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Vocabulary Study Online By Level (VSOBL) is a Fast, Reliable, and Handy tool to prepare English exam vocabulary. (Available for all VIP accounts: US$2/Month). It has built-in word lists: 6000 IELTS words, 6000 TOEFL words, 5000 GRE words, and 3000 SAT words. You can load them by level with one click.
 3000 Common SAT Vocabulary Words
1   Overview:
3000 Common SAT Vocabulary Words is a middle-level list for test-takers to warm up known words and learn new words. Usually, students need three or more months to finish it. If you aim to good-rank universities, the list is a solid start to challenge harder SAT vocabulary.

The vocabulary consists of 3000+ SAT words that high school students, especially in 12th grade, should master before SAT exam. These words are mainly from recent SAT papers and the College Board's official practice materials.

In addition to definitions and explanations, the vocabulary includes interactive exercises, such as meaning matching and spelling. These exercises, available for each word, can be launched with a few clicks. For those who prefer to study SAT vocabulary offline or traditionally, the vocabulary offers printable flashcards and PDF files.

If you want a better SAT score, you must own a strong SAT vocabulary that impacts all test modules. It means that you will spend more time studying SAT words. This list is a good candidate if you schedule 3 months or more. Try some content quickly; you can know if it matches your current vocabulary level and helps to up vocabulary skills efficiently.

Does this SAT Vocabulary List meet your case? We divide the words into three levels; each consists of 4 groups. Want to view them quickly? Watch them here.



Last but not least, SAT Official Website is the right place to solve problems related to the SAT. If any doubts or questions about SAT vocabulary may impact your preparation and even your final score, don't hesitate to get there and clarify them.

2   Alternative SAT vocabularies:
We know one words list cannot cover all SAT takers' requirements. If you think the 3000 Common SAT Vocabulary List doesn't match your circumstance, please try other lists on the website.

However, if you are serious about preparing for SAT, smaller or easier lists shouldn't be an option unless you use them as a supplement. For example, we recommend the following two vocabularies to supplement 3000 common SAT vocabulary. They are very useful for enhancing reading and writing words, especially for high score hunters.



3   Words' EBook, PDF, and Cards:
SAT Vocabulary EBook
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SAT Vocabulary PDF List
Some students like using PDF lists to learn and review words. We do offer a handy feature to make SAT PDF word list for each group. Below are demos of Level 1's first group, including nine non-English explanations.If you have a VIP account, you can print all groups' word list on the website; the details are in:

SAT Vocabulary Cards
Cards are helpful tools for some students to study new words. We offer two buttons to make SAT one-side and two-side flashcards for each group. Below are one-side cards for Level 1's first group, including 9 non-English explanations.If you have a VIP account, you can print all groups' cards, either one-side or two-side; the details are in:

DIY - PDF files
Some students need PDF files to study English words. We did publish some SAT vocabulary lists in PDF. However, we encourage our visitors to create customized files based on our SAT vocabulary lists.

We have provided a web app to customize PDF through various vocabularies, which can be directly run from Print Vocabulary in PDF. It can load all vocabularies of this website; the 3000 Common SAT Vocabulary List is one of them.

If you need more flexible solutions, e.g., you plan to include non-English definitions, we suggest following Download SAT Vocabulary PDF. In addition to printing the whole group's words, it tells you how to leverage other free Internet PDF tools to produce a PDF file based on this website's vocabulary lists in a few minutes.

4   Manage Word Status:
There are two ways: the Note page or the Panel page to manage words' statuses. To speed up your studying, you can manage the words by marking them as New, Known, and Review status. You can also save the statuses to the cloud and sync back if your device has trouble or want to switch to other devices.

Word status works for all vocabularies on the website, including 3000 SAT Words. It is a handy flag to skip known words and focus on new and half-familiar words.

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Words of Group 1: (Part of words, select list to view all.)
abandon
abduction
abject
abrasive
absolute
absolve
absorb
abstinence
abstract
abusive
abyss
academic
accelerate
accessible
accessory
accommodate
accomplice
accord
acknowledge
acme
acquire
acquittal
acute
adage
adamant
adapt
addiction
address
adept
adhere
adjacent
administration
adolescence
adversary
adverse
adversity
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6   Demonstrate word list style:
annex   Pronounce
v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
Mexico objected to the United States' attempts to annex the territory that later became Texas.
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anonymity   Pronounce
n. state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
In my view, death in anonymity is the ultimate insult to human dignity.
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anthem   Pronounce
n. song of praise or patriotism; the song of devotion or loyalty
Let us now all join in singing the national anthem.
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antidote   Pronounce
n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease; an agent that relieves or counteracts
They believe that because this anti-heroin antidote is what finally worked with some of the victims.
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antiseptic   Pronounce
n. a substance that prevents infection; a substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
Regular washing with antiseptic is often enough to heal a skin infection.
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apocalyptic   Pronounce
a. prophetic; involving or portending widespread devastation
The crowd jeered the preacher's apocalyptic predictions of doom at the street.
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7   Word meaning matching - Test words you know:
accelerate  Speak
Exercise
move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
Exercise
destruction of life; the savage and excessive killing of many people
Exercise
weighting authority; peremptory and dictatorial
Exercise
report or record in chronological order
accommodate  Speak
Exercise
determined to do or have
Exercise
change something into another form; transform
Exercise
do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
Exercise
cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
amoral  Speak
Exercise
lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong
Exercise
close; squeeze or press together; contract
Exercise
declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
Exercise
weighting authority; peremptory and dictatorial
auditorium  Speak
Exercise
disparage or depreciate; put down
Exercise
counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
Exercise
place of refuge or shelter; protection
Exercise
area of theater or concert hall where the audience sits
beneficial  Speak
Exercise
turn aside; draw someone's attention away from something
Exercise
partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
Exercise
helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
Exercise
pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
bent  Speak
Exercise
broadly sympathetic; universal; related to Roman Catholic Church
Exercise
lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
Exercise
determined to do or have
Exercise
lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong
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8   Interactive spelling - Check your spelling skill online:
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a. easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with


Spelling Word: accessible
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n. the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal


Spelling Word: acme
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n. one who studies history and science of mankind


Spelling Word: anthropologist
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a. too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged


Spelling Word: antiquated
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v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use


Spelling Word: appropriate
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n. examination of dead body; post-mortem


Spelling Word: autopsy
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