20 Hard SAT Vocabulary Words

Study these words to get ahead in the reading and writing sections of the SAT!

  1. Imprimatur– Approval
  2. Meted– Rhythm/division of words in a poem
  3. Bailiwick– Sphere of authority
  4. Feted– Celebrated
  5. Demurral-Rejection/Objection
  6. Capacious– Roomy
  7. Retinue– Group of advisors
  8. Megalomania– Being obsessed with yourself
  9. Approbation– Approval
  10. Epigram– A short poem (sometimes sarcastic)
  11. Floe– A sheet of floating ice
  12. Alluvium– Sand or dirt left over from running water
  13. Steppe– Grasslands
  14. Beleaguered– Surrounded with problems
  15. Exegesis– Critical interpretation of a text
  16. Imbibe– To drink
  17. Flummox– Perplex/bewilder
  18. Hauteur– Arrogance
  19. Esprit– Liveliness
  20. Protean– Versatile

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