SAT Prep: #1-50 Vocabulary

to support a cause (or, as a noun, a supporter of a cause)

to emphasize

to weaken

a short story (often an interesting or amusing one)

to support with evidence

to support with evidence

to admit, especially to acknowledge an opponent’s point

doubtful

to make things compatible

to draw a conclusion

creative, new

to go off in a different direction

to claim, to make an argument

to dispute, to prove false

unavoidable, certain to happen

a flaw or weak point

an argument against a prior one

to suggest what will happen in the future

any observable occurrence (not just extraordinary ones)

outdated, no longer in use

having no opinion or interest

torn between conflicting feelings

nervous, doubtful

disappointment, distress (or, as a verb, to disappoint, to distress)

to bring to mind, to draw forth

typical, traditional

to take on a task

to nurture, to promote growth

directly opposing what was expected

made-up, not yet proven

to guess, to think about

a guess (or, as a verb, to guess)

lacking depth or substance

to refer to

meaning, significance, consequence

to criticize harshly

to criticize harshly

to criticize harshly (or, as a noun, harsh criticism)

to criticize harshly (or, as a noun, harsh criticism)

compassion and understanding

to praise highly

to respect greatly

to obstruct progress

to obstruct progress

to obstruct progress

to obstruct progress

to prevent, to stop

to prevent, to discourage

to prevent, to block