SAT Vocabulary Words : Words to Boost Your Score 10

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🔴 Expound (on)

Part of Speech: verb

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Definition: to explain a theory, idea, or argument in detail.

Example: In the podcast, she expounded on how social media shapes our attention.

🔴 Eschew

Part of Speech: verb

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Definition: to deliberately avoid, give up, or abstain from something.

Example: To protect his focus, he eschews checking email first thing in the morning.

🔴 Iconoclastic

Part of Speech: adjective

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Definition: strongly challenging or rejecting traditional beliefs, customs, or institutions.

Example: Her iconoclastic views on schooling led her to start an unconventional micro-school.

🔴 Prescient

Part of Speech: adjective

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Definition: having or showing knowledge of events before they happen; prophetic.

Example: The report’s prescient warnings about online privacy now seem obvious.

🔴 Equivocal

Part of Speech: adjective

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Definition: ambiguous; open to more than one interpretation; deliberately vague.

Example: His equivocal answer left voters unsure what he actually believed.

🔴 Calculating

Part of Speech: adjective

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Definition: coldly and strategically scheming, focused on personal advantage.

Example: His calculating behavior made colleagues wary of trusting him.

🔴 Caricature

Part of Speech: noun / verb

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Definition (n.): an exaggerated, often mocking picture or description.

Definition (v.): to depict or describe someone in an exaggerated way, usually to mock.

Example: The sketch turned the mayor into a caricature with a tiny body and giant head.

🔴 Ambivalent

Part of Speech: adjective

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Definition: having mixed or conflicting feelings; torn between options.

Example: She felt ambivalent about moving—excited for a new city but sad to leave friends.

🔴 Proclivity

Part of Speech: noun

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Definition: a natural tendency, inclination, or habit of doing something.

Example: He has a proclivity for overcommitting to projects he doesn’t have time for.

🔴 Sagacity

Part of Speech: noun

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Definition: deep wisdom and sound judgment, especially gained from experience.

Example: The board relied on her sagacity when the company faced a crisis.

🔴 Clandestine

Part of Speech: adjective

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Definition: secret and hidden, especially because it is illicit or unauthorized.

Example: The activists held clandestine meetings in the back of a closed bookstore.

Quiz – Batch 2 Vocabulary

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1. During the panel, one speaker was invited to ______ on how artificial intelligence might change education.

expound prevaricate assuage undermine

2. To protect the study’s objectivity, the researchers agreed to ______ any funding from interested companies.

eschew condone champion emulate

3. Her ______ approach to teaching ignored textbooks and grades, focusing instead on long-term creative projects.

iconoclastic capricious didactic dogmatic

4. The analyst’s ______ forecast warned of a housing slowdown long before most investors noticed any danger.

prescient myopic credulous obdurate

5. His statement on the policy was so ______ that supporters and critics both claimed he agreed with them.

equivocal unequivocal banal stringent

6. Behind his friendly smile was a ______ mind, always weighing which connection might be useful later.

calculating altruistic impetuous magnanimous

7. The movie turned a serious ethical dilemma into a cartoonish ______, making it hard to take the story seriously.

caricature paradigm epitome outlier

8. She was ______ about taking the leadership role: she wanted the influence but dreaded the added stress.

ambivalent resolute apathetic nostalgic

9. His ______ for making dark jokes at the worst possible moments often shocked new coworkers.

proclivity aversion predilection dissonance

10. The board hired her for her financial ______, trusting her to steer the company through volatile markets.

sagacity naiveté cynicism bravado

11. Investigators uncovered a ______ network of meetings where officials secretly coordinated the cover-up.

clandestine overt sporadic innocuous

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