<p>Did the vocab from the 10 real SATs ever appear again on the new SAT? Are they accurate and reliable? (the vocab)</p>
<p>They should reappear again just to see if anyone can logically determine the familiarity with the words used on the exam.</p>
<p>However, that idea should not matter too often, you should be studying as much words that are shown up now for the current test.</p>
<p>Here’s an old post with the harder words from the old “10 Real SAT book.” Someone may be able to tell if any of the words have reappeared. </p>
<p>Here is a list of the vast majority of the “difficult” words that showed up on the 10 Real SAT Test… Please remember that few, if any, words get repeated in subsequent tests. </p>
<p>I apologize for the formatting. It looks a lot nicer in my Word file as the text is in tables. I lost that formatting when copying here. I recommend to cut and paste it in Word and add some formatting for a better use or printing. </p>
<p>10 Real SATs vocabulary
Test: 01 Saturday, March 1994
abash humiliate, humble, embarrass
abstinence self-denial, moderation
aesthetics visual/artistic impact; study of art/beauty
allege claim, assert
ambivalent unsure, undecided
anomaly irregularity, inconsistency
arbitrary random; for no definite reason
arid dry, parched
assiduous diligent, hard working
asylum refuge; place of safety
bourgeois middle class, capitalist
browse glance/look through
buttress support
candor frankness, honesty
capricious impulsive, unpredictable, whimsical
charlatan trickster
circuitous roundabout, indirect
cogent convincing, forceful
congregation gathering of people (esp. in a church)
diminutive very small
discursive talking at length about something
dupe deceive, trick, fool
empirical practical, observed, found by experiment
emulate imitate, copy
engendered caused, produced, stimulated
ephemeral short-lived, transient, temporary
euphoric overjoyed, excited
fervent eager, passionate
fortuitous accidental, fortunate coincidence
freight cargo, luggage
gargantuan huge, enormous
gregarious outgoing, sociable; liking to be in crowds
iconoclast person who opposes orthodoxy
impetuous impulsive
inconsequential unimportant, negligible
incontrovertible cannot be denied
incremental increasing in steps
jubilant thrilled, delighted
libertarian tolerant, open-minded, believer in liberty
longevity long life, permanence
mollify calm, soothe, pacify
mystify confuse
ominous threatening
plagiarism stealing someone’s ideas; taking credit for the work of another
ponderous slow and heavy
predatory greedy, voracious
procrastination postponing, delaying
pugnacious aggressive, belligerent
rancorous full of bitterness, unforgiving, revengeful
recuperate recover, get better (after illness)
repeal revoke, cancel
salve comfort, relieve
sedentary not moving far
simulated modeled, replicated
spurious false, fake
stevedores dock workers
touted flaunted, publicized </p>
<p>10 Real SATs vocabulary
Test: 02 - Saturday, November 1994
adulation adoration, admiration
algae seaweed-like simple plants
ambiguous unclear, vague
anachronistic in the wrong time, outdated, archaic
brusqueness unfriendliness, abruptness
carping complaining, finding fault
cogent convincing, forceful
curtail limit, shorten
decorous proper, appropriate in behavior
decried criticized, belittled
denigrated belittled, degraded, decried
disdain contempt
dogged stubborn, steadfast
dogmatic inflexible, rigid
effrontery daring, over-confidence, impudence
elliptical indirect, roundabout
embellish decorate, adorn
endorsed supported, approved
etymology study of word origins
exonerated pardoned, acquitted
florid flowery, fancy, extravagant, elaborate
forensics concerned with debate or legal argument
gauge measure, estimate, guess
grandiose flamboyant, pompous
idiosyncratic characteristic, personal; unique to an individual
impetuous spontaneous, impulsive
inarticulate unable to express well in words, unclear in speech
insurgency rebellion, revolt, riot
intransigent inflexible, unyielding
jurisprudence study of law
juror member of a jury
kernel most important part, core
lucid clear, logical
lure tempt, attract, entice
mentors advisors, teachers
mimicry imitation, impersonation
mural wall painting, fresco
patronizing condescending, talking down to someone
predilection liking, fondness
proficiency competence, skill
reclusive isolated, withdrawn
revered respected, honored
semaphore system of signaling using flags
smugness self-satisfaction, conceit
staid dull, unadventurous
tainted contaminated, stained
tenacity stubbornness, obstinacy
