

14. Antagonize (v): to annoy or provoke to anger

Clash

Irritate

Vex

Pester

Incite

Conflict

Provoke


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Oppose

Antagonizing is not a nice or polite behavior.

15. Anomaly (n): deviation from what is normal

Aberrant

DevianceAbnormality

Preternaturalness

He has an anomaly on his limbs that impedes hem to write and walk properly.

16. Analogous (adj): similar; equivalent to

Homogeneous, alike, equivalent, comparable, corresponding, parallel

Analogy (n): similarity between thingsAnalogue (n)

These reports are analogous, so you are responsible for plagiarism.

17. Anachronism (n): archaism, something out of place in time

Anachronistic (adj)

Incongruity

Your behavior is an anachronism for this time, let your daughter goes out with her

boyfriend.

18. Ameliorate (v): to make better; to improve

Amend

Pacify

Better

UpgradeImprove

I would ameliorate my score on the GRE this second time.

19. Ambiguous (v): doubtful or uncertain

Ambiguity (n)

Cloudy

Equivocal

Obscure

Nebulous

Dubious

Indeterminate


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Vague

The lawyers argument is ambiguous; I think that he is guilty.

20. Amalgamate (v): to combine, to mix together

Admix

Commingle

Intermingle

Blend

Commix

IntermixCoalesce

Mix

Compound

Merge

UniteCombine

Fuse

Mingle


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You have to amalgamate these ingredients in order to get the original flavor of pina

colada.

21. Alleviate (v): to make more bearable; to relieve

Allay

Ease

MitigateAssuage

Lessen

Palliate

ComfortLighten

Relieve

In order to alleviate your pity for losing your son, you should take a trip.

22. Alacrity (n): speed or quickness

CelerityHaste

Dispatch

Swiftness

I received this letter with alacrity because was sent trough express mail.

23. Aggrandize (v): to increase in power, influence or reputation

Wax

SwellExalt

Apotheosize

Enlarge

Glorify

Enlarge

Augment

Uplift

Augment

Ennoble

Elevate

Fidel Castro always dreamt to aggrandize his influence in America.

24. Aesthetic (adj): concerning the appreciation of beauty

ArtisticTasteful

Aesthete (n): someone unusually sensitive to beauty

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My lover job is very aesthetic because he works for a catalogue company.

25. Advocate (v): to support

Advocacy (n)Champion

I advocate the Democratic Party 100 percent.

26. Abate (v): to reduce in amount, degree or severity

Wane

Ebb

Moderate

Lapse

Relent

Let up

Slacken

The hurricane force abated when it was moving through the mountains.

27. Abscond (v): to leave secretly

Flee

Decamp

Escape

My students like to abscond from the class 5 minutes before the dismissal.

28. Aberrant (adj): abnormal, divergent, deviant, anomalous, errant, irregular.

It is aberrant your ideas about the Cuban Government; you have to understand that is adictatorship.

29. Abstain (v): to refrain, forbear, and withhold

Please, I advice you to abstain from traveling to the Middle East; it is considered too

dangerous for gays.

30. Abyss (n): an extremely deep hole, chasm, void

Abyssal (adj): great depth

Abysmal (adj): extremely bad.

In deep waters there are abysses that modern submarines and cameras could have not

been able to explore yet.

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31. Adulterate (v): to make impure, Doctor, Debase, and Load

This water was adulterated as a terrorism act against the government.

32. Burnish (v): to polish

Luster

Buff

Scour

I burnish my shoes every morning because I like to see them shining.

32. Burgeon (v): to grow and flourish

Bloom

ProsperThrive

His budget has burgeoned very quickly; he is a rich man now.

33. Bombastic (adj): pompous in speech and manner

Bombast (n): pompous speech or writing

Bloated

Grandiloquent

Magniloquent

Rhetorical

DeclamatoryGrandiose

Fustian

Pretentious

Orotund

High-flown

Obamas speeches are bombastic; many people love to hear him.

