100 Vocabulary Words to know for the SAT
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abate - become less in amount or intensity
abdicate - give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors
aberration - a state or condition markedly different from the norm
abstain - refrain from doing, consuming, or partaking in something
adversity - a state of misfortune or affliction
aesthetic - characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
amicable - characterized by friendship and good will
anachronistic - chronologically misplaced
arid - lacking sufficient water or rainfall
asylum - a shelter from danger or hardship
benevolent - showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
bias - a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
boisterous - full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
brazen - unrestrained by convention or propriety
brusque - rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner
camaraderie - the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
canny - showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
capacious - large in the amount that can be contained
capitulate - surrender under agreed conditions
clairvoyant - someone who can perceive things not present to the senses
collaborate - work together on a common enterprise or project
compassion - a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
compromise - an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
condescending - characteristic of those who treat others with arrogance
conditional - imposing or depending on or containing an assumption
conformist - someone who follows established standards of conduct
conundrum - a difficult problem
convergence - the act of coming closer
deleterious - harmful to living things
demagogue- a leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions
digression - a message that departs from the main subject
diligent - quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness
discredit - the state of being held in low esteem
disdain - lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
divergent - tending to move apart in different directions
empathy - understanding and entering into another's feelings
emulate - strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
enervating - causing weakness or debilitation
ephemeral - anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
evanescent - tending to vanish like vapor
exemplary - worthy of imitation
extenuating - partially excusing or justifying
florid - elaborately or excessively ornamented
forbearance - a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges
fortitude - strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity
fortuitous - occurring by happy chance
foster - providing nurture though not related by blood or legal ties
fraught - filled with or attended with
frugal - avoiding waste
hackneyed - repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
haughty - having or showing arrogant superiority
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hedonist - someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures
hypothesis - a tentative insight that is not yet verified or tested
impetuous - characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
impute - attribute or credit to
inconsequential - lacking worth or importance
inevitable - incapable of being avoided or prevented
intrepid - invulnerable to fear or intimidation
intuitive - spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency
jubilation - a feeling of extreme joy
lobbyist - someone who is employed to persuade how legislators vote
longevity - the property of having lived for a considerable time
mundane - found in the ordinary course of events
nonchalant - marked by blithe unconcern
opulent - rich and superior in quality
orator - a person who delivers a speech
ostentatious - intended to attract notice and impress others
parched - dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
perfidious - tending to betray
pragmatic - concerned with practical matters
precocious - characterized by exceptionally early development
pretentious - creating an appearance of importance or distinction
procrastinate - postpone doing what one should be doing
prosaic - lacking wit or imagination
prosperity - the condition of having good fortune
provocative - serving or tending to excite or stimulate
prudent - marked by sound judgment
querulous - habitually complaining
rancorous - showing deep-seated resentment
reclusive - withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
reconciliation - the reestablishment of cordial relations
renovation - the act of improving by renewing and restoring
restrained - under control
reverence - a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
sagacity - the ability to understand and discriminate between relations
scrutinize - examine carefully for accuracy
spontaneous - said or done without having been planned in advance
spurious - plausible but false
submissive - inclined or willing to give in to orders or wishes of others
substantiate - establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
subtle - difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
superficial - of, affecting, or being on or near the surface
superfluous - more than is needed, desired, or required
surreptitious - marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
tactful - having a sense of what is considerate in dealing with others
tenacious - stubbornly unyielding
transient - lasting a very short time
venerable - profoundly honored
vindicate - show to be right by providing justification or proof
wary - marked by keen caution and watchful prudence