This list is SAT Vocabulary Words you’re bound to see on test day.

Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 1 List 1

(n.) a proverb, a wise saying. 
Example: He remembered the old adage, "Look before you leap."

(n.) a rich mass of ore in a mine; something very valuable, profitable, or rewarding; a source of wealth or prosperity; a very large amount; sudden profit or gain. 
Example: April was a bonanza month for car sales.

(adj.) lacking politeness or good manners; lacking sensitivity; difficult to work with or deal with; rude. 
Example: They invited me to dinner and I thought it would be churlish to refuse.

(n.) a fortress that overlooks and protects a city; any strong or commanding place. 
Example: The town has a 14th-century citadel overlooking the river.

(v.) to work with, work together. 
Example: Two writers collaborated on the script for 
the film.

(n.) an order having the force of law; (v.) to issue such an order; to command firmly or forcefully.
Example: More than 200 people were freed by military decree.

(adj.) disagreeable in sound, jarring; lacking in harmony, conflicting. 
Example: Discordant opinions prevail even among good judges.

(v.) to develop gradually; to rise to a higher level. 
Example: Did humans evolve from apes?

(n.) a passage is taken from a book, article, etc.; (v.) to take such a passage; to quote. 
Example: An excerpt from her new thriller will appear in this weekend's magazine.

(v.) to feel about hesitantly with the hands; to search blindly and uncertainly. 
Example: She groped for her glasses on the bedside table.