Beginner Vocabulary Words
Essential vocabulary for SAT and IELTS preparation. These foundational words appear frequently in everyday academic contexts and are a great starting point for building your test prep word bank.
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To take part in an activity or event, often involving contribution or involvement.
A person with whom one associates, especially in a business, relationship, or activity.
An official document issued by a government certifying a person's identity and citizenship, used for...
The state or fact of being a father; fatherhood.
To support a person, organization, or business by buying goods or services; also, to speak or act to...
A paved surface, especially a footpath or road, typically made of concrete or asphalt.
A foot-operated lever used to control a mechanism, such as on a bicycle or piano.
To strip off the outer layer or skin of a fruit or vegetable.
One part in every hundred; used to express proportions or ratios.
Allowed or permitted; within the bounds of what is acceptable.
To allow something to happen or to allow someone to do something.
An important or high-status person.
Relating to an individual as opposed to society or institutions; belonging to or affecting a particu...
To disturb or agitate someone mentally or emotionally.
Of little importance or significance; trivial.
A place where medicines are prepared and dispensed; the science of preparing drugs.
Relating to speech sounds; representing the sounds of language in writing.
A medical doctor who practices medicine and treats illness or injury.
A person's physical build and appearance, especially well-developed muscles.
To choose or select something from a group; also, to pluck or gather by hand.
An outdoor meal where food is eaten in natural surroundings, often from a basket.
In a gradual or fragmented manner, one piece at a time.
A small, inflamed red spot on the skin, often associated with acne.
A small, sharp, pointed piece of metal used for fastening or attaching things.
Extremely devoted to religion or showing reverence; sometimes insincerely so.
A theater with a domed ceiling used to simulate and display celestial phenomena.
An expression of praise or approval.
To promote or praise something enthusiastically; also, a device used to stop an opening or connect t...
In addition to something; also, the arithmetic symbol for addition.
Relating to the North or South Pole, or completely opposite in characteristics.
A course of action adopted by a government, organization, or individual.
A covered shelter projecting in front of the entrance of a building.
A harbor where ships may dock to load and unload cargo; also refers to a sweet red wine from Portuga...
A liquid preparation intended for drinking, often containing medicine or magical ingredients.
To cause a liquid to flow from a container, or to rain heavily.
The condition of being considered more important than something else; priority in importance or orde...
Exact, accurate, and clearly defined.
Adapted for grasping or holding, especially by wrapping around an object.
A preconceived opinion not based on reason or actual experience, often unfair toward a group or indi...
A high-ranking member of the clergy, such as a bishop or archbishop.
A statement or idea on which reasoning is based; also, the setting or basic situation in a story.
A strong feeling that something, especially something harmful, will happen in the future.
The ability to foresee future events; knowledge of what will happen before it occurs.
To offer, introduce, or display something; also means to be in a particular place.
A feeling that something, especially something unpleasant, is about to happen.
To suppose something is true without having definite proof.
Existing or occurring before in time or order; prior.
The most important person or thing; also refers to the head of a school.
A fundamental truth, law, or rule that guides behavior or thought.
The state of being free from public attention or unsanctioned intrusion.
Achieving significant results or producing large amounts efficiently.
Financial gain obtained when revenue exceeds expenses.
A declaration that one will do or not do something; a sign of future success.
A high point of land or rock projecting out into a body of water.
Information, often biased or misleading, used to promote a political cause or viewpoint.
A prediction or a statement believed to be divinely inspired about future events.
A statement or assertion that expresses a concept or belief; a suggestion or offer for consideration...
A person who is guided and supported by a mentor.
A person given the authority to act on behalf of another; a substitute.
Relating to or affecting the people as a whole; accessible to all members of the community.