Sat Vocab Top 100

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abbreviate
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to shorten, abridge

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abstinence
+

Back 2

the act of refraining from pleasurable activity, e.g., eating or drinking

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adulation
++

Back 3

high praise

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adversity
-

Back 4

misfortune, an unfavorable turn of events

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aesthetic
+

Back 5

pertaining to beauty or the arts

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amicable
+

Back 6

friendly, agreeable

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anachronistic
-

Back 7

out-of-date, not attributed to the correct historical period

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anecdote
+

Back 8

short, usually funny account of an event

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anonymous
0

Back 9

nameless, without a disclosed identity

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antagonist
-

Back 10

foe, opponent, adversary

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arid
-

Back 11

extremely dry or deathly boring

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assiduous
+

Back 12

persistent, hard-working

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asylum
+

Back 13

sanctuary, shelter, place of refuge

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benevolent
+

Back 14

friendly and helpful

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camaraderie
+

Back 15

trust, sociability among friends

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censure
- -

Back 16

to criticize harshly

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circuitous
-

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indirect, taking the longest route

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clairvoyant
+

Back 18

exceptionally insightful, able to foresee the future

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collaborate
+

Back 19

to cooperate, work together

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compassion
++

Back 20

sympathy, helpfulness or mercy

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compromise
0

Back 21

to settle a dispute by terms agreeable to both sides

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condescending
- -

Back 22

possessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing

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conditional
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depending on a condition, e.g., in a contract

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conformist
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person who complies with accepted rules and customs

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congregation
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a crowd of people, an assembly

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convergence
0

Back 26

the state of separate elements joining or coming together

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deleterious
-

Back 27

harmful, destructive, detrimental

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demagogue
-

Back 28

leader, rabble-rouse, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice

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digression
-

Back 29

the act of turning aside, straying from the main point, especially in a speech or argument

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diligent
+

Back 30

careful and hard-working

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discredit
-

Back 31

to harm the reputation of, dishonor or disgrace

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disdain
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to regard with scorn or contempt

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divergent
0

Back 33

separating, moving in different directions from a particular point

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empathy
+

Back 34

identification with the feelings of others

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emulate
0

Back 35

to imitate, follow an example

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enervating
-

Back 36

weakening, tiring

Front 37

enhance
+

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to improve, bring to a greater level of intensity

Front 38

ephemeral
-

Back 38

momentary, transient, fleeting

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evanescent
-

Back 39

quickly fading, short-lived, especially an image

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exasperation
-

Back 40

irritation, frustration

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exemplary
+

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outstanding, an example to others

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extenuating
+

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excusing, lessening the seriousness of guilt or crime, e.g., of mitigating factors

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florid
+

Back 43

red-colored, flushed; gaudy, ornate

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fortuitous
+

Back 44

happening by luck, fortunate

Front 45

frugal
+/-

Back 45

thrifty, cheap

Front 46

hackneyed
-

Back 46

cliched, worn out by overuse

Front 47

haughty
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Back 47

arrogant and condescending

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hedonist
-

Back 48

person who pursues pleasure as a goal

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hypothesis
0

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assumption, theory requiring proof

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impetuous
-

Back 50

rash, impulsive, acting without thinking

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impute
0

Back 51

to attribute an action to a particular person or group

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incompatible
-

Back 52

opposed in nature, not able to live or work together

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inconsequential
-

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unimportant, trivial

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inevitable
0

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certain, unavoidable

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integrity
++

Back 55

decency, honesty, wholeness

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intrepid
++

Back 56

fearless, adventurous

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intuitive
+

Back 57

instinctive, untaught

Front 58

jubilation
++

Back 58

celebration, exultation

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lobbyist
-

Back 59

person who seeks to influence political events

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longevity
+

Back 60

long life

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mundane
-

Back 61

ordinary, commonplace

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nonchalant
+

Back 62

calm, casual, seeming unexcited

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novice
-/0

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apprentice, beginner

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opulent
+

Back 64

wealthy

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orator
+

Back 65

lecturer, speaker

Front 66

ostentatious
-

Back 66

showy, displaying wealth

Front 67

parched
-

Back 67

dried up, shriveled

Front 68

perfidious
-

Back 68

faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy

Front 69

precocious
+

Back 69

unusually advanced or talented at an early age

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pretentious
-

Back 70

pretending to be important, intelligent or cultured

Front 71

procrastinate
-

Back 71

to unnecessarily delay, postpone, put off

Front 72

prosaic
-

Back 72

relating to prose; dull, commonplace

Front 73

prosperity
+

Back 73

wealth or success

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provocative
-

Back 74

tending to provoke a response, e.g., anger or disagreement

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prudent
+

Back 75

careful, cautious

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querulous
-

Back 76

complaining, irritable

Front 77

rancorous
-

Back 77

bitter, hateful

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reclusive
-

Back 78

preferring to live in isolation

Front 79

reconciliation
+

Back 79

the act of agreement after a quarrel, the resolution of a dispute

Front 80

renovation
+

Back 80

repair, making something new again

Front 81

resilient
+

Back 81

quick to recover, bounce back

Front 82

restrained
+

Back 82

controlled, repressed, restricted

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reverence
+

Back 83

worship, profound respect

Front 84

sagacity
+

Back 84

wisdom

Front 85

scrutinize
+/-

Back 85

to observe carefully (or to feel overly examined)

Front 86

spontaneity
-/+

Back 86

impulsive action, unplanned events

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spurious
-

Back 87

lacking authenticity, false

Front 88

submissive
-

Back 88

tending to meekness, to submit to the will of others

Front 89

substantiate
+

Back 89

to verify, confirm, provide supporting evidence

Front 90

subtle
+

Back 90

hard to detect or describe; perceptive

Front 91

superficial
-

Back 91

shallow, lacking in depth

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superfluous
-

Back 92

extra, more than enough, redundant

Front 93

suppress
-

Back 93

to end an activity, e.g., to prevent the dissemination of information

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surreptitious
-

Back 94

secret, stealthy

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tactful
+

Back 95

considerate, skillful in acting to avoid offense to others

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tenacious
+

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determined, keeping a firm grip on

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transient
-

Back 97

temporary, short-lived, fleeting

Front 98

venerable
+

Back 98

respected because of age

Front 99

vindicate
+

Back 99

to clear from blame or suspicion

Front 100

wary
-

Back 100

careful, cautious