SAT Vocabulary - SAT Vocabulary List 16

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. Novel - strikingly new, unusual, or different
2. Myriad - consisting of a very great number
3. Luminescence - light from non-thermal sources
4. Juxtapose - to put next to each other
5. Inveterate - habitual, natural
6. Histrionic - excessively dramatic or emotional
7. Grandiose - extraordinary, grand in scope
8. Foster - to stimulate, promote, encourage
9. Extravagant - excessive, over-the-top
10. Dynamic - characterized by continuous change or activity