Master the Core 300 SAT Words and Phrases

Deep, insightful, or intense.

Spreading widely throughout an area or group.

Extremely careful and precise.

Support the truth, accuracy, or value of something.

Weak, slight, or insufficiently supported.

Very detailed and complicated.

Present or encountered virtually everywhere.

Abundant or plentiful in quantity.

Lasting for a very short time.

Dealing with problems sensibly and realistically.

Introducing or using new ideas, methods, or materials.

Open to more than one reasonable interpretation.

Make something harmful or severe less serious.

Simultaneous conflicting feelings about something.

Cause a feeling, condition, or situation to develop.

So noticeable that it seems capable of being felt.

Producing a large amount of work, results, or offspring.

Completely clear and leaving no room for doubt.

Situated at the edge or secondary to the main issue.

Impossible to remove, forget, or erase.

Subject to sudden or unpredictable changes.

Showing accurate knowledge of events before they happen.

Vague, unclear, or insufficiently defined.

Harmless or unlikely to cause offence or damage.

Wicked, immoral, or criminal.

A scarcity or insufficient amount of something.

Unreasonably high or excessive.

Not well known or difficult to understand.

Unnecessary because more than enough is already present.

Confirm or support a statement with additional evidence.

Highly unconventional or noticeably unusual.

False, invalid, or not genuine despite appearing plausible.

Ordinary, routine, or lacking excitement.

Formally give up, reject, or abandon something.

Easily noticed or attracting attention.

Impossible or extremely difficult to perceive.

Restore agreement or make apparently conflicting things compatible.

A person who supports a claim or course of action.

Not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings.

Very large and impressive in appearance.

Inescapable; inevitable.

Existing but not yet developed or visible.

Basic or elementary.

Very important or significant.

To infer or guess without conclusive proof.

Having many aspects or dimensions.

Remarkably large or impressive.

Severe or strict in manner; lacking luxury.

To cause or bring about.

To prove that a claim is false.

Very clever, inventive, or resourceful.

An event or period marking a major turning point.

To triumph or become dominant despite opposition.

Fundamentally different from one another.

To find a way around or avoid an obstacle.

Impossible to read or understand.

Of little importance or consequence.

General agreement within a group.

To encourage or promote the development of something.

Without interest, concern, or preference; unaffected.

To free from blame or prove a person, claim, or decision correct.

Random, disorganised, and lacking a deliberate method.

Involving sudden, large-scale damage or disastrous consequences.

Lacking a clear structure, shape, or form.

Unpredictable, irregular, or inconsistent.

Noticeable or capable of being perceived or distinguished.

Impossible to pass through, enter, or understand.

To confuse, baffle, or prevent a clear explanation.

Contact with, experience of, or lack of protection from someone or something.

Threatening or suggesting that something bad is likely to happen.

A tentative conclusion based on incomplete evidence.

To withdraw a previously stated belief or claim.

Firmly refusing to change a decision, belief, or position.

Something outside what is normal, expected, or consistent with a pattern.

Too ready to believe claims and therefore easily deceived.

To reveal or clearly show the presence of a quality or feeling.

To prevent, obstruct, or slow progress.

Using very few words.

Directly opposite in character, position, or effect.

Not conforming to what is generally done, expected, or believed.

To take advantage of a resource, opportunity, weakness, or person.

Vitally important, urgent, or necessary.

To replace or supersede something previously established.

To weaken, erode, or reduce confidence in something.

Related to beauty, artistic appreciation, or visual style.

To argue against a claim by offering contrary reasoning or evidence.

Capable of recovering quickly from difficulty, damage, or change.

A strong attraction, liking, or natural connection.

The act of working jointly with other people or groups.

Too great or difficult to overcome.

To support, strengthen, or reinforce.

To evoke or draw out a response, reaction, or information.

To make a problem, condition, or inequality worse.

Not real or based on a misleading appearance.

Peculiar or distinctive to an individual.

To make a feature or difference more noticeable or prominent.

To add notes that explain, clarify, or analyse a text or image.

Incapable of being overcome.

Beyond criticism; faultless in conduct or quality.

To care for and encourage growth or development.

To cause something to happen suddenly or sooner than expected.

To respond to an action, feeling, or gesture with a corresponding one.

To satisfy a desire or appetite fully.

A deep and accurate understanding of a person, problem, or subject.

To support or establish a claim with evidence.

Extremely small; approaching zero in size or amount.

To prevent something from happening or make it impossible.

Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.

Providing a benefit or favourable circumstances.

Well-meaning, kindly, and inclined to help others.

The quality of appearing true, realistic, or lifelike.

Given to sudden, unpredictable changes in mood, behaviour, or decision.

To increase something in size, amount, strength, or value.

