SAT Vocabulary Words : 10 Words to Boost Your Score 1

🔴 Capacious

Part of Speech: adjective

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Definition: having a lot of space; roomy

Example: She chose the capacious tote bag so she could carry her laptop, books, and lunch all at once.

🔴 Ameliorate

Part of Speech: verb

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Definition: to improve or make a bad situation better

Example: They created a mentorship program to help ameliorate the struggles of first-generation college students.

🔴 Facetious

Part of Speech: adjective

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Definition: joking or sarcastic, often inappropriately

Example: His facetious remark about skipping school during finals earned him a warning from the teacher.

🔴 Repudiate

Part of Speech: verb

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Definition: to reject or disown, especially formally or publicly

Example: The athlete quickly repudiated the offensive comments made by a former coach.

🔴 Truncate

Part of Speech: verb

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Definition: to shorten by cutting off a part

Example: The editor had to truncate the article to fit the layout of the magazine's front page.

🔴 Exacerbate

Part of Speech: verb

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Definition: to make a bad situation worse

Example: Interrupting her during the presentation only served to exacerbate her anxiety.

🔴 Ubiquitous

Part of Speech: adjective

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Definition: found everywhere; widespread

Example: QR codes have become ubiquitous in restaurants since the pandemic.

🔴 Harbinger

Part of Speech: noun

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Definition: a sign or signal of what is to come

Example: The sudden drop in stock prices was seen as a harbinger of economic trouble.

🔴 Discern

Part of Speech: verb

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Definition: to recognize or detect something with effort

Example: It was hard to discern the figure in the dense fog, but she was sure someone was there.

🔴 Proponent

Part of Speech: noun

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Definition: a person who supports or argues in favor of something

Example: She has long been a proponent of renewable energy solutions.