34. Bolster (v): to support, pro up

Brace

Prop

Sustain

Buttress

StayUnderpinning

Crutch

SupportUphold

Lower social classes bolster the Democratic Party on this election.

35. Banal (adj): predictable, clichd, boring

Jejune

Bland

Fatuous

Quotidian

Threadbare

Bromidic

Hackneyed

Musty

Shopworn

Timeworn

Vapid

Innocuous

Platitudinous

Stale

Tired

Worn-out

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Commonplace Insipid Prosaic Stereotypic

Trite

His lectures are banal so everybody fall sleep on them.

36. Crescendo (n): steadily increasing

The gas price has been crescendo this year; it is almost unaffordable.

.37. Credulous (adj):gullible

IngenuousNave

Trusting, susceptible

He is very credulous because he bought a wrecked car.

38. Corroborate (v): supporting evidence

Buttress

Bear out

Validate

Back

Verify

Substantiate

Authenticate

Confirm

This paper corroborates his guilty on the crime.

39. Convoluted (adj): intricate and complicated

Byzantine

Perplexing

Complex

Knotty

Elaborate

LabyrinthineElaborate

Tangled

The GRE test is very convoluted so getting 1000 is a hard task.

40. Connoisseur (n): person with expect knowledge or discriminating tastes

Authority

Gastronome

Epicure

Expert

Gourmet

He is a connoisseur in the art of baking cakes.

41. Condone (v): to pardon

Remit

Exculpate

Excuse

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Pardon

If my debts would be condoned, I would be free of them.

42. Cogent (adj): convincing and well-reasoned

Cognitive (n)

Cognition (n)Cogitate (v)

SolidPersuasive

Sound

Convincing

TellingValid

Obama speeches are very congent so many people get convinced.

43. Coalesce (v): to grow together to form a single whole

Amalgamate

Condense

BlendConsolidate

Unite

Fuse

The dust coalesced and a star was created.

44. Circumspect (adj): cautious, aware of potential consequencesCircumspections (n)

AlertWary

Mindful

PrudentSolicitous

Heedful

Alberto is a very circumspect person so he decided to sell the Miami Beach apartment inorder to avoid the economic crisis that was predicted this year.

45. Chicanery (n): deception by means of crafts or guile

Artifice

DeceptionPettifogger

Sophistry

Craftiness

Sophistry

ConnivingDeviousness

Shadiness

Subterfuge

Misrepresentation

SneakinessUnderhandedness

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Buying this car was a chicanery; the seller decepted me, and it is a wrecked.

46. Chauvinist (n): someone prejudiced in favor of a group that he or she belongs to

Biased

ColoredPrepossessed

Partisan

One-sidedPrejudicial

Partial

Tendentious

African Americans are very chauvinist; they hate other groups.

47. Chaos (n): great disorder or confused situation

Chaotic (adj): jumbled, confused

Clutter

Disarray

MuddleTopsy - turviness

Jumble

Snarl

TurmoilScramble

The earthquake in china provoked a chaos on the population there.

48. Caustic (adj): biting in wit

Acerbic

Trenchant

Mordant

Obama speeches were caustic against Hillary.

49. Catalyst (n): something that brings about a change in something else

Catalyze (v)

The popular reaction brought a catalyst of chaos in the city.

50. Castigate (v): to punish or criticize harshly

Admonish

RebukeReprove

Chastise

Reprimand

Scold

UpbraidChide

Reproach

Tax

There is no law in Cuba that castigates or taxes driving under drug influences.

