Top 500 Most Common SAT Words - 2011: Set 1 (1-100)
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MirandaRocks101 on July 27, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abandon | total lack of inhibition |
| abate | to decrease; to reduce |
| abet | to aid; to act as an accomplice |
| abjure | to renounce under oath; to abandon forever; to abstain from |
| abnegate | to give up; to deny to oneself |
| abortive | ending without results |
| abrogate | to annul; to abolish by authoritative action |
| abscond | to leave quickly in secret |
| abstemious | done sparingly; consuming in moderation |
| accede | to express approval; to agree to |
| acclivity | an incline or upward slope, the ascending side of a hill |
| accretion | a growth in size, an increase in amount |
| acme | the highest level or degree attainable |
| actuate | to put into motion, to activate; to motivate or influence to activity |
| acuity | sharp vision or perception characterized by the ability to resolve fine detail |
| acumen | sharpness of insight, mind, and understanding; shrewd judgment |
| adamant | stubbornly unyielding |
| adept | extremely skilled |
| adjudicate | to hear and settle a matter; to act as a judge |
| adjure | to appeal to |
| admonish | to caution or warn gently in order to correct something |
| adroit | skillful; accomplished; highly competent |
| adulation | excessive flattery or admiration |
| adumbrate | to give a hint or indication of something to come |
| aerie | a nest built high in the air; an elevated, often secluded, dwelling |
| affected | phony, artificial |
| aggregate | a collective mass, the sum total |
| algorithm | an established procedure for solving a problem or equation |
| alimentary | pertaining to food, nutrition, or digestion |
| allay | to lesson, ease, reduce in intensity |
| amity | friendship, goodwill |
| amorphous | having no definite form |
| animus | a feeling of animosity or ill will |
| anodyne | a source of comfort; a medicine that relieves pain |
| anomaly | a deviation from the common rule, something that is difficult to classify |
| anthropomorphic | suggesting human characteristics for animals and inanimate things |
| antiquated | to old to be fashionable or useful |
| aphorism | a short statement of a principle |
| aplomb | self-confident assurance; poise |
| apostate | one who renounces a religious faith |
| apposite | strikingly appropriate or well adapted |
| apprise | to give notice to, inform |
| appropriate | to assign to a particular purpose, allocate |
| arable | suitable for cultivation |
| arcane | secret, obscure; known only to a few |
| archipelago | a large group of islands |
| arrears | unpaid, overdue debts or bills; neglected obligations |
| arrogate | to claim without justification; to claim for oneself without right |
| askance | with disapproval; with a skeptical sideways glance |
| assent | to agree, as to a proposal |
| atavistic | characteristic of a former era, ancient |
| autocrat | a dictator |
| aver | to declare to be true; to affirm |
| avuncular | like an uncle in behavior, especially in kindness and warmth |
| awry | crooked, askew, amiss |
| balk | to stop short and refuse to go on |
| ballast | a structure that helps stabilize or steady |
| beatific | displaying calmness and joy, relating to a state of celestial happiness |
| becalm | to stop the progress of; to sooth |
| becloud | to make less visible; to obscure, or blur |
| bedraggled | soiled, wet and limped; dilapidated |
| beget | to produce, especially as an effect or outgrowth; to bring about |
| behemoth | something of monstrous size or power; huge creature |
| beneficent | pertaining to an act of kindness |
| berate | to scold harshly |
| bilious | ill-tempered, sickly, ailing |
| blasphemous | cursing, profane; extremely irreverent |
| blatant | completely obvious and conspicuous, especially in an offensive, crass manner |
| blithely | merrily, lightheartedly cheerful; without appropriate thought |
| bombastic | high-sounding but meaningless; ostentatiously lofty in style |
| bovine | relating to cows; having qualities characteristic of a cow, such as sluggishness or dullness |
| braggart | a person who brags or boasts in a loud and empty manner |
| broach | to mention or suggest for the first time |
| bucolic | pastoral, rural |
| burnish | to polish; to make smooth and bright |
| bursar | a treasurer or keeper of funds |
| cache | a hiding place; stockpile |
| cacophony | a jarring, unpleasant noise |
| calumny | a false and malicious accusation; misrepresentation |
| cantankerous | having a difficult, uncooperative, or stubborn disposition |
| captious | marked by the tendency to point out trivial faults; intended to confuse in an argument |
| cataclysmic | severely destructive |
| catalyst | something that provokes or speeds up significant change, especially without being affected by the consequences |
| caucus | a closed committee within a political party; a private committee meeting |
| caustic | biting, sarcastic |
| cede | to surrender possession of something |
| celerity | speed, haste |
| censorious | critical; tending to blame and condemn |
| certitude | assurance, freedom from doubt |
| cessation | a temporary or complete halt |
| chary | watchful, cautious; extremely shy |
| chimerical | fanciful; imaginary, impossible |
| circuitous | indirect, roundabout |
| circumvent | to go around; avoid |
| cloying | sickly sweet; excessive |
| coagulate | to clot; to cause to thicken |
| cogent | logically forceful; compelling, convincing |
| colloquial | characteristic of informal speech |
| commute | to change a penalty to a less severe one |
| complacent | self-satisfied, smug |
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