160 SAT WORDS PREDICTION — DECEMBER

2024 SAT

1. amass (verb) - to gather together or accumulate over time

BREAKDOWN: A- (toward) + MASS- (mass, collection)

on
2. conflate (verb) - to combine two or more ideas, pieces of
information, or things into one
BREAKDOWN: CON- (together) + FLAT- (blow, flatten) + -E (verb suffix)

ak
3. desultory (adj) - lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm; erratic or
m
random
BREAKDOWN: DE- (down) + SULT- (jump) + -ORY (related to)
t_
4. ambiguous (adj) - open to or having two or more possible meanings
or interpretations
sa

BREAKDOWN: AMBI- (both) + IG- (do) + -OUS (full of)

5. demarcation (noun) - the act, process, or result of marking off a

e/

boundary; an established line of separation

BREAKDOWN: DE- (down) + MARC- (boundary) + -ATION (action)
t.m

6. evince (verb) - to show or demonstrate convincingly; to prove

BREAKDOWN: E- (out) + VINC- (overcome)

7. mitigate (verb) - to lessen or make less severe

BREAKDOWN: MIT- (mild) + IG- (drive) + -ATE (to make)

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 8. nebulous (adj) - uncertain, ambiguous, or vague; difficult to
understand or describe; nebular
BREAKDOWN: NEB- (cloud) + -UL (relating to) + -OUS (full of)

9. recalcitrant (adj) - extremely stubborn and unwilling to obey; hard to

deal with or manage
BREAKDOWN: RE- (back) + CALC- (heel) + -ANT (inclined to)

on
10. sanguine (adj) - confidently cheerful and optimistic, sometimes to
an unrealistic extent; hopeful; ruddy or reddish in color

ak
BREAKDOWN: SANG- (blood) + -INE (quality)

m
11. vindicate (verb) - to clear from guilt or accusation; to uphold or
defend; to justify or redeem
BREAKDOWN: VIN- (force) + DIC- (show) + -ATE (to do)
t_
12. discretion (noun) - the quality of being careful about what one
sa

says or does; freedom to decide

BREAKDOWN: DIS- (apart) + CRE- (separate) + -TION (action)
e/

13. earnest (adj) - showing sincere and intense conviction or

seriousness
t.m

BREAKDOWN: ERN- (serious) + -EST (superlative ending)

14. inconspicuous (adj) - not easily seen or noticed; not conspicuous

BREAKDOWN: IN- (not) + CON- (together) + SPIC- (look) + -UOUS (full
of)

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 15. induce (verb) - to bring about or cause something to happen
BREAKDOWN: IN- (into) + DUCE- (lead)

16. intercede (verb) - to intervene or act on behalf of someone else

BREAKDOWN: INTER- (between) + CEDE- (go)

17. misanthropic (adj) - having a dislike or distrust of people

on
BREAKDOWN: MIS- (wrong, bad) + ANTHROP- (human) + -IC
(pertaining to)

ak
18. nominal (adj) - existing in name only; insignificant
BREAKDOWN: NOM- (name) + -INAL (related to)

19.
m
notional (adj) - related to concepts or ideas rather than reality
BREAKDOWN: NOT- (idea) + -IONAL (pertaining to)
t_
20. placate (verb) - to make someone less angry or hostile; to calm
sa

BREAKDOWN: PLAC- (calm) + -ATE (to make)

21. preclude (verb) - to prevent something from happening or make it

e/

impossible
BREAKDOWN: PRE- (before) + CLU- (close) + -DE (verb suffix)
t.m

22. veritable (adj) - used to emphasize that something is truly or

undoubtedly something
BREAKDOWN: VER- (true) + -ITABLE (able to be)

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 23. apt — adj. accurate or appropriate
BREAKDOWN: APT- (fit) + - (suffix for adjective)

24. assertion — n. statement

BREAKDOWN: AS- (toward) + SERT- (join) + -ION (noun suffix)

on
25. assiduous — adj. showing great care
BREAKDOWN: AS- (toward) + SED- (sit) + -OUS (full of)

ak
26. bane — n. source of distress or harm
BREAKDOWN: BANE- (cause of death)

27.
m
beguile — v. charm or enchant
t_
BREAKDOWN: BE- (thoroughly) + GUILE- (deceive)
sa

