SAT Vocabulary Words : 10 Words to Boost Your Score 9

🔴 Synopsis

Part of Speech: noun

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Definition: a brief summary or general survey of something

Example: The editor asked for a one-page synopsis of the novel.

🔴 Supposition

Part of Speech: noun

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Definition: an uncertain belief; assumption without firm evidence

Example: The policy rested on the supposition that demand would grow.

🔴 Superseded

Part of Speech: verb (past participle)

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Definition: replaced by something newer, better, or more effective

Example: The outdated protocol was superseded by a safer standard.

🔴 Obviated

Part of Speech: verb (past tense)

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Definition: removed (a need or difficulty); made unnecessary

Example: The update obviated the need for manual backups.

🔴 Engender

Part of Speech: verb

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Definition: to cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition)

Example: Transparent policies can engender trust.

🔴 Opaque

Part of Speech: adjective

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Definition: not letting light through; also, difficult to understand

Example: The contract’s opaque language confused applicants.

🔴 Decoupled from

Part of Speech: verb phrase

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Definition: separated or detached from; no longer directly connected

Example: Growth became decoupled from energy consumption.

🔴 Presuppose

Part of Speech: verb

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Definition: to assume or require as a precondition

Example: The model presupposes rational behavior.

🔴 Antecedent

Part of Speech: noun

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Definition: something that existed before; in grammar, the noun a pronoun refers to

Example: In “Sara lost her book,” Sara is the antecedent of her.

🔴 Eschew

Part of Speech: verb

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Definition: to deliberately avoid or abstain from

Example: Reviewers should eschew personal attacks in critiques.

📝 SAT Vocabulary Quiz – Batch 8

1. Before the meeting, the chair asked for a one-page ______ of the report.
   A) synopsis
   B) précis
   C) epitome
   D) compendium


2. The policy relies on the shaky ______ that more hours always raise productivity.
   A) supposition
   B) postulate
   C) conjecture
   D) axiom


3. In “The committee revised its rules; it published them online,” the word committee is the ______ of it.
   A) antecedent
   B) corollary
   C) derivative
   D) analogue


4. The new backup system ______ the need for manual copies.
   A) obviated
   B) mitigated
   C) exacerbated
   D) complicated


5. The legacy guidelines were quickly ______ by a clearer, safer policy.
   A) superseded
   B) precluded
   C) delineated
   D) espoused


6. Open communication can ______ cooperation across departments.
   A) engender
   B) belie
   C) obfuscate
   D) prevaricate


7. The emissions target ______ that all vendors report accurate energy data.
   A) presupposes
   B) refutes
   C) elicits
   D) contravenes


8. In some sectors, economic growth has ______ carbon emissions.
   A) decoupled from
   B) converged with
   C) hinged on
   D) derived from


9. The instructions were so ______ that even experts disagreed on their meaning.
   A) opaque
   B) lucid
   C) limpid
   D) pellucid


10. Good peer review should ______ ad hominem remarks and focus on evidence.
    A) eschew
    B) espouse
    C) emulate
    D) extol