transience temporary, short-lived nature
trivial insignificant, petty
vilified spoken ill of, belittled
vindicated proved right, justified, correct </p>
<p>Test: 03 - Saturday, November 1995
abhorrence hatred
affable sociable, pleasant, friendly
ambivalence lack of certainty
amphitheater arena, auditorium
arable suitable for cultivation
archived kept in store
berate rebuke, criticize
byline the line giving the name of the author of an article
clientele customers, patrons
conundrum puzzle, riddle
dilatory slow, dragging, slack
discern distinguish, discriminate
disparate dissimilar, different
divisive discordant, disruptive
eccentric unconventional, unusual, odd
embellishment decoration
emollient something that soothes (esp. an ointment)
emulate copy, imitate
enfranchised given voting rights
espouses adopts, supports, takes up
expropriated confiscated, seized
extant in existence, present
feral wild, untamed
florid elaborate, fancy, ornate
flourish thrive, prosper
forum meeting, discussion, place for debate
goad urge, provoke, prod
impenitent unremorseful, unapologetic
inarticulate garbled, unintelligible
incumbent in office; current office holder
indignation offence, righteous anger
interlocutors people involved in a discussion
irreverence disrespect, cheek
obtrusive obvious
ostentatious flamboyant, pretentious
proliferated increased, flourished
promulgated spread, encouraged
prosaic ordinary, banal
refurbish renovate
scrupulous meticulous, conscientious
stoic able to withstand, having fortitude
suffice be enough/adequate
supplanted displaced, replaced
surreptitious secret, sly
surrogates substitutes
theatrical dramatic, exaggerated
thwarted dissatisfied, let down, prevented
trivialized made to seem unimportant
unfettered free, unregulated
untenable unsustainable, on shaky ground
utopia ideal, perfect world
vestige trace, sign, remnant </p>
<p>Test: 04 - Sunday, May 1996
aesthete someone concerned with art and beauty
anthology collection of poems/ short stories etc.
arid very dry
arrest to stop
ascetic without luxuries/indulgences; harshly simple; Spartan
assiduous eager and thorough
atypical not typical
bewilder confuse
bourgeois middle class
camaraderie friendliness
captivate fascinate
circumscribed limited
condescending arrogant; talking down to someone
congregation gathering (esp. in a church)
contagious can be caught through direct contact (used of diseases)
contemptuous arrogant; showing intolerance
contrite sorry
curtailed cut short
debased degraded
decibel unit of sound measurement
demagogue political leader who plays on the emotions of the crowd
disdain contempt
disingenuous crafty
dispelled removed; made to disappear
distortion twisting out of shape
divination fortune-telling; forecasting
divulge give out; reveal
draftee someone called up into the army etc.
eclectic taking things from different sources; varied
egregious outstandingly bad
elusive difficult to pin down
emissary messenger and representative
enchantment fascination
epilogue something written at the end (esp. of a play)
exasperation frustration; annoyance
exculpate remove blame or guilt
exemplify act as a good example of
expedite hurry something up; hasten
extenuating mitigating; excusing or making something seem less serious
extricate get out of; remove
fission splitting
flippancy joking; levity
glacial icy cold
hackneyed unoriginal; overused
haughty arrogant; too proud
hedonist pleasure seeker
heinous very bad
idolatrous worshipping idols; over-praising
impious irreverent; unholy
incantation magic spell; chant; ritual words
indecorous not in accordance with acceptable behavior
industrious hard working
inflammatory stirring up; arousing discontent
insolence insulting, offensive, or rude behavior
intrepid brave
intuitive working by intuition; ‘gut feeling’
jollity happiness; gaiety
legion numerous
loathing hatred
lobbyist one who tries to persuade
malediction curse
maverick rebel; loner
maxim short saying expressing a rule of conduct
meticulous painstaking; careful about details
narcissistic over-concerned about one’s own appearance
nondescript having no special features
novice beginner
objectivity being unbiased; scientific attitude
opulent lavish; wealthy
oration formal speech
paranoid excessively worried
partisan biased; supporting one particular side
penitent repentant; sorry; contrite
perplexing puzzling
pervasive spreading everywhere; common
ploy trick
polarizing separating into two extremes
potentate powerful ruler
pragmatist practical person
profane unholy; wicked
prot</p>
<p>^Enough said :)</p>