SAT High-Frequency Word List
abate
subside, decrease
37.
antiquated
old-fashioned
2.
abridge
condense, shorten
38.
apathy
indifference
3.
abstemious
temperate, sparing
39.
apocryphal
untrue
4.
abstract
theoretical, nonrepresentational
40.
appease
pacify or soothe
5.
abstruse
obscure, profound
41.
apprehension
fear
6.
accessible
easy to approach, obtainable
42.
arable
fit for growing crops
7.
acclaim
applaud
43.
arbitrary
random
8.
accolade
award of merit
44.
archaic
antiquated
9.
acknowledge
recognize, admit
45.
ardent
intense
10.
acquiesce
agree without protesting
46.
arrogance
pride
11.
acrid
sharp, bitterly pungent
47.
articulate
effective
12.
acrimonious
bitter in words or manner
48.
artifact
13.
adulation
flattery, admiration
object made my human beings, either
handmade or mass-produced
adversary
opponent
49.
artisan
craftsman
14.
adversity
hardship
50.
ascendancy
domination
15.
advocate
support
51.
ascetic
practicing self-denial
16.
aesthetic
artistic, appreciation of beauty
52.
aspire
long for
17.
18.
affable
warmly friendly
19.
affirmation
confirmation
20.
aggregate
accumulate
21.
alleviate
relieve
22.
aloof
reserved
23.
altruistic
unselfishly generous
24.
ambiguous
confusing
25.
ambivalence
contradictory or conflicting emotional
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assiduous
diligent
54.
assuage
ease, lessen, soothe
55.
astute
wise
56.
atrophy
waste away
57.
attribute
ascribe, explain
58.
audacious
bold
59.
augment
increase
60.
austere
stern, simple
61.
authoritarian
completely dominating
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amorphous
having no form
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autonomous
self-governing
27.
anachronistic
error involving time
63.
avarice
greediness
28.
analogous
comparable
64.
aversion
dislike
29.
anarchist
advocate of abolishing authority
65.
avert
prevent, turn away
30.
anecdote
short account of an amusing or interesting
event
66.
beguile
mislead, pass time
67.
belie
contradict, give a false impression
31.
animosity
hatred, hostility
68.
benevolent
generous
32.
anomaly
irregularity
69.
bequeath
hand down
33.
antagonism
hostility, active resistance
70.
bleak
cold or cheerless, unlikely
34.
antediluvian
ancient
71.
blighted
suffering from disease, destroyed
35.
antidote
medicine
72.
bolster
support, reinforce
36.
antipathy
dislike
73.
braggart
boaster
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brevity
conciseness
111.
contentious
quarrelsome
75.
buttress
support
112.
contract
compress, make a pledge, catch a disease
76.
cacophonous
inharmonious
113.
converge
approach, come together
77.
cajole
coax
114.
conviction
78.
calculated
deliberately planned, likely
judgment that someone is guilty of a crime,
strongly held belief
candor
frankness
115.
cordial
gracious
79.
capricious
unpredictable, fickle, fanciful
116.
corroborate
confirm, support
80.
carping
finding fault
117.
corrode
destroy by chemical action
81.
censorious
critical
118.
corrugated
wrinkled, ridged
82.
censure
blame
119.
credulity
gullibility, naivete
83.
certitude
certainty
120.
criterion
standard used in judging
84.
charlatan
quack, pretender to knowledge
121.
cryptic
mysterious, secret, hidden
85.
circumlocution
indirect/roundabout expression
122.
culpable
deserving blame
86.
cliché
phrase dulled in meaning by repetition
123.
cursory
casual, hastily done
87.
coalesce
combine
124.
curtail
shorten
88.
coercion
use of force to get someone to obey
125.
debilitate
weaken, enfeeble
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colloquial
pertaining to conversation or common
speech
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debunk
expose as false, exaggerated, worthless
127.
decorum
orderliness
128.
deference
courteous regard for another's wish
129.
