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Digital SAT, EST Test, ACT Reading, GRE Vocabulary: 1000 Essential Words You Must Know
Enhance your vocabulary for the Digital SAT, EST Test, ACT Reading, and GRE. Click or tap on the cards to reveal definitions and build your English skills! This set includes 98 essential words from our comprehensive 1000-word list for test success in 2022 and beyond.
Propensity
A natural inclination or tendency towards something. Synonyms: proclivity, predilection, leaning.
Predilection
A preference or liking for something. Synonyms: inclination, bias, penchant.
Confusion
A lack of understanding or uncertainty about something. Synonyms: bewilderment, disorientation, perplexity.
Perplexity
Inability to understand something complicated or baffling. Synonyms: confusion, bewilderment, puzzle.
Disregard
To pay no attention to or ignore something. Synonyms: neglect, indifference, disregard.
Neglect
The failure to take care of something. Synonyms: disregard, inattention, carelessness.
Compunction
A feeling of guilt or moral scruple that follows the doing of something bad. Synonyms: remorse, regret, contrition.
Remorse
A feeling of deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed. Synonyms: contrition, penitence, shame.
Pejorative
Expressing contempt or disapproval. Synonyms: derogatory, belittling, insulting.
Debilitating
Weakening or impairing the strength or functioning of something. Synonyms: enfeebling, incapacitating, crippling.
Cathartic
Providing psychological relief through the expression of strong emotions. Synonyms: cleansing, purgative, liberating.
Retentive
Having the ability to remember things easily. Synonyms: mnemonic, tenacious, recollective.
Nebulous
Unclear, vague, or ill-defined. Synonyms: hazy, indistinct, ambiguous.
Trenchant
Incisive or keen, sharp, or penetrating. Synonyms: cutting, pointed, acute.
Circumspect
Cautious and unwilling to take risks. Synonyms: prudent, wary, careful.
Benign
Kind and gentle, not harmful. Synonyms: benevolent, friendly, favorable.
Ambivalence
Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something. Synonyms: uncertainty, indecision, doubt.
Uncertainty
A state of being unsure or not knowing. Synonyms: doubt, indecision, ambiguity.
Hypothetical
Based on a hypothesis or theory rather than on proven facts. Synonyms: speculative, theoretical, conjectural.
Indifference
A lack of interest or concern. Synonyms: apathy, unconcern, disinterest.
Apathy
Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern. Synonyms: indifference, lethargy, insensibility.
Bold
Showing a willingness to take risks or be daring. Synonyms: courageous, daring, fearless.
Insistence
The act of demanding something forcefully. Synonyms: persistence, determination, tenacity.
Persistence
The quality of continuing steadily despite problems or difficulties. Synonyms: perseverance, tenacity, determination.
Evident
Clearly seen or understood. Synonyms: apparent, obvious, manifest.
Inclination
A person's natural tendency or urge to act or feel in a particular way. Synonyms: tendency, preference, proclivity.
Atypical
Not representative of a type, group, or class. Synonyms: unusual, abnormal, irregular.
Mortality
The state of being subject to death. Synonyms: impermanence, transience, perishability.
Phenomenon
A fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen. Synonyms: occurrence, event, happening.
Bereavement
The state of being deprived of a loved one through their death. Synonyms: mourning, sorrow, grief.
Controversy
Disagreement or argument about a particular issue. Synonyms: dispute, debate, contention.
Genius
Exceptional intellectual or creative power or other natural ability. Synonyms: brilliance, talent, gift.
Enigma
A person, thing, or situation that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand. Synonyms: mystery, puzzle, riddle.
Demise
A person's death. Synonyms: passing, expiration, departure.
Mystery
Something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain. Synonyms: enigma, puzzle, conundrum.
Ostentatious
Characterized by vulgar or pretentious display. Synonyms: showy, flamboyant, flashy.
Myopic
Lacking imagination, foresight, or intellectual insight. Synonyms: shortsighted, narrow-minded.
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