100 Common SAT Words
abbreviate
shorten, abridge
deleterious
harmful
abstinence
act of refraining from
demagogue
rabble-rousing leader
adulation
high praise
digression
straying from the main point
adversity
misfortune
diligent
hard-working
aesthetic
pertaining to beauty
discredit
dishonor, disgrace
amicable
agreeable
disdain
to regard with scorn
anachronistic out-of-date
divergent
variant, moving apart
anecdote
short account of event
empathy
sharing of feelings
anonymous
nameless
emulate
follow an example
antagonist
opponent
enervating
tiring, weakening
arid
extremely dry
enhance
improve, augment
assiduous
hard-working
ephemeral
momentary, fleeting
asylum
sanctuary
evanescent
short-lived, as an image
benevolent
friendly, helpful
exasperation irritation, frustration
camaraderie trust among friends
exemplary
outstanding
censure
to criticize harshly
extenuating
guilt diminishing
circuitous
indirect, roundabout
florid
flushed, ornate
clairvoyant
able to see the future
fortuitous
lucky
collaborate
to work together
frugal
thrifty
compassion
sympathy, mercy
hackneyed
overused, clichéd
compromise to settle differences
haughty
arrogant, condescending
condescending
hedonist
pleasure seeker
patronizing
conditional
provisional, contingent
hypothesis
theory requiring proof
conformist
follower of customs
impetuous
rash, impulsive
congregation crowd of people
impute
to attribute to someone
convergence joining of parts
incompatible unable to work together
inconsequential
trivial
renovation
state of being renewed
inevitable
unavoidable, certain
resilient
quick to recover
integrity
honesty, decency
restrained
controlled, restricted
intrepid
fearless, adventurous
reverence
profound respect
intuitive
instinctive, untaught
sagacity
wisdom
jubilation
joy, exultation
scrutinize
to observe carefully
lobbyist
persuader of legislators
spontaneity
impulsive action
longevity
long life
spurious
phony, false
mundane
ordinary, common
submissive
meek
nonchalant
calm, casual
substantiate to verify, confirm
novice
beginner
subtle
elusive, sly, ambiguous
opulent
wealthy
superficial
lacking in depth
orator
speaker
superfluous more than enough
ostentatious displaying wealth
suppress
parched
dried up
surreptitious secret, stealthy
perfidious
disloyal
tactful
diplomatic, polite
precocious
talented beyond one’s age
tenacious
persistent, resolute
pretentious
pompous, self-important
transient
temporary, fleeting
procrastinate to delay unnecessarily
venerable
respectable due to age
prosaic
run-of-the-mill
vindicate
to clear from blame
prosperity
wealth, success
wary
watchful, alert
provocative
inflammatory
prudent
wise, careful, cautious
querulous
irritable
rancorous
hateful
reclusive
withdrawn, hermit-like
reconciliation agreement after a quarrel
to end an activity