Quack SAT Vocabulary Words for Enrichment
Here are 100 words that are statistically proven to be among the most commonly occurring on the SAT. They will
be presented in a way that you’ll never forget. Save time by writing them directly onto your flash cards. Write the
word and part of speech on one side and definition on the other. Later on, add a visual or mnemonic hint to your
card. Before we begin, look over the words and check the ones you think you already know. I know several on
them are already in your flash card set.
Volume 1
1. delineate (v)
2. nefarious (adj)
3. vernacular (adj)
4. brawn (n)
5. tout (v)
6. enhance (v)
7. hinder (v)
8. efface (v)
9. glutton (n)
10. hiatus (n)
11. querulous (adj)
12. engender (v)
13. obliterate (v)
14. copious (adj)
15. obscure (v, adj)
16. extol (v)
17. pugnacious (adj)
18. quell (v)
19. artisan (n)
20. kindle (v)
Volume 2
1. corroborate (v)
2. amorous (adj)
3. decorous (adj)
4. expedite (v)
5. idyllic (adj)
6. juxtapose (v)
7. incandescent (adj)
8. exasperate (v)
9. discordant (adj)
10. volatile (adj)
11. distend (v)
12. fecund (adj)
13. sage (n, adj)
14. vacuous (adj)
15. deride (v)
16. benevolent (adj)
17. scrutinize (v)
18. histrionic (adj)
19. didactic (adj)
20. assail (v)
Volume 3
1. bucolic (adj)
2. pretentious (adj)
3. gullible (adj)
4. convivial (adj)
5. fabricate (adj)
6. gesticulate (v)
7. laud (v)
8. conflagration (v)
9. induce (v)
10. soporific (adj)
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anarchy (n)
strident (adj)
nonchalant (adj)
discrete (adj)
discreet (adj)
malleable (adj)
ludicrous (adj)
abridge (v)
belabor (v)
reiterate (v)
Volume 4
1. lethargy (adj)
2. recondite (adj)
3. conspicuous (adj)
4. archaic (adj)
5. imminent (adj)
6. predator (n)
7. coalesce (v)
8. exalt (v)
9. exult (v)
10. extraneous (adj)
11. incantation (n)
12. assuage (v)
13. insuperable (adj)
14. assiduous (adj)
15. indulgent (adj)
16. avarice (n)
17. squander (v)
18. penurious (adj)
19. debunk (v)
20. eccentric (adj)
Volume 5
1. virulent (adj)
2. contemptuous (adj)
3. enigma (n)
4. labyrinth (n)
5. lucid (adj)
6. repudiate (v)
7. superficial (adj)
8. primordial (adj)
9. mellifluous (adj)
10. provincial (adj)
11. contrite (adj)
12. incessant (adj)
13. pious (adj)
14. sanctimonious (adj)
15. diverse (adj)
16. desiccate (v)
17. loquacious (adj)
18. maudlin (adj)
19. farcical (adj)
20. vibrant (adj)