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100 most common SAT
Question | Answer |
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Abbreviate | to shorten, abridge |
abstinence | the act of refaining from pleasurable activity, e.g., eating or drinking |
Adulation | high praise |
adversity | misforture, and unfavorable turn of events |
anachronistic | out-of-date, not aattributed to the correct historical period |
anecdote | short,usually funny account of an event |
anonymous | nameless, without a disclosed identity |
antagonist | foe,opponent, adversary |
Arid | extremely dry or deathly boring |
Assiduous | persistant, hard-working |
asylum | sanctuary,shelter,place of refuge |
camaraderie | trust soicability amongst friends |
censure | to criticize harshly |
circuitous | indirect taking the longest route |
clairvoyant | exeptionally insightful, able to foresee the future |
compassion | sympathy helpfulness or mercy |
compromise | to settle a dispute by terms agreeto both sides |
condenscending | possessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing |
conformist | person who complies with accepted rules and customs |
congregation | a crowd of people asembly |
convergence | the state of seperate elements |
deleterious | harmful destructive |
demagogue | leader, rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion |
digression | the act of turning sides |
diligente | careful and hardworking |
discredit | to harm the reputqation of dishonor or disgrace |
disdain | to regard with scorn or contempt |