With the help of reports from Reddit's r/SAT, roots2words.com, and student feedback, I’ve compiled a list of the most common and challenging vocabulary from the October 2024 US and International SATs. I've put these into a quiz format for students and parents to challenge themselves. Good luck!

SAT Vocabulary October 2024 - Warm-up Reading Passage

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

The Research Ethics Committee

Dr. Sarah Martinez faced the most challenging decision of her academic career as she prepared for the monthly Research Ethics Committee meeting. The committee's responsibility required both scientific discretion and unwavering moral principles when evaluating controversial research proposals that could impact thousands of lives.

The morning's agenda included reviewing Dr. Chen's groundbreaking but ethically ambiguous stem cell research proposal. While the potential medical breakthroughs were promising, the methodology remained frustratingly nebulous, with critical details obscured by technical jargon that seemed designed to avoid scrutiny rather than illuminate the actual procedures.

Sarah knew she would need to intercede carefully during the heated discussions that were certain to follow. The committee had become increasingly divided, with some members taking a recalcitrant stance against any research involving embryonic tissue, while others advocated for aggressive pursuit of medical advances regardless of ethical concerns.

Dr. Peterson, the committee's most vocal critic, had spent months attempting to amass evidence against controversial research projects. His desultory approach to reviewing proposals—jumping from one concern to another without systematic analysis—had created unnecessary confusion during previous meetings.

Sarah remained sanguine about finding common ground, believing that thoughtful dialogue could mitigate the growing tensions between committee members. She had observed how ethical conflicts could quickly escalate when researchers felt their work was being unfairly challenged or dismissed.

The committee's recent decisions had begun to evince a troubling pattern of inconsistency. Some members seemed more interested in placating external pressure groups than in conducting scrupulous evaluation of the scientific merit and ethical implications of each proposal.

As the meeting time approached, Sarah reviewed her notes one final time, determined to guide the committee toward decisions that would uphold both scientific integrity and ethical responsibility.