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100 Most Common SAT Words

100 Most Common SAT Words

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5400246abbreviateshorten, abridge
5400247abstinenceact of refraining from
5400248adulationhigh praise
5400249adversitymisfortune
5400250aestheticpertaining to beauty
5400251amicableagreeable
5400252anachronisticout-of-date
5400253anecdoteshort account of event
5400254anonymousnameless
5400255antagonistopponent
5400256aridextremely dry
5400257assiduoushard-working
5400258asylumsanctuary
5400259benevolentfriendly, helpful
5400260camaraderietrust among friends
5400261censureto criticize harshly
5400262circuitousindirect, roundabout
5400263clairvoyantable to see the future
5400264collaborateto work together
5400265compassionsympathy, mercy
5400266compromiseto settle differences
5400267condescendingpatronizing
5400268conditionalprovisional, contingent
5400269conformistfollower of customs
5400270congregationcrowd of people
5400271convergencejoining of parts
5400272deleteriousharmful
5400273demagoguerabble-rousing leader
5400274digressionstraying from main point
5400275diligenthard-working
5400276discreditdishonor, disgrace
5400277disdainto regard with scorn
5400278divergentvariant, moving apart
5400279empathysharing of feelings
5400280emulatefollow an example
5400281enervatingtiring, weakening
5400282enhanceimprove, augment
5400283ephemeralmomentary, fleeting
5400284evanescentshort-lived, as an image
5400285exasperationirritation, frustration
5400286exemplaryoutstanding
5400287extenuatingguilt diminishing
5400288floridflushed, ornate
5400289fortuitouslucky
5400290frugalthrifty
5400291hackneyedoverused, cliched
5400292haughtyarrogant, condescending
5400293hedonistpleasure seeker
5400294hypothesistheory requiring proof
5400295impetuousrash, impulsive
5400296imputeto attribute to someone
5400297incompatibleunable to work together
5400298inconsequentialtrivial
5400299inevitableunavoidable, certain
5400300integrityhonesty, decency
5400301intrepidfearless, adventurous
5400302intuitiveinstinctive, untaught
5400303jubilationjoy, exultation
5400304lobbyistpersuader of legislators
5400305longevitylong life
5400306mundaneordinary, common
5400307nonchalantcalm, casual
5400308novicebeginner
5400309opulentwealthy
5400310oratorspeaker
5400311ostentatiousdisplaying wealth
5400312parcheddried up
5400313perfidiousdisloyal
5400314precocioustalented beyond one's age
5400315pretentiouspompous, self-important
5400316procrastinateto delay unnecessarily
5400317prosaicrun-of-the-mill
5400318prosperitywealth, success
5400319provocativeinflammatory
5400320prudentwise, careful, cautious
5400321querulousirritable
5400322rancoroushateful
5400323reclusivewithdrawn, hermit-like
5400324reconciliationagreement after a quarrel
5400325renovationstate of being renewed
5400326resilientquick to recover
5400327restrainedcontrolled, restricted
5400328reverenceprofound respect
5400329sagacitywisdom
5400330scrutinizeto observe carefully
5400331spontaneityimpulsive action
5400332spuriousphony, false
5400333submissivemeek
5400334substantiateto verify, confirm
5400335subtleelusive, sly, ambiguous
5400336superficiallacking in depth
5400337superfluousmore than enough
5400338suppressto end an activity
5400339surreptitioussecret, stealthy
5400340tactfuldiplomatic, polite
5400341tenaciouspersistent, resolute
5400342transienttemporary, fleeting
5400343venerablerespectable due to age
5400344vindicateto clear from blame
5400345warywatchful, alert

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