Debate Words
Lawyers, philosophers, and SAT writers all love the same obscure vocabulary. Words like "substantiate," "refute," "conjecture," and "postulate" show up constantly in Reading and Writing passages, and misreading just one can flip your answer upside down.
1. Quiz 1
This quiz uses clear context clues to help you identify the word that best fits each blank.
10 questions
average score: 77% (all users)
2. Quiz 2
Ready to sharpen your vocabulary? Each passage contains a blank that only one word can fill precisely — read the full context before choosing.
10 questions
average score: 71% (all users)
3. Quiz 3
Each passage in this quiz is a bit longer, and some answer choices are close in meaning — read carefully to find the one best fit.
10 questions
average score: 69% (all users)
4. Quiz 4
In this quiz, at least two answer choices may seem plausible — use every detail in the passage to identify the one best word.
10 questions
average score: 81% (all users)
5. Quiz 5
Can you spot the subtle difference that makes one word fit and the others miss? These passages demand close reading.
10 questions
average score: 70% (all users)
6. Quiz 6
The passages here are longer and the distractors are near-synonyms — precision is everything in this final quiz.
10 questions
average score: 78% (all users)
Learn the subtle differences: a "claim" needs support, an "assertion" is made confidently without it, and "conceding" a point doesn't mean losing the argument. When answer choices use reasoning words, treat them like logic statements, not just synonyms.