These are the 100 most frequently occuring words on the SAT listed in order of decreasing importance.
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| 555565 | enigma | a riddle | |
| 555566 | apathy | lack of emotion or interest | |
| 555567 | indifferent | having no preference | |
| 555568 | revere | to worship; to honor | |
| 555569 | candor | frankness; honesty | |
| 555570 | reticent | restrained; uncommunicative | |
| 555571 | aesthetic | concerning art or beauty | |
| 555572 | ascetic | without indulgence or luxury | |
| 555573 | autonomy | self-rule; independence | |
| 555574 | disdain | contempt | |
| 555575 | innocuous | harmless; insignificant | |
| 555576 | banal | commonplace; dull, ordinary | |
| 555577 | ambiguous | unclear; undecided | |
| 555578 | anarchy | lack of government; chaos | |
| 555579 | ameliorate | to improve | |
| 555580 | atrophy | to waste away from lack of use | |
| 555581 | innovate | to make changes; to modernize | |
| 555582 | servile | overly submissive; cringing | |
| 555583 | extol | to praise | |
| 555584 | augment | to add to; to increase | |
| 555585 | benevolent | kindly; to wish well | |
| 555586 | derision | comtempt; ridicule | |
| 555587 | disparity | inequality | |
| 555588 | flagrant | glaringly wrong; conspicuously evil | |
| 555589 | indolence | laziness | |
| 555590 | acquiesce | to give in; to agree | |
| 555591 | prodigal | extravagant; wasteful | |
| 555592 | capricious | whimsical; unpredictable | |
| 555593 | prosaic | commonplace; uninspired; dull | |
| 555594 | austere | severe; strict | |
| 555595 | complacent | smug; self-satisfied | |
| 555596 | compliance | conforming to a request or demand | |
| 555597 | dubious | doubtful | |
| 555598 | ephemeral | short-lived; fleeting | |
| 555599 | inevitable | unavoidable; bound to happen | |
| 555600 | insipid | bland; boring | |
| 555601 | obscure | unclear; clouded; partially hidden | |
| 555602 | depravity | corruption; wickedness | |
| 555603 | discern | to distinguish one thing from another | |
| 555604 | expedite | to quicken | |
| 555605 | peripheral | on the edge; unimportant | |
| 555606 | tacitum | quiet; uncommunicative; silent | |
| 555607 | fastidious | finicky; overly critical | |
| 555608 | apprehensive | fearful; worried | |
| 555609 | expedient | advantageous; convenient | |
| 555610 | novel | new; interesting | |
| 555611 | parsimony | stinginess | |
| 555612 | provincial | narrowminded; unsophisticated | |
| 555613 | respite | a break; a rest | |
| 555614 | anecdote | a brief, humorous story | |
| 555615 | drone | to talk on and on in a dull way | |
| 555616 | desecrate | to show disrespect or to deface something sacred | |
| 555617 | euphonious | melodious; pleasant sounding | |
| 555618 | cacophonous | harsh sounding | |
| 555619 | guile | cunning; deceitfulness | |
| 555620 | immutable | unchanging; permanent | |
| 555621 | incessant | non-stop | |
| 555622 | static | unchanging; not moving | |
| 555623 | bastion | a stronghold; a fort | |
| 555624 | benign | kindly; good-natured | |
| 555625 | credulous | gullible; ready to believe without proof | |
| 555626 | disparage | to speak poorly of | |
| 555627 | eccentric | odd; out of the ordinary; quirky | |
| 555628 | philanthropist | someone who benefits mankind | |
| 555629 | squander | to waste | |
| 555630 | virulent | harmful | |
| 555631 | zeal | enthusiasm | |
| 555632 | acuity | sharpness of perception or mind | |
| 555633 | affable | friendly; agreeable | |
| 555634 | assuage | to reduce pain | |
| 555635 | avarice | greed | |
| 555636 | dissonance | lack of agreement or harmony | |
| 555637 | listless | without energy or enthusiasm | |
| 555638 | philistine | one who lacks culture or taste | |
| 555639 | scrupulous | concerned; conscientious; proper | |
| 555640 | tentative | not final; uncertain | |
| 555641 | adulation | adoration | |
| 555642 | dogmatic | stubbornly opinionated | |
| 555643 | futile | hopeless; without effect | |
| 555644 | languid | slow and listless | |
| 555645 | pious | religious; devout | |
| 555646 | ponderous | weighty; heavy | |
| 555647 | protracted | drawn out; lengthy | |
| 555648 | deference | a show of respect | |
| 555649 | heretic | someone who goes against accepted religious beliefs | |
| 555650 | paucity | scarcity | |
| 555651 | profuse | very abundant; flowing | |
| 555652 | conciliate | to soothe anger | |
| 555653 | contrite | thoroughly sorry | |
| 555654 | didactic | intending to teach | |
| 555655 | diffident | shy; lacking confidence | |
| 555656 | digression | straying from a topic | |
| 555657 | dissent | disagreement | |
| 555658 | elucidate | to explain; to make clear | |
| 555659 | gullible | overly trusting | |
| 555660 | strut | a self-important walk | |
| 555661 | denounce | to speak against publicly | |
| 555662 | laud | to praise | |
| 555663 | surreptitious | secret | |
| 555664 | astute | clever; shrewd; ready-witted | |
| 555665 | blasphemy | irreverent talk about God | |
| 555666 | censure | severely criticize; blame | |
| 555667 | pedestrian | commonplace; ordinary |