28. beneficial — adj. helpful

BREAKDOWN: BENEF- (good) + -ICIAL (relating to)
e/

29. berate — v. scold or criticize

BREAKDOWN: BE- (intensifier) + RATE- (reprove)
t.m

30. bereft — adj. deprived or lacking

BREAKDOWN: BE- (away) + REFT- (robbed)

31. blandishment — n. a flattering statement used to persuade

someone

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 BREAKDOWN: BLAND- (gentle) + ISH- (act) + -MENT (noun suffix)

32. bias — n. prejudice

BREAKDOWN: BIAS- (incline)

33. bolster — v. support

BREAKDOWN: BOLST- (to stuff, pad)

on
34. bombastic — adj. inflated
BREAKDOWN: BOMBA- (pompous) + -STIC (pertaining to)

ak
35. bovine — adj. cow-like

36.
m
BREAKDOWN: BOV- (cow) + -INE (related to)

braggart — n. someone who boasts

t_
BREAKDOWN: BRAG- (boast) + -ART (person)
sa

37. brevity — n. concise

BREAKDOWN: BREV- (short) + -ITY (quality)
e/

38. cacophony — n. a discordant mixture of sounds

BREAKDOWN: CAC- (bad) + PHONE- (sound)
t.m

39. cajole — v. persuade someone via flattery

BREAKDOWN: CA- (toward) + JOL- (charm)

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 40. callous — adj. cruel disregard for others
BREAKDOWN: CALL- (harden) + -OUS (full of)

41. calumny — n. slander

BREAKDOWN: CAL- (accuse) + -UMNY (falsehood)

42. camaraderie — n. friendship

on
BREAKDOWN: CAMAR- (comrade) + -ADERIE (quality)

43. candid — adj. truthful

ak
BREAKDOWN: CAND- (pure) + -ID (having quality)

44. m
candor — n. quality of being honest
BREAKDOWN: CAND- (pure) + -OR (state)
t_
45. carouse — v. drink and party in a lively way
BREAKDOWN: CARO- (rowdy) + -USE (verb suffix)
sa

46. carp — v. complain about trivial matters

BREAKDOWN: CARP- (complain)
e/

47. catastrophic — adj. involving large-scale damage, usually sudden

t.m

BREAKDOWN: CATA- (down) + STROPH- (turn) + -IC (pertaining to)

48. cavort — v. dance around excitedly

BREAKDOWN: CAV- (skip) + VORT- (move)

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 49. censorious — adj. critical of others
BREAKDOWN: CENSOR- (judge) + -IOUS (full of)

50. circumlocution — n. using many words, particularly in an evasive

way
BREAKDOWN: CIRCUM- (around) + LOCU- (speak) + -TION (noun
suffix)

on
51. circumscribe — v. restrict within limits
BREAKDOWN: CIRCUM- (around) + SCRIB- (write)

ak
52. clamor — n. a loud and confused noise

53.
m
BREAKDOWN: CLAM- (cry out) + -OR (noun suffix)

clout — n. influence or power

t_
BREAKDOWN: CLO- (strike) + OUT- (with force)
sa

54. cognizant — adj. having knowledge of

BREAKDOWN: COGN- (know) + -IZANT (having)
e/

55. commensurate — adj. equal to

BREAKDOWN: COM- (with) + MEN- (measure) + -SURATE (having)
t.m

56. comparable — adj. similar to another thing

BREAKDOWN: COM- (together) + PAR- (equal) + -ABLE (able)

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 57. complement — v. add to or make complete
BREAKDOWN: COM- (together) + PLET- (fill)

58. compunction — n. a feeling of guilt

BREAKDOWN: COM- (with) + PUNCT- (prick) + -ION (noun suffix)

59. concomitant — adj. naturally accompanying

on
BREAKDOWN: CON- (together) + COMIT- (go) + -ANT (adjective suffix)

60. conducive — adj. helps produce positive or desired results

ak
BREAKDOWN: CON- (together) + DUCE- (lead) + -IVE (having the
nature of)

61.
m
conduit — n. a vessel or channel for transporting something
BREAKDOWN: CON- (together) + DUIT- (lead)
t_
62. conflagration — n. a large fire
sa

BREAKDOWN: CON- (together) + FLAG- (burn) + -RATION (action)

