SAT Reading & Writing – Important Words to Know

Veiled = Hidden
Galvanize = To spur/excite to action
Yield = To give way to
Coarse = Rough/not elegantly stated
Qualify a claim = To state the limitations of an argument
Treachery = Disloyal
Dreary = Sad/gloomy
Malleable = Flexible
Freewheeling = Off the cuff
Employ = To use
Frank = Honest/open
Mediation = Going between two sides
Anecdote = An example of short story used to illustrate a point
Precedent = An preceding example
Unprecedented = Never been done before
Substantiate = To support with evidence
Feasible = Possible/Able to be done
Solidarity = Togetherness
Conducive = Helpful to a cause