top 66 sat words

8/8/2019 Top 66 SAT Words

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The Top 66 Words

On the SAT


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1-10

1. decorous

2. cathartic

3. abhorrent

4. amicable

5. anachronism

(adj) proper

(adj) cleansing

(adj) disgusting; loathsome

(adj) friendly

(n) an error in the order of time

E.g.: The Flinstones


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6. florid

7. auspicious

8. boorishness

9. censure

10. cartography

(adj) flowery

(adj) attended by favorable circumstances

(n) rude or clumsy behavior

(n) an expression of strong disapproval

(n) the art of making maps or charts


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11. collusion

12. eclectic

13. dogmatic

14. adulation

15. consummate

(n) a secret agreement for illegal purposes

(adj) combining elements from a variety ofsources

(adj) arrogant assertion of unprovedprinciples

(n) excessive flattery or admiration

(adj) complete in every respect

11-20


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16. cursory

17. deride

18. destitution

19. disparage

20. elucidate

(adj) performed with haste

(v) to speak of or treat with contempt(despise; lack of respect)

(n) complete poverty

(v) to reduce in esteem or rank

(v) to make clear or plain

11-20


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21. eloquent

22. apprehensive

23. diffidence

24. embody

25. equanimity

(adj) vividly or movingly expressive

(adj) anxious or fearful about the future

(n) the quality or state of being shy

(v) to give bodily form to

(n) the quality of being calm

21-30


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26. equitable

27. equivocal

28. eulogy

29. evanescent

30. exemplary

(adj) just and impartial

(adj) of uncertain significance

(n) a written tribute

(adj) vanishing like vapor

(adj) worthy of imitation

21-30


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31. felicitous

32. frugal

33. intrepid

34. hedonist

35. holistic

(adj) admirably suited

(adj) economical

(adj) fearless

(n) one devoted to pleasure

(adj) emphasizing the whole

31-40


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36. ideologue

37. laggard

38. impetuous

39. incisive

40. ineffable

(n) a theorist

(n) a straggler (one who wanders off)

(adj) rushing, hastiness

(adj) clear and sharp

(adj) incapable of being expressed

31-40


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41. idiosyncratic

42. impregnable

43. lamentation

44. superfluous

45. zealous

(adj) of peculiar behavioral characteristics

(adj) impossible to attack or challenge

(n) expression of sorrow

(adj) being beyond what is required

(adj) marked with enthusiasm

41-50


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46. malleable

47. mundane

48. obstinate

49. refute

50. rebuke

(adj) capable of being shaped

(adj) ordinary

(adj) stubborn

(v) to prove to be false

(v) to criticize sharply

41-50


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51. prosaic

52. quell

53. polarization

54. precocious

55. nefarious

(adj) commonplace

(v) to put down forcefully

(n) Interests about two conflicting positions

(adj) characterized by early development

(adj) infamous by way of being wicked

51-60


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56. rhetoric

57. sanguine

58. staid

59. swagger

60.obstreperious

(n) the study of using language

(adj) cheerfully optimistic

(adj) fixed or permanent

(adj) to brag, boast

(adj) noisily defiant

51-60


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61. venerate

62. vindicate

63. vindictive

64. lucid

65. rancor

(v) to regard with respect

(v) to clear of accusation

(adj) revengeful

(adj) easily understood

(n) resentment

61-66

66. laud (v) to glorify

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