Digital SAT Vocabulary

Lewis,RobertMichael

RobertMichaelLewishashelpedthousandsofstudentstohightestscoresovera20-yearcareer.HeisdirectorofPrepped,whichprovidesDigitalSATcoachingandpracticeteststostudentsworldwide.Robertholdsamaster’sdegreeineducationfromHarvardUniversityandisamemberoftheNationalTestPrepAssociation.

INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………….. 6
i. VocabularywillmakeorbreakyourSATscore…………………………. 6
ii. Learningvocabulary:howitworks…………………………………….…. 8
iii. Howtomakewordsstickinyourbrain…………………………………… 10

SECTIONONE:THEMATICVOCABULARY……………………………….. 14

1. HelpfulandHarmful………………………………………………………... 15
2. ProveIt!……………………………………………………………………… 24
3. Thoughtful&Wise………………………………………………………….. 33
4. NotSoBright………………………………………………………………... 42
5. Passion&Ability…………………………………………………………… 51
6. Beliefs…………………………………………………………………….…. 59
7. ClearandDirect……………………………………………………………. 68
8. UnclearandIndirect……………………………………………...………… 77
9. Excitingvs.Boring…………………………………………………………. 85
10. Importantvs.Unimportant…………………………………………………. 94
11. PraiseandArrogance……………………………………………………… 102
12. NotMuch,DesiringMore…………………………………….……………. 111
13. Lots,TooMuch…………………………………………………………...… 120
14. WeakintheKnees…………………………………………………………. 129
15. Big&Strong………………………………………………………………… 139
16. MistakesandDifficulties…………………………………………………… 147
17. Deception……………………………………………………………………. 156
18. Nice,NotSoNice……………………………………………………………165
19. Joy&Sorrow………………………………………………………………... 174
20. AngryandFighting…………………………………………………………. 182
21. KissandMakeUp………………………………………………………….. 191
22. Give,Take,Do,Make……………………………………………………… 200
23. PartsandWhole………………………………………………….………… 208
24. Groups……………………………………………………….……………… 216
25. Time…………………………………………………………………………. 225
26. Beginnings&Change……………………………………………………… 234
27. Endings……………………………………………………………………… 243
28. Science……………………………………………………………………… 252
29. History……………………………………………………………………….. 260
30. Literature…………………………………………………………………..… 269

SECTIONTWO:SATPREFIXESANDROOTS……………………………. 277

I. Prefixes1:a-toim-………………………………………………………… 278
II. Prefixes2:inter-touni-………………………………………………….… 287
III. Roots1:actocred……………………………………………………….… 297
IV. Roots2:culptoment…………………………………………………….… 307
V. Roots3:mergtoscend……………………………………………………. 317
VI. Roots4:secttovor………………………………………………………… 327

APPENDIX………………………………………………………………………. 337

AppendixA:SATTransitions……………………………………………….… 338
AppendixB:WordswithaDeeperDefinition……………………………...… 345
AppendixC:ArchaicEnglishTerms………………………………………..… 356

ANSWERKEY………………………………………………………………….. 363

INDEX……………………………………………………………………………. 370

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DIRECTHITSFROMTHETEST:Robert’sGuideisbasedonadeepanalysisofDigitalSATvocabularyandcoversthewordstestedoneachexamwithincrediblyhighaccuracy.

CLEVERLYORGANIZED:39thematicchapters,clusteredsynonymsub-groups,andLatin&Greekprefix/rootanalysishelpyoulearnwordssotheyactuallystick.

AMPLEPRACTICE:Threetypesofpracticeexercisesfolloweachchaptertosolidifylearning.

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