51. Capricious (adj): erratic

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Caprice (v): whim, sudden fancy

Arbitrary

Mercurial

ChanceFickle

Random

Changeable

Inconstant

WhimsicalWillful

52. Candid (adj): impartial and honest in speech

Direct

HonestStraight

Forthright

Open

FrankSincere

Straightforward

Undisguised

53. Cacophony (n): harsh, jarring noise

Discord

Noise

Chaos

Clamor

Disharmony

Din

54. Dupe (v): to deceive or a person who is easily deceived

Beguile

Cozen

FoolMislead

Hoodwink

Humbug

TrickDelude

Bluff

Take in

Betray

55. Dogmatic (adj): dictatorial in ones opinion

Authoritarian

Doctrinaire

MagisterialBossy

Domineering

Masterful

Peremptory

DictatorialImperious

Overbearing

56. Dogma (n): a firmly held opinion, especially in religious belief

CreedTeaching

TenetDoctrines

56. Dissonance (n): a harsh and disagreeable combination, especially of sounds.

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63. Dilatory (adj): intended to delay

Flagging (Flag)Dragging

Lagging

Slow-footed

Slow-pacedSlow-going

Laggard

Tardy

64. Dilate (v): to make larger, expand.

Amplify

Enlarge

Develop

ExpandElaborate

Expatiate

65. Diffident (adj): lacking of self-confidence

Shy

TimidSelf-effacing

Backward

Demure

Bashful

ModestCoy

Retiring

66. Diatribe (n): an abusive and condemnatory speech

Tirade

Harangue

ObloquyJeremiad

Fulmination

Invective

Malediction

67. Desultory (adj): jumping form one thing to another one; disconnected

Aimless

HaphazardObjectless

Stray

Indiscriminate

Purposeless

UnconsideredErratic

Random

68. Desiccate (v): dehydrate

Desiccant (adj)

Parch

Dry

69. Deride (v): to mock

Derision (n): mockery and taunts

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Derisive (adj): in a mocking manner

RidiculeGibe

Taunt

Jeer

ScoffSneer

Mock

70. Deference (v): to honor, and respect

Deferent (adj): courteous or respectful

Defer (v): to delay; to show someone deference

Obeisance

Homage

Reverence

Veneration

71. Decorum (n): appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety

Decorous (adj): conforming to acceptable standards

MoresCorrectness

Manners

DecencySeemliness

Etiquette

72. Explicit (adj): clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression

Explicate (v): to give a detailed explanationExplicable (adj): capable of being explained

73. Exonerate (v): to acquit or exculpate

Absolve

Vindicate

74. Exigent (adj): urgent.

CriticalImperative

Needed

75. Exculpate (v): to acquit, exonerate, absolve, or vindicate

76. Exacerbate (v): to make worse

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Equivocal (adj): undecided, trying to deceive

Equivocation (n): to act or state of equivocating

Waffling

Evasive

Ambiguous

84. Ephemeral (adj): lasting a short time

Evanescent

Momentary

Fleeting

Transient

85. Enumerate (v): to count, list, itemize

CatalogIndex

Tabulate

86. Enigma (n): a mystery, a puzzle

Conundrum

Perplexity

87. Engender (v): to produce

Spawn

BegetProliferate

Generate

ProcreateReproduce

88. Enervate (v): to weaken, debilitate

Sap

Enfeeble

Attenuate

89. Emulate (v): copy; to try to equal or excel

Ape

Imitate

Simulate

90. Embellish (v): to adorn

Embroider

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Bedeck

Enhance

ExaggerateElaborate

91. Eloquent (adj): persuasive and moving, especially in speech; cogent

Meaningful

ArticulateSignificant

Smooth-spoken

ExpressiveFluent

92. Elegy (n): dirge, a sorrowful poem or speech

Lament

Dirge

Elegiac (ad): like an elegy-mournful

93. Efficacy (n): effectiveness

Efficacious (adj)

