SAT Vocabulary Words

800+ words that show up in Digital SAT Reading and Writing passages, grouped into 14 free lists. Start with the Ultimate 600 SAT Words for broad coverage, or pick a themed list for the passages you find hardest.

The Digital SAT has no separate vocabulary section. Words are tested in context: Words in Context questions, part of the Craft and Structure domain, ask which word best fits a sentence or what a word means as it is used in a passage. Knowing precise meanings and connotations turns these into fast points.

Ultimate 600 SAT Words: Part 1

Part 1 of Ultimate 600 SAT Words: the first 200 high-frequency Reading & Writing words.

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200 words

Ultimate 600 SAT Words: Part 2

Part 2 of Ultimate 600 SAT Words: the next 200 high-frequency Reading & Writing words.

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200 words

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Ultimate 600 SAT Words: Part 3

Part 3 of Ultimate 600 SAT Words: the final 200 high-frequency Reading & Writing words.

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200 words

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Natural & Social Science

40 SAT words for science and social-science passages: evidence, hypotheses, reasoning.

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40 words

Historical Documents

40 SAT words for historical-document passages: rights, power, and rhetoric.

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40 words

American & World Literature

40 SAT words for literature passages: tone, mood, and character.

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40 words

Argument & Evidence

40 SAT words for claims, proof, and refutation.

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Change & Intensity

40 SAT words for growth, decline, and transformation.

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40 words

Cause, Influence & Prevention

40 SAT words for what causes, drives, and blocks.

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Clarity & Concealment

40 SAT words for the clear, the vague, and the hidden.

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Tone & Character

40 SAT words for attitude, personality, and emotion.

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Significance & Originality

40 SAT words for importance, value, and imitation.

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Frequency & Scope

40 SAT words for quantity, frequency, and extent.

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40 words

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Limits, Rules & Possibility

40 SAT words for what's possible, required, and forbidden.

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