degradation
humiliation, debasement
130.
dehydrate
dry out
131.
deleterious
harmful
132.
delineate
portray, depict
133.
denounce
condemn
134.
deplore
regret, disapprove of
135.
depose
dethrone
136.
depravity
corruption, wickedness
137.
deprecate
express disapproval of
138.
deride
ridicule
139.
derivative
derived from another source
140.
desiccate
dry up
141.
despondent
depressed
142.
detached
distant, calm and objective, physically
unconnected
combustible
easily burned
92.
commemorate
honor memory of
93.
compile
assemble, gather
94.
complacency
self-satisfaction
95.
complementary
serving to complete something
96.
compliance
readiness to yield, conformity in fulfilling
requirements
97.
composure
mental calmness
98.
comprehensive
thorough
99.
concede
admit, yield
100.
conciliatory
reconciling, soothing
101.
concise
brief and compact
102.
concur
agree
103.
condone
overlook, forgive, excuse
104.
conflagration
great fire
105.
confluence
flowing together, crowd
106.
confound
confuse
143.
deterrent
hindrance
107.
conjecture
guess
144.
detrimental
harmful
108.
consensus
general agreement
145.
devious
roundabout, erratic
109.
constraint
compulsion, repression of feelings
146.
devise
invent, plan
110.
contend
struggle, compete, assert
147.
diffidence
shyness
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diffuse
wordy, rambling, spread out
185.
elicit
draw out by discussion
149.
digression
wandering away from subject
186.
eloquence
expressiveness, persuasive speech
150.
dilatory
delaying
187.
elucidate
explain, enlighten
151.
diligence
hard work and effort
188.
elusive
evasive, baffling
152.
diminution
lessening
189.
emaciated
thin and wasted
153.
discerning
mentally quick and observant
190.
embellish
adorn, ornament
154.
disclose
reveal
191.
emend
correct
155.
discordant
not harmonious
192.
emulate
imitate, rival
156.
discount
disregard, dismiss
193.
endorse
approve, support
157.
discourse
formal discussion
194.
enhance
increase, improve
158.
discrepancy
lack of consistency, difference
195.
enigma
puzzle
159.
discriminating
prejudiced
196.
enmity
ill will, hatred
160.
disdain
view with scorn or contempt
197.
ephemeral
short-lived, fleeting
161.
disinclination
unwillingness
198.
equanimity
calmness of temperament, composure
162.
dismiss
reject
199.
equitable
fair, impartial
163.
disparage
belittle
200.
equivocal
ambiguous, misleading
164.
disparity
difference
201.
erroneous
mistaken
165.
disperse
scatter
202.
erudite
learned
166.
disputatious
argumentative
167.
disseminate
distribute
168.
dissent
disagree
169.
distend
expand
170.
divergent
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esoteric
hard to understand, known only by few
204.
eulogy
expression of praise at someone's death
205.
euphemism
mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
206.
evanescent
fleeting
differing, deviating
207.
exacerbate
worsen
doctrine
teachings
208.
exalt
raise in rank, praise
172.
document
provide written evidence
209.
excerpt
selected passage
173.
dogmatic
opinionated, arbitrary, doctrinal
210.
execute
put into effect, carry out
174.
dubious
questionable
211.
exemplary
outstanding, serving as a model
175.
dupe
someone easily fooled
212.
exemplify
embody, serve as an example of
176.
duplicity
double-dealing
213.
exhaustive
thorough
177.
ebullient
showing excitement
214.
exhilarating
invigorating and refreshing
178.
eclectic
composed of elements drawn from
disparate sources
215.
exonerate
acquit, exculpate
216.
expedient
suitable, practical, politic
179.
edify
instruct
217.
expedite
hasten
180.
efface
rub out
218.
explicit
totally clear, definite
181.
effervescence
inner excitement, bubbling from
fermentation or carbonation
219.
exploit
make use of
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egotistical
excessively self-centered
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extol
praise, glorify
183.