ForceStrength

Efficiency

Productiveness

DynamismProficiency

Power

Vigor

94. Eclectic (adj): selecting from or made up from a variety of sources.

BroadCatholic

Selective

95. Frugality (n): tending to be thrifty or cheap

Prudence

EconomicalParsimony

Sparing

96. Fortuitous (adj): happing by chance

FortunatePropitious

Haphazard

ProsperousLucky

97. Foment (v): to arouse or incite

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Agitate

InflameKindle

Impassion

Instigate

98. Florid (adj): excessively decorated or embellished

Baroque

OrnateElaborate

Flamboyant

RococoOstentatious

99. Fervid (adj): Intensively emotional, feverish

FervorFervent

Burning

ImpassionedZealous

Vehement

Passionate

100. Fawn (v): to grovel

BootlickToady

Pander

101. Fanatical (adj): enthusiastic

Fiery

ZealousFrenzied

Extremist

102. Guile (v): to deceit, trickery

ChicaneryArtifice

Connivery

Duplicity

Gullible (adj): easily deceived

Guileless (adj) innocent

103. Gregarious (adj) : friendly, sociable

Congenial, outgoing, affable, communicative

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104. Garrulous: talkative

Loquacious

Effusive

105. Gullible (adj): nave

GuilelessCredulous

Exploitable

Gull: a person who is easily tricky

106. Homogenous (adj): similar kind

Consistent

UniformStandardized

Unvarying

107. Irascible (adj): easily make angry

Irate: angry

Ornery

Cantankerous

TestyIrritable

108. Inundate (v): to overwhelm; to cover with water

Deluge

Flood

Drown

Engulf

Submerge

109. Intransigent (adj): uncompromising, refusing to be reconciled

Obdurate

RigidInexorable

Unbending

Implacable

IrreconcilableUnrelenting

Obstinate

Unyielding

UnrelentingRemorseless

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110. Insipid (adj): lacking interest or flavor

BanalStale

Bland

DullVapid

111. Innocuous (adj): harmless # poisonous

Benign, insipid, inoffensive

112. Inimical (adj): hostile, unfriendly # candid

AdverseAntagonistic

Recalcitrant

Dissident

113. Ingenuous (adj): nave, credulous, gullible

Artless

Innocent

UnaffectedGuileless

Ingnue (n): a nave girl or women

114. Inchoate (adj): disorganized

AmorphousIncomplete

IncoherentUnorganized

115. Implacable (adj): relentless; unable to be calmed down or made peaceful# placate

Inexorable, intransigent, remorseless, unrelenting, irreconcilable, and unforgiving.

116. Impetuous (adj): quick to act without thinking

RecklessPrecipitate

Rash

SpontaneousImpulsive

117. Impervious (adj): impossible to penetrate

Resistant

Impregnable

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118. Imperturbable (adj): not capable of being disturbed

Composed

Serene

ImpassiveStoical

119. Iconoclast (n): revolutionary; someone who opposes established beliefsand institutions

Maverick, rebel, nonconformist

120. Luminous (adj): bright, brilliant, glowing

Incandescent

RadiantLucent

Lustrous

Resplendence

121. Lucid (adj): clear and easily understood

Lucent: glowing with light

Lucidity (n): clarity

Intelligible

Coherent

Limpid

Explicit

Clear

122. Loquacious (adj): talkative, garrulous, verbose, wordy

Loquacity

Eloquence

Effusive

123. Lethargic (adj): acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner

LanguidApathetic

Torpid

LackadaisicalListless

Sluggish

124. Lavish (v): to give or bestow in an extravagant or unsparingly for

Bestow

Prodigal

Confer

Opulent

Luxuriant

Profuse

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Superabundant Exuberant Extravagant

