66 Most Common SAT Words
1. Abhorrent (adjective) disgusting, loathsome
2. Advocate (noun) one who acts in support or defense of a person or cause.
3. Amicable (adjective) friendly
4. Anachronism (noun) an error in order of time
5. Apprehensive (apprehensive) anxious or fearful about the future
6. Auspicious (adjective) attended by favorable circumstances
7. Boorish (adjective) rude or clumsy in behavior
8. Brevity (noun) the quality of being brief in time or duration
9. Cathartic (adjective) emotionally purging; cleansing
10. Censure (verb) an expression of strong disapproval; to criticize
11. Conciliatory (adjective) attempting to regain goodwill through pleasantness
12. Consummate (noun) complete or perfect in every respect
13. Cursory (adjective) performed with haste
14. Depict (verb) to represent or characterize in words, pictures, or sculpture
15. Deride (verb) to speak of or treat with contempt
16. Destitution (noun) complete poverty
17. Disparage (verb) to reduce in esteem or rank
18. Disparity (noun) lack of equality or similarity; difference
19. Eclectic (adjective) combining elements from a variety of sources
20. Eloquent (adjective) vividly or movingly expressive
21. Elucidate (verb) to make clear or plain
22. Embody (verb) to give bodily form to
23. Equanimity (adjective) the quality of being calm
24. Equitable (adjective) just or impartial
25. Erratic (adjective) having no fixed or regular course; not consistent
26. Ethical (adjective) being in accordance with the rules or standards for right conduct
27. Exemplary (adjective) worthy of imitation
28. Felicitous (adjective) admirably suited
29. Florid (adjective) flowery
30. Foster (verb) to promote the growth of development of; nurture
31. Frugal (adjective) economical
32. Holistic (adjective) emphasizing the importance of the whole
33. Idiosyncratic (adjective) of peculiar behavioral characteristics
34. Impetuous (adjective) marked by violent force
35. Impregnable (adjective) impossible to attack or challenge
36. Incisive (adjective) clear and sharp
37. Ineffable (adjective) incapable of being expressed
38. Intemperate (adjective) given to or characterized by excessive indulgence
39. Intrepid (adjective) fearless
40. Irreverent (adjective) showing lack of due respect
41. Lament (verb) to feel or express grief or regret; to mourn for
42. Laud (verb) to glorify
43. Lucid (adjective) easily understood
44. Magnanimous (adjective) generous in forgiving; unselfish; free of resentment
45. Malleable (adjective) capable of being molded
46. Mundane (adjective) ordinary
47. Naïve (adjective) inexperienced; unsophisticated
48. Nefarious (adjective) infamous by way of being wicked
49. Nostalgia (noun) a longing for a former place or time
50. Obstinate (adjective) stubborn
51. Obstreperous (adjective) noisily defiant
52. Pragmatic (adjective) practical; dealing with actual facts
53. Precocious (adjective) characterized by early development
54. Prosaic (adjective) commonplace
55. Quell (verb) to put down forcefully
56. Refute (verb) to prove to be false
57. Rhetorical (adjective) used for style or effect only
58. Sanguine (adjective) optimistic, hopeful or confident
59. Solicitous (adjective) anxious or concerned
60. Somber (adjective) oppressively serious; gloomy or depressing
61. Superfluous (adjective) being beyond what is needed or required; extra
62. Tenacious (adjective) persistent or stubborn
63. Venerate (verb) to regard with respect
64. Vindicate (verb) to clear of accusation
65. Vindictive (adjective) revengeful
66. Zealous (adjective) marked with enthusiasm