63. connive — v. trick; conspire

e/

BREAKDOWN: CON- (together) + NIV- (wink)

t.m

64. consign — v. assign or deliver something into someone else’s

custody
BREAKDOWN: CON- (with) + SIGN- (mark)

65. constituent — adj. being part of a whole

BREAKDOWN: CON- (together) + STITU- (stand) + -ENT (having

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 quality)

66. constructive — adj. helpful, useful

BREAKDOWN: CON- (together) + STRUCT- (build) + -IVE (having the
nature of)

67. construe — v. interpret

on
BREAKDOWN: CON- (together) + STRU- (build)

68. contend — v. reckon with; struggle against

ak
BREAKDOWN: CON- (together) + TEND- (stretch)

69. m
contusion — n. a bruise
BREAKDOWN: CON- (together) + TUS- (hit)
t_
70. contrite — adj. feeling of remorse or guilt
BREAKDOWN: CONTR- (against) + T- (stricken)
sa

71. contentious — adj. likely to cause an argument

BREAKDOWN: CONTENT- (struggle) + -IOUS (full of)
e/

72. contravene — v. violate the order of; conflict

t.m

BREAKDOWN: CONTRA- (against) + VENE- (come)

73. convivial — adj. friendly and cheerful environment

BREAKDOWN: CON- (together) + VIV- (live) + -IAL (pertaining to)

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 74. corpulence — n. obesity; fatness
BREAKDOWN: CORP- (body) + -ULENCE (quality of being)

75. covet — v. want greatly

BREAKDOWN: COV- (desire) + -ET (verb suffix)

76. cupidity — n. greed for money

on
BREAKDOWN: CUP- (desire) + ID- (nature) + -ITY (noun suffix)

77. dearth — n. a lack of something

ak
BREAKDOWN: DE- (down) + ARTH- (thickness)

78. m
debacle — n. a fiasco or failure
BREAKDOWN: DE- (down) + BACC- (breaking)
79. debauch — v. ruin or debase, particularly in a moral sense
t_
BREAKDOWN: DE- (away) + BAUCH- (excess)
80. defunct — adj. no longer working
sa

BREAKDOWN: DE- (down) + FUNCT- (perform)

81. demagogue — n. a political leader who appeals to the prejudices
of the common people
e/

BREAKDOWN: DEMO- (people) + AGOG- (lead)

82. demur — v. show reluctance; raise objections
t.m

BREAKDOWN: DEM- (away) + MUR- (delay)

83. denigrate — v. disparage
BREAKDOWN: DEN- (down) + IG- (black) + RATE- (verb suffix)
84. despot — n. a tyrant
BREAKDOWN: DES- (down) + POT- (power)

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 85. diaphanous — adj. light and translucent
BREAKDOWN: DIA- (through) + PHAN- (show) + -OUS (full of)
86. dirge — n. song of lament for the dead
BREAKDOWN: DIRG- (lament)
87. discomfit — v. make someone uncomfortable
BREAKDOWN: DIS- (apart) + COM- (together) + FIT- (make)
88. disparate — adj. different from one another

on
BREAKDOWN: DIS- (apart) + PAR- (equal)
89. disrepute — n. state of disgrace
BREAKDOWN: DIS- (not) + REPUT- (reputation)

ak
90. duplicity — n. deceitfulness
BREAKDOWN: DUPL- (double) + -ICITY (state of)
m
91. duress — n. intimidation or coercion to force someone to perform
an act
BREAKDOWN: DUR- (hard) + -ESS (noun suffix)
t_
92. eclectic — adj. wide-ranging
BREAKDOWN: EC- (out) + LECT- (choose)
sa

93. edict — n. an official order

BREAKDOWN: E- (out) + DICT- (speak)
94. ebullient — adj. cheerful and lively
e/

BREAKDOWN: EBUL- (boil) + -IENT (having the nature of)

95. efficacious — adj. has the power to achieve a particular result
t.m

BREAKDOWN: E- (out) + FAC- (make) + -IOUS (full of)

96. effluvia — n. unpleasant odor
BREAKDOWN: E- (out) + FLU- (flow) + -IA (plural)
97. egregious — adj. outstandingly bad
BREAKDOWN: E- (out) + GREG- (flock) + -IOUS (full of)