elated
overjoyed
221.
extraneous
not essential
184.
elegy
poem or song expressing lamentation
222.
extricate
free
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exuberance
abundance, enthusiasm
260.
iconoclastic
attacking cherished traditions
224.
facilitate
help bring about
261.
idiosyncrasy
individual trait odd in nature, eccentricity
225.
fallacious
false, misleading
262.
ignominy
deep disgrace
226.
fallow
plowed but not sowed
263.
illicit
illegal
227.
falter
hesitate
264.
illusory
deceptive
228.
fanaticism
extreme devotion
265.
immutable
unchangeable
229.
fastidious
difficult to please
266.
impair
injure
230.
fathom
comprehend, investigate
267.
impeccable
faultless
231.
feasible
practical
268.
impecunious
without money
232.
fell
cut or knock down, bring down
269.
impede
hinder, block, delay
233.
fervor
glowing ardor, intensity of feeling
270.
implausible
unlikely
234.
fitful
unsteady
271.
implement
put into effect
235.
flagrant
wicked, blatant, outrageous
272.
impregnable
invulnerable
236.
florid
ruddy, reddish, flowery
273.
impudence
rude
237.
foolhardy
rash
274.
inadvertently
unintentionally
238.
frivolous
lacking in seriousness, carefree
275.
inane
silly
239.
frugality
thrift, economy
276.
incidental
not essential
240.
furtive
stealthy, sneaky
277.
incisive
cutting
241.
garrulous
loquacious, wordy
242.
glacial
like a glacier, cold
243.
glutton
someone who eats too much
244.
gratify
please
245.
gratuitous
given freely
246.
gravity
seriousness
247.
gregarious
248.
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incite
arouse to action
279.
inclusive
tending to include all
280.
incongruous
not fitting
281.
inconsequential
insignificant
282.
incontrovertible
indisputable
283.
incorrigible
not correctable
sociable
284.
indefatigable
tireless
guile
deceit
285.
indict
charge
249.
gullible
easily deceived
286.
indifferent
uncaring, mediocre
250.
hackneyed
commonplace, trite
287.
indiscriminate
choosing at random
251.
hamper
obstruct
288.
indolent
lazy
252.
hardy
sturdy
289.
induce
persuade, bring about
253.
haughtiness
arrogance
290.
ineffable
unutterable
254.
hedonist
one who believes that pleasure is the sole
aim in life
291.
inert
inactive
292.
inexorable
relentless, unyielding
255.
heresy
opinion contrary to popular belief or religion
293.
ingenious
clever
256.
hierarchy
arrangement by rank, authoritarian body
divided into ranks
294.
inherent
firmly established by nature or habit
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homogeneous
of the same kind
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innate
inborn
258.
hypocritical
pretending to be virtuous, deceiving
296.
innocuous
harmless
259.
hypothetical
supposed
297.
innovation
change, something new
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insipid
lacking in flavor
299.
insolvent
bankrupt
300.
instigate
urge, start, provoke
301.
insularity
narrow-mindedness, isolation
302.
insuperable
unbeatable
303.
integrity
uprightness, wholeness, honesty
304.
intervene
come between
305.
intimidate
frighten
306.
intractable
unruly, stubborn
307.
intrepid
fearless
308.
inundate
overwhelm
309.
invert
turn upside down or inside out
310.
ironic
resulting in an unexpected and contrary outcome
311.
irreproachable
blameless
312.
jocular
said or done in jest
313.
labyrinth
maze
314.
laconic
brief and to the point
315.
laggard
slow
316.
lament
grieve
317.
lampoon
ridicule
318.
lassitude
languor, weariness
319.
laud
320.
lavish
321.
lethargic
322.
levity
323.
linger
324.
listless
325.
lithe
flexible
326.
lofty
very high
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praise
generous, extravagant
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drowsy, dull
lack of seriousness
loiter or dawdle
no spirit or energy
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