SAT Vocabulary Worksheet
SAT Vocabulary Lesson 1
Words like candor, myriad, and obliterate — 25 challenging vocabulary words with definitions, exercises, and an answer key.
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Word List with Definitions
Study these 25 vocabulary words. Each word includes its part of speech and definition. Use the printable worksheet to practice synonyms, antonyms, analogies, and sentence completion.
| Word | Part of Speech | Definition |
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| aspire | (v) | to strive for a goal; to want or desire something excellent or far beyond the current state |
| bilateral | (adj) | having two sides |
| candor | (n) | honesty or straightforwardness, especially being honest about something unpleasant |
| defraud | (v) | to cheat; to gain something dishonestly, as through a lie, deception, or confidence game |
| deity | (n) | a god or goddess |
| elude | (v) | to escape from someone or something giving chase or searching; especially to use clever tactics to escape from pursuers |
| fixture | (n) | a permanency; a person or thing remaining fixed, in the same position |
| handwriting | (n) | the character or style of a person’s writing by hand; cursive writing |
| havoc | (n) | chaos or large-scale destruction |
| imbibe | (v) | to drink a liquid; to absorb or take in something |
| juncture | (n) | a joint or seam, where two parts meet |
| kernel | (n) | in a plant, a grain or seed; often edible and found inside the plant |
| lapse | (n) | the act of falling from a righteous or just position; a slight or temporary moral failure |
| malady | (n) | a disease, illness, or medical condition, especially a serious or chronic condition |
| myriad | (n) | many; a large number; countless |
| necessitate | (v) | to make something necessary |
| nestle | (v) | to lay or be enclosed comfortably; to snuggle |
| obliterate | (v) | to destroy; to break down into nothing; to eliminate |
| parse | (v) | to break something down into its parts in order to explain or understand it; especially to break apart a sentence into words and phrases, describing each part |
| queue | (n) | a line; a group of people waiting in order |
| ravenous | (adj) | extremely hungry; filled with hunger that cannot be satisfied |
| scuttle | (v) | to sink a ship by creating a hole or holes in the ship beneath the water line; also to destroy or wreck |
| thearchy | (n) | a government ruled by the leaders of a religion or by the power of a god or gods |
| underworld | (n) | a world beneath or below the normal world, especially a criminal world such as mafia society or a world of the dead such as Hades |
| writhe | (v) | to move uncomfortably; to twist around, especially to express pain |
Practice Exercises
The printable worksheet includes four types of exercises to reinforce each word:
- Synonyms — Write the word from the list that means the same as the word given.
- Antonyms — Write the word from the list that means the opposite of the word given.
- Analogies — Choose the word that best completes the word-relationship pattern.
- Sentence Completion — Write the correct word to complete each sentence.
Printable Worksheet
The printable PDF includes the word list, all four exercises, and a full answer key.
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SAT Vocabulary Quiz — Lesson 1
Test your knowledge of the Lesson 1 words. Select the best answer for each question and submit to see your score.
SAT Vocabulary Quiz — Lesson 1
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Which word means the same as 'squirm'?
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Which word means 'countless' or 'a large number'?
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Which word means 'to destroy or eliminate completely'?
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Which word is the opposite of 'float'?
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Which word means 'honesty or straightforwardness'?
Teaching Guide
SAT Vocabulary Study Strategies That Actually Work
Six evidence-backed study techniques to use with this lesson and the rest of the series — spaced repetition, active recall, multiple contexts, synonym networks, sentence completion, and etymology.