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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
We have published an ebook that matches the 3000 Common SAT Vocabulary List. Students can buy from leading ebook distributors.

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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:
boundless   Pronounce
a. being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
Mike's energy was boundless: the greater the challenge, the more vigorously he tackled the job.
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boycott   Pronounce
v. refrain from buying or using
Cesar Chavez called for consumers to boycott grapes to put pressure on grape growers to stop using pesticides that harmed the farm workers' health.
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brazen   Pronounce
a. having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
His entire premiership has become an exercise in brazen dishonesty.
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brittle   Pronounce
a. easily broken; having little elasticity
My employer's self-control was as brittle as an egg-shell.
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brooch   Pronounce
n. ornamental clasp;  decorative pin worn by women
The brooch was a gift from Burton, and she wore it when she wed him.
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buffet   Pronounce
n. table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out
Please convey them on the tray to the buffet.
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7   Word meaning matching - Test words you know:
abstinence  Speak
Exercise
restraint from eating or drinking;  refraining from indulging appetite or desire
Exercise
mentally or emotionally upset; deranged; excessively agitated
Exercise
clients of professional person; the body of customers or patrons
Exercise
out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
accessory  Speak
Exercise
the general pardon granted by the government, especially for political offenses
Exercise
additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
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having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
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bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
adapt  Speak
Exercise
something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
Exercise
a substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
Exercise
make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
Exercise
items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
agenda  Speak
Exercise
agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
Exercise
kindly; favorable; not malignant
Exercise
based upon traditional rules; formed by agreement or compact
Exercise
items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
amnesty  Speak
Exercise
title; chapter heading; text under illustration
Exercise
public records; place where public records are kept
Exercise
the general pardon granted by the government, especially for political offenses
Exercise
ceremony of crowning queen or king
anchor  Speak
Exercise
secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate
Exercise
a substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
Exercise
clients of professional person; the body of customers or patrons
Exercise
cause to come together formally
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8   Interactive spelling - Check your spelling skill online:
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n. lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm


Spelling Word: abandon
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v. gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with a tracking system


Spelling Word: acquire
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n. wise saying; brief familiar proverb;  expression of popular wisdom


Spelling Word: adage
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v. cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally


Spelling Word: alienate
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v. attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive


Spelling Word: allure
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a. out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty


Spelling Word: amiss
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