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 98. elegy — n. a poem of reflection, typically a lament for the dead
BREAKDOWN: ELEG- (song of mourning) + -Y (noun suffix)
99. elicit — v. evoke or draw out
BREAKDOWN: E- (out) + LIC- (draw) + -IT (verb suffix)
100. eloquent — adj. well-spoken
BREAKDOWN: E- (out) + LOQU- (speak) + -ENT (having the quality of)
101. emollient — adj. soothing

on
BREAKDOWN: EMOLL- (soften) + -IENT (having the nature of)

102. exhort — v. strongly encourage someone to do something

ak
BREAKDOWN: EX- (out) + HORT- (urge)

m
103. grapple — v. wrestle, physically or mentally
BREAKDOWN: GRAP- (seize) + -PLE (verb suffix)
t_
104. flagrant — adj. obviously offensive
BREAKDOWN: FLAG- (fire) + -RANT (to burn)
sa

105. emulate — v. imitate

BREAKDOWN: EMUL- (rival) + -ATE (verb suffix)
e/

106. extraneous — adj. irrelevant

t.m

BREAKDOWN: EXTRA- (outside) + NEUS- (influence)

107. fortuitous — adj. happening by chance

BREAKDOWN: FORT- (luck) + -UOUS (having the nature of)

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 108. expunge — v. get rid of
BREAKDOWN: EX- (out) + PUNG- (strike) + -E (verb suffix)

109. impetuous — adj. acting without care

BREAKDOWN: IMPET- (force) + -UOUS (full of)

110. garrulous — adj. talkative

on
BREAKDOWN: GARR- (chat) + -ULOUS (full of)

111. empirical — adj. based on (as evidence)

ak
BREAKDOWN: EMPIR- (experience) + -ICAL (pertaining to)

m
112. insidious — adj. harmful
BREAKDOWN: INSID- (sit) + -IOUS (full of)
t_
113. fluent — adj. able to express oneself easily and clearly
BREAKDOWN: FLU- (flow) + -ENT (having the quality of)
sa

114. intransigent — adj. stubborn; unwilling to change one’s views

BREAKDOWN: IN- (not) + TRANS- (change) + IG- (act) + -ENT (having
e/

the quality of)

t.m

115. insurgent — n. rebel or revolutionary

BREAKDOWN: IN- (against) + SURG- (rise) + -ENT (having the quality
of)

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 116. impede — v. prevent or hold back
BREAKDOWN: IM- (in) + PED- (foot)

117. inchoate — adj. just beginning; not fully formed

BREAKDOWN: IN- (not) + CHO- (begin) + -ATE (having the quality of)

118. inexorable — adj. impossible to prevent

on
BREAKDOWN: IN- (not) + EX- (out) + ORA- (speak) + -BLE (able)

119. impute — v. attribute to

ak
BREAKDOWN: IM- (in) + PUT- (think)

m
120. neophyte — n. a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief
BREAKDOWN: NEO- (new) + PHYTE- (plant, grow)
t_
121. incognito — adj. having one's true identity concealed
BREAKDOWN: IN- (not) + COGN- (know) + -ITO (having the nature of)
sa

122. inoculate — v. immunize someone against

BREAKDOWN: IN- (into) + OCU- (eye) + -LATE (verb suffix)
e/

123. contrite — adj. feeling of remorse or guilt

t.m

BREAKDOWN: CONTR- (against) + T- (stricken)

124. inimical — adj. tending to obstruct or harm; unfriendly

BREAKDOWN: IN- (not) + IMIC- (friend) + -AL (having the quality of)

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 125. irreverence — n. lack of respect for
BREAKDOWN: IR- (not) + REVER- (respect) + -ENCE (noun suffix)

126. intransigence — n. refusal to change views or agree

BREAKDOWN: IN- (not) + TRANS- (change) + IG- (act) + -ENCE (noun
suffix)

on
127. largesse — n. generosity in bestowing money or gifts
BREAKDOWN: LARG- (large) + -ESSE (noun suffix)

ak
128. exacerbate — v. make worse
BREAKDOWN: EX- (out) + ACERB- (harsh) + -ATE (to make)
m
129. exemplary — adj. serving as a model; outstanding
BREAKDOWN: EX- (out) + EMP- (example) + -ARY (pertaining to)
t_
130. irrefutable — adj. impossible to deny or argue against
sa

