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SAT Vocabulary Words
The current digital SAT Reading and Writing section uses short passages from literature, history and social studies, the humanities, and science. Its Craft and Structure questions ask students to determine the meaning of high-utility words in context and to choose the most logical and precise word or phrase. Vocabulary also supports evidence, inference, rhetorical synthesis, transitions, and clear Standard English expression across the section.
This independently authored 800-word beta curriculum is arranged in twenty-three pages of up to thirty-five words. Pages containing words 1–500 include five cloze questions drawn only from that enhanced range; words 501–800 remain fully visible and editable while the expanded practice layer is developed. Each row includes a passage-field label and an editable word-study note about a transparent affix, compound structure, capitalization, or dictionary base form. The list is an unofficial KSSR learning resource and is not endorsed by or affiliated with College Board. SAT is a registered trademark of College Board.
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| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
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| 246 | balk | verb StudyField: SAT evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: balk is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | បាក | Taxpayers may balk at funding a project with no clear budget. |
| 247 | beget | verb StudyField: SAT evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: beget is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ចាប់ផ្តើម | Fear can beget secrecy, which in turn creates more fear. |
| 248 | benefactor | noun StudyField: SAT evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: benefactor is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | អ្នកមានគុណ | An anonymous benefactor paid for the library's repairs. |
| 249 | benevolent | adjective StudyField: SAT evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: benevolent is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | សប្បុរស | The foundation's benevolent mission includes free legal aid. |
| 250 | bequeath | verb StudyField: SAT evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: bequeath is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | Bequeath | The collector chose to bequeath the paintings to a public museum. |
| 251 | bereft | adjective StudyField: SAT evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: bereft is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | Bereft | After the archive burned, historians were bereft of primary records. |
| 252 | blasphemy | noun StudyField: SAT evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: blasphemy is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ការប្រមាថ | The novel examines a society in which blasphemy is punished by law. |
| 253 | blatant | adjective StudyField: SAT evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: blatant is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ស្តីបន្ទោស | The advertisement made a blatant attempt to disguise sponsorship as news. |
| 254 | blight | noun StudyField: SAT evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: blight is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | Blight | Abandoned buildings became a blight on the neighborhood. |
| 255 | blithe | adjective StudyField: SAT evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: blithe is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | Blithe | His blithe assurance ignored every warning from the engineers. |
| 256 | boorish | adjective StudyField: SAT evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: boorish is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | អួត | The guest's boorish interruptions ended the friendly conversation. |
| 257 | bourgeois | adjective StudyField: SAT evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: bourgeois is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | Bourgeois | The playwright mocked what she saw as bourgeois respectability. |
| 258 | bucolic | adjective StudyField: SAT evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: bucolic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | Bucolic | The poem presents a bucolic landscape untouched by industry. |
| 259 | burgeon | verb StudyField: SAT evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: burgeon is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ប៊ឺហ្គិន | Small businesses began to burgeon near the new railway. |
| 260 | burlesque | noun StudyField: SAT evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: burlesque is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | Burlesque | The play is a burlesque of solemn royal ceremonies. |
| 261 | burly | adjective StudyField: SAT evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: burly is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ធាត់ | A burly porter lifted the trunk without assistance. |
| 262 | byzantine | adjective StudyField: SAT evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: byzantine is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ប៊ីហ្សីនទីន | Applicants struggled with the agency's byzantine rules. |
| 263 | calumny | noun StudyField: SAT evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: calumny is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | Calumny | The candidate denounced the rumor as a deliberate calumny. |
| 264 | canonical | adjective StudyField: SAT evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: canonical is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. ដែលទទួលស្គាល់ជាផ្លូវការ 2. ជាស្តង់ដារ | The course questions why some works became canonical while others vanished. |
