The modern SAT tests vocabulary the way you'll actually use it: Words in Context questions give you a short passage with a blank and four candidate words, and reward precise knowledge of high-utility academic vocabulary — the underscore/empirical/substantiate register — plus a feel for tone and how arguments hang together.
What the course covers
Nearly 600 exercises across 7 lessons, matching how the exam frames vocabulary:
- High-Frequency Academic Words — the core academic register the passages are written in.
- Words with Multiple Meanings — the SAT's favorite trick: common words in their less common senses.
- Tone & Attitude Words — the vocabulary of the "the author's attitude is best described as..." questions.
- Transition & Argument Words and Evidence & Reasoning Words — the connective tissue the Writing questions test directly.
- Reading Passage Vocabulary and a Words in Context practice lesson built from full sentences, mirroring the exam's own format.
Every card is typed recall with audio and an example sentence, scheduled by spaced repetition, so studied words stay available under time pressure.
No sign-up needed to start. Every lesson is free.
What this deliberately does not do
No timed sections, no full practice tests, no score promises — the College Board's own materials do format drill better than anyone. This course does the part that compounds quietly: making the academic vocabulary automatic, so the reading gets faster everywhere.
No sign-up needed to start. Every lesson is free.