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Top 100 SAT Words
According to Princeton Review- Most frequently used words on SAT
Question | Answer |
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a mystery; hard to understand or explain | enigma |
to show disrespect or to deface something sacred | desecrate |
lack of emotion or interest | apathy |
having no preference | indifferent |
to worship; to honor | revere |
frankness; honesty | candor |
cunning; deceitfulness | guile |
restrained; uncommunicative | reticent |
unchanging; permanent | immutable |
concerning art or beauty | aesthetic |
unchanging; not moving | static |
self-rule; independence | autonomy |
a strongold; a fort | bastion |
contempt | disdain |
kindly; good-natured | benign |
harmless; insignificant | innocuous |
gullible; ready to believe without proof | credulous |
commonplace; dull; ordinary | banal |
to speak poorly of | disparage |
unclear; undecided | ambiguous |
odd; out of the ordinary; quirky | eccentric |
lack of government; chaos | anarchy |
someone who benefits mankind | philanthropist |
to improve | ameliorate |
to waste | squander |
to waste away from lack of use | atrophy |
harmful | virulent |
to make changes; to modernize | innovate |
enthusiasm | zeal |
sharpness of perception or mind | acuity |
to praise | extol |
friendly; agreeable | affable |
to add to; increase | augment |
to reduce pain | assuage |
kindly; to wish well | benevolent |
greed | avarice |
contempt; ridicule | derision |
lack of agreement or harmony | dissonance |
inequality | disparity |
without energy or enthusiasm | listless |
glaringly wrong; conspicuously faulty | flagrant |
one who lacks culture or taste | philistine |
laziness | indolence |
concerned; conscientious; proper | scrupulous |
to give in; agree | acquiesce |
not final; uncertain | tentative |
extravafant; wasteful | prodigal |
adoration | adulation |
whimsical; unpredictable | capricious |
stubbornly opinionated | dogmatic |
commonplace; uninspired; dull | prosaic |
hopeless; without effore | futile |
severe; strict | austere |
slow and listless | languid |
smug; self-satisfied | complacent |
religious; devout | pious |
conforming to a requesto or demand | compliance |
weighty; heavy | ponderous |
doubtful | dubious |
drawn out; lengthy | protracted |
short-lived; fleeting | ephemeral |
a show of respect | deference |
unavoidable; bound to happen | inevitable |
someone who goes against acceptable religious beliefs | heretic |
bland; boring | insipid |
unclear; clouded; partially hidden | obscure |
scarcity | paucity |
corruption; wickedness | depravity |
very abundant; flowing | profuse |
to distinguish one thing from another | discern |
to sooth anger | conciliate |
to quicken | expedite |
thoroughly sorry | contrite |
on the edge; unimportant | peripheral |
intending to teach | didactic |
quiet; uncommunicative; silent | taciturn |
shy; lacking confidence | diffident |
fearful; worried | apprehensive |
straying from a topic | digression |
adventageous; convenient | expedient |
disagreement | dissent |
finicky; overly critical | fastidious |
to explain; to make clear | elucidate |
new; interesting | novel |
overly trusting | gullible |
stinginess | parsimony |
a self-important walk | strut |
narrow-minded; unsophisticated | provincial |
to speak against publicaly | denounce |
a break; a rest | respite |
to praise | laud |
a bried, humorous story | anecdote |
secret | surreptitious |
to talk on and on in a dull way | drone |
celever; shrewd; ready-witted | astute |
commonplace; ordinary | pedestrian |
irreverent talk about God | blasphemy |
severly criticize; blame | censure |
non-stop | incessant |
without indulge or luxuries | ascetic |