SAT Vocabulary List Thirteen Words (words first)

Question 1

cajole

Answer 1

to gradually persuade someone to do something by being nice to them or making promises to them

Question 2

coerce

Answer 2

to force someone to do something they do not want to do by threatening them

Question 3

deplete

Answer 3

to reduce the amount of something that is available

Question 4

detrimental

Answer 4

causing harm or damage

Question 5

sporadic

Answer 5

happening often but not regularly or continuously

Question 6

carp

Answer 6

to complain about something or criticize someone all the time

Question 7

advocate

Answer 7

to publicly support a particular way of doing things

Question 8

alienate

Answer 8

1, to do something that makes someone unfriendly or unwilling to support you

2. to make someone feel that they do not belong in a particular
3. to give the legal right to a particular piece of land, property, etc. to someone else

Question 9

compatible

Answer 9

able to exist or be used together without causing problems

Question 10

susceptible

Answer 10

likely to suffer from a particular illness or be affected by a particular problem

Question 11

blatant

Answer 11

used to describe something bad that is happening when it is so easy to notice that it shocks and surprises you

Question 12

capricious

Answer 12

1. done or used in a way that does not always seem to be reasonable
2. likely to change your opinion suddenly or do things for no particular reason

Question 13

devious

Answer 13

1. using tricks or lies to get what you want

2. not going in the most direct way to get to a place

Question 14

extraneous

Answer 14

not important, or not directly related to a particular subject or problem

Question 15

facilitate

Answer 15

to make it easier for a process or activity to happen

Question 16

resign

Answer 16

1. to officially and permanently leave your job or position because you want to do so
2. to make yourself accept something that you like but that cannot be changed

Question 17

exhaust

Answer 17

1. to make someone very tired
2. to use all of something
3. to talk about something so much that you have nothing more to say about it

Question 18

enervated

Answer 18

having lost energy and feeling weak

Question 19

bolster

Answer 19

1. to improve something by making it stronger or bigger

2. to help someone to feel better and more positive

Question 20

belittle

Answer 20

to make someone or something seem small or unimportant

Question 21

denounce

Answer 21

1. to publicly express disapproval of someone or something

2. to give information to the police or another authority about someone’s illegal political activities

Question 22

flagrant

Answer 22

an action that is shocking because it is done in a way that is easily noticed and shows no respect for laws, truth, and someone’s feelings

Question 23

arbitrary

Answer 23

decided or arranged without any reason or plan, often unfairly

Question 24

desultory

Answer 24

done without any particular plan or purpose; done randomly