copyright and SAT words

[bluebooger]

so I was thinking about trying to make a mobile app to help people learn some of the words that appear most often on the SAT

but of course that brings up the problem, where do I get this list of words ?

it's easy to find a list
there are 1000s listed on google
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=ch...s+sat+exam

but I would guess most of these lists are copyrighted

for example:

there's this
http://img.sparknotes.com/content/testpr....vocab.pdf
but it's from sparknotes

and this
washingtonpost.com: Education Marketplace
which seems like it might be a paid advertisement from Kaplan

so if I wanted to use a word list on a mobile app (and charge for the app or give it away for free, but with advertisements) anybody have any idea on copyright ?

are the SAT vocabulary lists copyrighted ?

I mean, how is this NOT a violation of copyright
ProGo Learning – Personalized Tutoring in the Greater Boston Area » Vocabulary Lists from The Official SAT Study Guide

I would hate to make an app and then get a copyright violation levied against it

[Prloko]

you can't copyright common usage and language. You'll be in trouble if you use the same exact list as a book, but I can't see how someone could sue you for basically making a dictionary if you put it in your own words.

[cookderosa]

I'm with prloko, just make your own list!

[socsci]

Checkout Magoosh Vocabulary Builder.

It is a flash card vocab builder/game for GRE, SAT and TOEFL words, as well as general English. You can even challenge others in competition.