The May 2025 SAT Vocab Survey + Quiz (Round 2)
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 2
Click on a word, then click on its matching definition
Matching Score: 0/25
Vocabulary Words
augment
belie
burgeoning
coalesce
contentious
decouple
decry
expedite
fecund
harbinger
heterogeneity
induce
insurmountable
misconstrue
modulate
orthodox
oscillate
preclude
recapitulate
refute
steward
substantiate
supplant
unfounded
Definitions
to increase, add to, or make larger
lacking a factual basis; not based on evidence
to contradict or give a false impression of
to replace or take the place of someone or something
growing or developing rapidly; flourishing
to provide evidence to support or prove the truth
to come together and form one mass or whole
one who manages or looks after something
causing or likely to cause disagreement; controversial
to prove wrong or false; to disprove
to separate or disconnect two linked things
to summarize or repeat the main points
to publicly denounce or condemn
to prevent or make impossible
to make something happen faster; to accelerate
to move back and forth regularly; to fluctuate
fertile or fruitful; intellectually productive
following accepted or traditional beliefs
a person or thing that announces or signals approach
to adjust or regulate; to vary in tone or pitch
the quality of being diverse or varied in character
to interpret wrongly; to misunderstand meaning
to bring about or cause; to persuade
too great to be overcome; impossible to defeat
Section 2: SAT-Style Context Questions - Round 2
Choose the word that best completes each passage
Multiple Choice Score: 0/12
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Root Word Reference Guide - Round 2
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