With the help of reports from Reddit's r/SAT, I’ve compiled a list of the most common and challenging vocabulary from the August 2024 US and International SATs. I've put these into a quiz format for students and parents to challenge themselves. Good luck!

SAT Vocabulary August 2024 US - Warm-up Reading Passage

Instructions: Read this passage carefully before taking your quiz. All 12 vocabulary words from August 2024 appear in context. Pay attention to how each word is used naturally in the story.

The Startup Crisis

Maya Chen stared at her laptop screen, reviewing the presentation she would deliver to venture capitalists in an hour. Her business plan felt disappointingly nebulous—filled with vague promises about "revolutionary technology" without the concrete data that serious investors demanded.

The pressure to monetize TechFlow's artificial intelligence platform had intensified after DataSync, their main competitor, announced features that were completely unprecedented in the automation industry. Maya's entire strategy had been predicated on assumptions about user adoption that she now realized were largely spurious.

When clients began to repudiate their preliminary agreements, claiming TechFlow had misrepresented its capabilities, Maya knew the situation would precipitate a crisis. The company's organizational structure had become increasingly amorphous, with roles and responsibilities overlapping chaotically as stressed employees struggled to meet impossible deadlines.

The platform's performance had grown erratic, crashing unpredictably during critical demonstrations. Maya faced what seemed like insurmountable technical challenges while trying to maintain team morale and investor confidence.

Despite the chaos, Maya refused to abandon hope. She knew this crisis would have an outsized impact on TechFlow's future, but she was determined to predicate any recovery strategy on honest assessment rather than desperate optimism. The next few weeks would determine whether TechFlow could survive its growing pains or become another cautionary tale in Silicon Valley's competitive landscape.

Standing in her empty office after her team had gone home, Maya reflected on the lessons she was learning about entrepreneurship. Success required more than innovative ideas—it demanded clear communication, realistic planning, and the courage to face uncomfortable truths about one's own limitations.

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