BREAKDOWN: IR- (not) + REFUT- (disprove) + -ABLE (able to)

131. panacea — n. a remedy for all diseases

e/

BREAKDOWN: PAN- (all) + ACEA- (cure)

t.m

132. incongruous — adj. not in harmony or keeping with the

surroundings
BREAKDOWN: IN- (not) + CONGRU- (agree) + -OUS (full of)

133. benevolent — adj. well-meaning and kind

BREAKDOWN: BEN- (good) + VOL- (wish) + -ENT (having the nature

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 of)

134. juxtapose — v. place side by side for comparison

BREAKDOWN: JU- (together) + POS- (place)

135. vitriolic — adj. filled with hatred

BREAKDOWN: VITRIOL- (acid) + -IC (having the nature of)

on
136. ephemeral — adj. short-lived
BREAKDOWN: EPHEM- (day) + -ERAL (pertaining to)

ak
137. debilitate — v. make someone weak or infirm
m
BREAKDOWN: DE- (down) + BILIT- (able) + -ATE (to make)

138. inveterate — adj. long-established and unlikely to change (of a

t_
habit)
BREAKDOWN: IN- (in) + VETER- (old) + -ATE (having the nature of)
sa

139. placate — v. make someone less angry or hostile; to calm

BREAKDOWN: PLAC- (calm) + -ATE (to make)
e/

140. nebulous — adj. uncertain, ambiguous, or vague; difficult to

t.m

understand or describe
BREAKDOWN: NEB- (cloud) + -UL (relating to) + -OUS (full of)

141. spurious — adj. statement that appears truthful but is false

BREAKDOWN: SPUR- (false) + -IOUS (full of)

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 142. obfuscate — v. render unclear; bewilder someone
BREAKDOWN: OB- (against) + FUS- (pour) + -CATE (verb suffix)

143. tangible — adj. perceptible by touch

BREAKDOWN: TANG- (touch) + -IBLE (able to)

144. preclude — v. prevent from taking place

on
BREAKDOWN: PRE- (before) + CLU- (close) + -DE (verb suffix)

145. veritable — adj. used to emphasize that something is truly or

ak
undoubtedly something
BREAKDOWN: VER- (true) + -ITABLE (able to be)
m
146. profound — adj. showing deep knowledge or insight
BREAKDOWN: PRO- (forward) + FOUND- (bottom)
t_
147. vituperate — v. blame or insult someone strongly
sa

BREAKDOWN: VIT- (fault) + UPER- (over) + -ATE (verb suffix)

148. penchant — n. habitual liking for something; a tendency toward

e/

BREAKDOWN: PENCH- (to incline) + -ANT (having the quality of)

t.m

149. wanton — adj. deliberate and unprovoked; sexually unrestrained

BREAKDOWN: WANT- (desire) + -ON (quality)

150. subterfuge — n. deceit used to achieve one's goal

BREAKDOWN: SUB- (under) + FUG- (flee) + -E (noun suffix)

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 151. perturb — v. disturb or unsettle
BREAKDOWN: PER- (through) + TURB- (disturb)

152. dispel — v. drive away

BREAKDOWN: DIS- (apart) + PELL- (push)

153. flabbergasted — adj. surprised and shocked

on
BREAKDOWN: FLAB- (open) + GASTED (stunned)

154. sublime — adj. elevated or lofty in thought, expression, or manner

ak
BREAKDOWN: SUB- (under) + LIM- (threshold)

m
155. obdurate — adj. stubborn
BREAKDOWN: OB- (against) + DUR- (hard) + -ATE (having the quality
of)
t_
156. diaphanous — adj. light and translucent
sa

BREAKDOWN: DIA- (through) + PHAN- (show) + -OUS (full of)

157. truculent — adj. eager to argue or fight
BREAKDOWN: TRUC- (savage) + -ULENT (full of)
e/

158. vitriolic — adj. filled with hatred

t.m

BREAKDOWN: VITRIOL- (acid) + -IC (having the nature of)

159. ineffable — adj. too great or extreme to be expressed in words

BREAKDOWN: IN- (not) + EF- (out) + FABLE- (speak)

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 160. obfuscate — v. make something unclear
BREAKDOWN: OB- (against) + FUS- (pour) + -CATE (verb suffix)

on
ak
m
t_
sa
e/
t.m

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