The May 2025 SAT Vocab Survey + Quiz (Round 1)
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 May 2025 US and International SATs. I've put these into a quiz format for students and parents to challenge themselves. Good luck!
Section 1: Vocabulary Matching - Round 1
Click on a word, then click on its matching definition
Matching Score: 0/17
Vocabulary Words
alleviate
ameliorate
anomalous
eschew
equivocal
evince
exacerbate
facetious
idiosyncratic
inexplicable
precede
proponent
rescind
surreptitious
tenuous
ubiquitous
vindicate
Definitions
to make more bearable; to lessen pain, grief, or suffering
to clear from guilt or accusation; to uphold or defend
to make better or more bearable; to improve or solve
seeming to appear or exist everywhere; omnipresent
abnormal, peculiar, or irregular; deviating from common order
flimsy, weak, or thin; having little strength or substance
to intentionally avoid, abstain, or keep away from
furtive; clandestine; done stealthily or in secret
having two different interpretations; evasive or ambiguous
to void or repeal; to cut off or abolish
to show or demonstrate convincingly; to prove
one who proposes or argues in support of something
to increase the severity or violence of; to make worse
to go before or in front of; to introduce or preface
not meant to be taken seriously; joking at inappropriate times
incapable of being explained, understood, or accounted for
peculiar to a specific individual; having distinctive habits
Section 2: SAT-Style Context Questions - Round 1
Choose the word that best completes each passage
Multiple Choice Score: 0/10
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