To reach a conclusion from evidence and reasoning rather than direct statement.

Sudden and unexpected; or brief in a way that seems unfriendly.

A change made to accommodate new circumstances; also a work reshaped for a new form.

A comparison used to clarify an idea by showing a relevant similarity.

Directly opposed in character, principle, or effect.

To calm anger or discontent, often by meeting demands or making concessions.

The process of eating, drinking, buying, or using something up.

To reduce the amount or supply of something, often substantially.

A person who criticises or disparages someone, a claim, or a course of action.

Skilful and coordinated, especially in using the hands.

A person's inherent temperament or characteristic tendency; also an arrangement or final handling.

To surround, cover, or overwhelm completely.

To energise or spur a person or group into action.

Very poor or seriously deprived of resources, quality, or richness.

An artistic work created by arranging objects or materials within a space; also the act of putting equipment in place.

Extremely angry.

A lasting impact, achievement, tradition, or inheritance left by the past.

Producing substantial profit or financial gain.

The movement of people, animals, or other entities from one region or system to another.

To organise and prepare people or resources for action.

To generate revenue from an asset, activity, audience, or service.

Approaching death or becoming inactive, obsolete, or defunct.

Countless or extremely numerous; a very large number.

A characteristic preference, tendency, direction, or way of relating to a subject.

Disproportionately large in size, influence, or importance.

To refill, restore, or resupply something that has been used or depleted.

A renewed rise in activity, strength, popularity, or occurrence after decline.

A fact or insight newly revealed and made known.

To deliberately damage, obstruct, or undermine an effort, system, or property.

A systematic plan, often one that is clever, secretive, or deceptive.

A person who questions or doubts a claim until sufficient evidence is provided.

To exceed or go beyond a person, level, expectation, or achievement.

To make a bad or unsatisfactory condition better.

Attempting to appear more important, cultured, or impressive than is justified.

Extremely careful about details, accuracy, or ethical correctness.

Concerned only with the surface or obvious features; shallow and lacking depth.

Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion, course, or behaviour.

Uniform or composed of similar parts throughout.

To state or defend a claim confidently and directly.

Stated directly and with complete clarity.

Overly generous, permissive, or lenient.

Conforming to an established or generally accepted theory, belief, or practice.

Not connected to or useful for the matter being considered.

To support, strengthen, or reinforce an argument or structure.

To come together and form one larger whole.

Based on observation, measurement, or experience rather than theory alone.

Lacking flavour, interest, energy, or distinctive character.

Stubbornly refusing to change, often with hardened insensitivity.

Excessively submissive or eager to please someone powerful.

Done secretly to avoid notice or disapproval.

Loud, forceful, and insistent in expressing an opinion.

An addition that completes or strengthens something; to add such material.

Enthusiastic and public praise.

Ordinary, familiar, and unremarkable because it occurs frequently.

Believable and worthy of trust.

Deeply discouraged and without hope.

Serious disagreement, conflict, or lack of harmony.

To scatter or spread in different directions.

Fair and impartial while accounting for relevant differences in need or circumstance.

A subtle shade of difference in meaning, expression, or feeling.

To rank or treat tasks, goals, or needs in order of importance.

Boring, repetitive, and tiresome because it continues too long.

To rise above or go beyond an ordinary limit.

Impossible to reach, obtain, or achieve.

Strong hostility or resentment toward someone or something.

To admit that a claim is true or valid, often reluctantly.

To devise something through ingenuity, often with an artificial or deceptive quality.

To move, develop, or differ in separate directions.

To overshadow, obscure, or surpass something in importance or brilliance.

Difficult to find, capture, understand, or achieve.

To improve the quality, value, strength, or effect of something.

To construct something or invent information, often deceptively.

To make progress or action difficult without necessarily preventing it.

About to happen very soon.

Arousing curiosity or strong interest.

Spreading intrusively or entering in a harmful, disruptive way.

An observable sign, expression, or form of something underlying.

Seeking advantage by exploiting, harming, or preying on others.

A large and often lavish abundance of something.

To form a theory or guess without firm supporting evidence.

Not attracting attention or interfering noticeably.

To voluntarily give up a right, claim, requirement, or privilege.

Based on established practice, tradition, or general acceptance.

Existing as a natural, essential, or inseparable characteristic.

Widespread or commonly occurring in a particular place or time.

A sudden, humiliating, or disastrous failure.

To examine something very closely and critically.

Excessively harsh or severe, especially of laws and punishments.

Stubbornly resistant to authority, control, or correction.

Optimistic or confident, especially in a difficult situation.

Honest, direct, and unguarded in expression.

Doubtful, questionable, or unlikely to be reliable.

Fluent, expressive, and persuasive in speech, writing, or action.

Acting suddenly and forcefully without sufficient thought.

