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SAT Vocabulary - SAT Vocabulary List Ten

SAT Vocabulary Practice - SAT Vocabulary List Ten

By Karen Schweitzer, About.com

Here are more SAT vocabulary words you should know before taking the SAT. After you have conquered this list, you can move on to the other SAT vocabulary lists found in the index.

(Please note that definitions have been kept short for memorization purposes.)
  1. Spectral – ghostly
  2. Seer – a fortune teller
  3. Salutation – a greeting
  4. Render – to say, or to make
  5. Quid pro – a mutually beneficial exchange
  6. Polygamy – to have more than one spouse
  7. Placate – to soothe, appease
  8. Neonate – a newborn baby
  9. Mimic – to imitate
  10. Latent – present but hidden

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