125. Laud (v): to give praise; glorify

Extol

CommendHail

Applaud

Acclaim

PraiseExalt

126. Latent (adj): potential that is nor real apparent

Concealed

DormantInert

Quiescent

127. Lassitude (n): a state of lack of energy

DebilitationLanguor

Enervation

Listlessness

WearinessFatigue

Tiredness

128. Lament (v): to express sorrow; to grieve

BewailGrieve

DeploreMourn

129. Laconic (adj): taciturn, reticent: using few words

Terse

CurtPithy

Concise

130. Monotony (n): no variation, tediously the same

Drone

Tedium

131. Mollify (v): to calm or make less severe

Assuage

Appease

Conciliate

Pacify

132. Mitigate (v): to soften, to lessen

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Inflexible

TenaciousIntransigent

Unyielding

Recalcitrant

148. Pungent (adj): sharp and irritating to the senses

Piquant

Caustic (speech), acerbicPoignant

Acrid

Stinging

149. Prudence (n): caution

Wisdom

Restraint

Astuteness

FrugalityCircumspection

Judiciousness

Thrift

Discretion

Providence

Prude (n): someone who is excessively concerned with property

Prudish (adj): prissy and puritanical

150. Propriety (n): decorum; acting improper way, obeying the rules and

customs

Decency, modestySeemly

151. Propitiate (v): to conciliate, appease, assuage, mollify, placatePropitious

152. Proliferate (v): to increase in number quicklyMultiply, procreate, reproduce

Breed

Propagate

Spawn

Prolific (adj): very productive

153. Prodigal (adj): extravagant; spoiled, lavish

WastefulProfligate

Spendthrift

154. Proclivity (n): a natural inclination or predisposition.

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Bias, predisposition, propensity

PenchantPrejudice

Leaning

PredilectionPartiality

155. Probity (n): integrity, honesty, candid # inimical.

Uprightness, morality, rectitude, integrity, virtue

156. Pristine (adj): fresh and clean, uncorrupted.

Innocent

Undamaged

157. Prevaricate (v): to lie equivocate

EquivocatePerjure

158. Precipitate (v): to throw violently or bring abruptly, lack of deliberation.

AbruptIll-considered

Hasty

Impetuous

Prompt

SuddenRash

Headlong

Impulsive

Reckless

159. Pragmatic (adj): realistic, rational # idealistic

160. Plethora (n): excess

GlutSuperfluity

SurfeitOverabundance

161. Plastic (adj): able to be molded, altered or bent.

Pliable

Malleable

DuctilePliant

Adaptable

162. Placate (v): to soothe or pacify

Appease

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Quintessence

Ideal

Standard

171. Paradox (n): a dilemma

Incongruity

Ambiguity

172. Quiescent (adj): motionless, dormant, latent

173. Rhetoric (n): effective writing and speaking

Oratory

Eloquence

174. Reticent (adj): laconic, taciturn, standoffish, silent, reserved, introverted,

undemonstrative, cool

175. Repudiate (v): to reject the validity

Disown

Disavow

Renounce

176. Rarefy (v): to make thinner or sparser

Attenuate

Thin

Rarefaction (n): process of making something less severe

177. Sublime (adj): lofty or grand

August, Majestic, Resplendent, Exalted, Magnificent, Glorious, Regal, Superb, Noble

Sublimate (v): to elevate or convert into something of higher worth

Subliminal (adj): existing outside conscious, awareness

178. Stolid (adj): unemotional lacking of sensitive

Apathetic

Phlegmatic

Impassive

Stoical

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Indifferent Unconcerned

179. Stigma (n): a mark of shame or discredit

Blemish

StainBlot

Opprobrium

Taint

Stigmatize (v): to disgrace to label with negative terms or reputation

180. Specious (adj): illusory, falsehood

Spurious

Ostensible

Plausible

Sophistic

181. Soporific (adj): hypnotic

Sopor

Narcotic, Somnolent, Slumberous,

lethargy

182. Satiate (v): to satisfy fully or overindulge

CloyGorge

Glut

Surfeit

183. Transitory (adj): temporary

Ephemeral

Impermanent

Evanescent

Fleeting

Momentary

184. Torpor (n): extreme mental and physical sluggishness

ApathyLanguor

185. Tirade (n): long, harsh speech

Diatribe

Fulmination

Harangue

Obloquy

Revilement

Vilification

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