| 265 | canvass | verb StudyField: SAT evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: canvass is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ផ្ទាំងក្រណាត់ | Volunteers will canvass the district before the referendum. |
| 266 | castigate | verb StudyField: SAT evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: castigate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | Castigate | Editorials began to castigate officials for ignoring the contamination. |
| 267 | categorical | adjective StudyField: SAT evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: categorical is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ប្រភេទ | The minister issued a categorical denial of the allegation. |
| 268 | catharsis | noun StudyField: SAT evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: catharsis is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | Catharsis | Writing the memoir provided catharsis after years of silence. |
| 269 | catholic | adjective StudyField: SAT evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: catholic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | សកល | Her catholic taste in music ranged from opera to electronic dance. |
| 270 | causal | adjective StudyField: SAT evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: causal is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | បុព្វហេតុ | The study found a correlation but not a causal relationship. |
| 271 | celibate | adjective StudyField: SAT evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: celibate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | សេលីបេត | Members of the order take a celibate vow. |
| 272 | chagrin | noun StudyField: SAT evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: chagrin is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ច្រណែន | To his chagrin, the confident prediction proved false. |
| 273 | charlatan | noun StudyField: SAT evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: charlatan is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ឆាឡាតាន់ | The supposed healer was exposed as a charlatan. |
| 274 | chasm | noun StudyField: SAT evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: chasm is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ឆាំ | A chasm separated the parties on the question of land ownership. |
| 275 | chastise | verb StudyField: SAT evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: chastise is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ប្រៀនប្រដៅ | The supervisor had to chastise the team for falsifying records. |
| 276 | chicanery | noun StudyField: SAT evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: chicanery is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ឈីកានិក | Voters rejected the accounting chicanery hidden in the proposal. |
| 277 | chronic | adjective StudyField: SAT evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: chronic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | រ៉ាំរ៉ៃ | Chronic water shortages forced the region to change its crops. |
| 278 | coercion | noun StudyField: SAT evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: coercion is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. ការបង្ខិតបង្ខំ 2. ពលការ 3. ការសង្កត់សង្កិន | A confession obtained through coercion cannot be trusted. |
| 279 | cognizant | adjective StudyField: SAT evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: cognizant is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ការយល់ដឹង | The designers were cognizant of the building's historical importance. |
| 280 | commensurate | adjective StudyField: SAT evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: commensurate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | សមស្រប | Compensation should be commensurate with the risks of the work. |
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About the digital SAT
The digital SAT Reading and Writing section measures comprehension, analysis, synthesis, rhetoric, and command of language. Its Words in Context questions ask students to determine a word’s meaning or choose the most logical and precise word for a particular passage. That means SAT vocabulary study should focus on useful academic words, multiple meanings, tone, and exact usage—not on memorizing rare words in isolation.
Use this list as one part of SAT preparation. Read each example closely, compare near-synonyms, and notice how surrounding sentences control meaning. The lesson readings and questions are designed to practise the same habits of contextual reasoning, while official College Board questions remain the best guide to the test’s exact format.
Sources and curriculum references
These references guide selection and calibration. Definitions, sample sentences, readings, questions, and teaching notes are independently written and reviewed.
- College Board: The SAT Reading and Writing Section
- College Board: Student Question Bank — Reading and Writing
- College Board: Digital SAT Suite Assessment Framework
- WikDict downloadable bilingual dictionaries
- Kaikki.org / Wiktextract machine-readable Wiktionary data
- Language-Learning-decks public flashcard datasets
- SBBIC English-to-Khmer Dictionary
- English–Khmer Dictionary Dataset (machine-generated Khmer fallback; human review required)
- PanLex meanings snapshot (direct CC0 gap candidates; human review required)
- Cambridge bilingual dictionaries (individual editorial sense checks)
- Collins English–Hindi Dictionary (individual editorial checks)
- Hindwi and Rekhta dictionaries (individual Hindi/Urdu checks)
- National Institute of Korean Language: Basic Korean Dictionary
- JMdict/EDRDG Japanese dictionary project
- CC-CEDICT Chinese dictionary project
- VDict Vietnamese Dictionary (individual editorial check)
- Google Translate (machine-assisted lesson-reading draft; fluent review required)
- Kuperman et al.: Age-of-acquisition ratings for 30,000 English words