Reserved or reluctant to speak, reveal thoughts, or participate.

Holding firmly or persisting with determination.

To emphasise something or draw special attention to it.

Existing in plentiful or more-than-sufficient quantity.

To put forward a claim, proposal, or explanation for consideration.

Producing a strong emotional response; moving.

To interpret something incorrectly.

To record or become aware of something; also, an official record or range.

To copy, reproduce, or repeat something closely.

To specify or require something explicitly as part of an agreement.

Causing or likely to cause significant disagreement or debate.

Conforming to law or accepted standards; reasonable and valid.

Likely to change; also, a factor that can take different values.

Open to multiple interpretations or deliberately noncommittal.

Most importantly; before every other consideration.

Therefore, or in a way that corresponds to the circumstances.

To explain something or constitute a specified portion of it.

Also; as a further, separate point.

As must be acknowledged; used to concede a point before qualifying it.

Nevertheless; despite the point or difficulty just mentioned.

Despite the fact that; introduces a subordinate concession.

Except for, or in addition to, depending on context.

As a method or instrument for achieving a purpose.

Because of what preceded; introduces a consequence.

As proved or clearly established by the evidence that follows.

As shown or supported by the evidence that follows.

As shown through the example that follows.

Rather than; in contrast with the alternative named.

In that stated capacity; sometimes therefore when the prior noun supplies the basis.

If one accepts that a stated condition or premise is true.

According only to the apparent or literal meaning, without deeper examination.

Initially; during the earliest stage before a later change.

Not less than a stated minimum; or in any case, used to identify a limited positive point.

Not more than a stated maximum.

In conflict, disagreement, or incompatibility with.

At the beginning of an event, process, or period.

Simultaneously; also used to introduce a balancing qualification.

Capable of being explained as the result of a particular cause.

Be similar in relevant structure or function, without being identical.

Be connected with something, without necessarily being caused by it.

Be sufficiently similar in relevant respects to permit comparison.

Depend on a condition that must be met.

Vary in a systematic relationship with another measured variable.

Be unable to coexist, agree, or function together.

Not depend on, be determined by, or be controlled by something.

Serve as a sign or suggestion of a condition or conclusion.

Be based or founded on a premise, condition, or assumption.

Be typical of, or fairly reflect, a larger group or category.

Confirm or support a claim through evidence or experience.

As a result of; introduces a noun phrase naming a cause.

Cause an event, condition, or change to happen.

Make an issue, pattern, or detail clearer and more noticeable.

Use an existing idea, result, or achievement as a basis for further development.

Generally or for the most part, while allowing exceptions.

Introduces a clear difference from the preceding case or claim.

For the same reason; applies parallel reasoning to a related case.

Because of possessing a quality, status, or circumstance; through the agency of.

Raise doubts about the truth, reliability, or validity of something.

Make a claim, explanation, or source seem uncertain or less credible.

Question an underlying belief on which reasoning depends.

Typical of or distinctive to a person, group, period, or category.

Occur at the same time as, occupy the same position as, or agree with.

Be achieved by sacrificing, reducing, or harming something else.

Be successfully realised or begin producing the intended result.

When measured or considered against another case or standard.

As a result; introduces a consequence of what precedes.

In agreement or harmony with; not contradicted by.

In opposition to, or different from, what is stated or expected.

Help cause, support, or advance an outcome without necessarily being its sole cause.

Introduce a relationship in which the direction, terms, or conditions of the preceding statement are reversed.

Match, align with, or have a direct relationship to something.

Come, originate, or be obtained from a source.

Without being prevented or changed by the factor named in the following noun phrase.

Identify, mark, or show how one thing differs from another.

Clearly separate or different in identity, character, or category.

Recognise or explain the relevant difference between two or more things.

Depart from, develop differently from, or become less similar to a reference point.

Reach a reasoned judgment by interpreting evidence or premises.

Identify and articulate an important difference between ideas, groups, or cases.

Caused by or attributable to a stated factor.

Stress that something has substantial significance or deserves particular attention.

Introduce a statement that remains true despite the preceding fact or limitation.

Introduce a true circumstance that might have been expected to prevent the main result but did not.

Fail to reach a required amount, standard, goal, or expectation.

Not at all, or very different from, the description or condition that follows.

Arising as a logical consequence, implication, or result of something.

Introduce an illustration that supports, clarifies, or demonstrates a broader statement.

Introduce a particular case that illustrates a general point.

Mostly or generally, while allowing limited exceptions.

With the specific aim or intention of doing something.

For the benefit, preservation, clarity, convenience, or purpose of someone or something.

Introduce a conclusion, action, or result justified by the immediately preceding reason.

As viewed, interpreted, or evaluated according to a particular person, group, discipline, or framework.