Top 500 Most Common SAT Words - 2011: Set 5 (400-500)
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Terms | Definitions |
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 rostrum | noun an elevated platform for public speaking |
| saccharine | adjective excessively sweet or sentimental |
| sacrilegious | adjective impious, irreverent toward what is held to be sacred or holy |
| salient | adjective prominent, of notable significance |
| sanctimonious | adjective hypocritically devout; acting morally superior to another |
| satiate | verb to satisfy (as a need or desire) fully or excess |
| saturnine | adjective cold and steady in mood, gloomy; slow to act |
| savant | noun a person of learning; especially one with knowledge in a special field |
| scrupulous | adjective acting in strict regard for what is considered proper; punctiliously exact |
| seamy | adjective morally degraded, unpleasant |
| secular | adjective not specifically pertaining to religion, relating to the world |
| sedition | noun behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder against the state |
| seminal | adjective influential in an original way, providing a basis for further development; creative |
| sequester | verb to set apart, seclude |
| seraphic | adjective angelic, sweet |
| simian | adjective apelike; relating to apes |
| sinecure | noun a well-paying job or office that requires little or no work |
| sobriquet | noun a nickname |
| sojourn | noun a temporary stay, visit |
| solicitous | adjective anxious, concerned; full of desire, eager |
| sophomoric | adjective exhibiting great immaturity and lack of judgment |
| spartan | adjective highly self-disciplined; frugal, austere |
| specious | adjective having the ring of truth but actually being untrue; deceptively attractive |
| sportive | adjective frolicsome, playful |
| squalid | adjective filthy and degraded as the result of neglect or poverty |
| stalwart | adjective marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |
| stasis | noun a state of static balance or equilibrium; stagnation |
| stint | verb to be sparing or frugal; to restrict with respect to a share or allowance |
| stipulate | verb to specify as a condition or requirement of an agreement or offer |
| stratify | verb to arrange or divide into layers |
| strident | adjective loud, harsh, unpleasantly noisy |
| stringent | adjective imposing severe, rigorous standards |
| stymie | verb to block or thwart |
| subterranean | verb hidden, secret; underground |
| sully | verb to tarnish, taint |
| superfluous | adjective extra, more than necessary |
| supersede | verb to cause to be set aside; to force out of use as inferior, replace |
| supplant | verb to replace (another) by force; to take the place of |
| surmount | verb to conquer, overcome |
| sybarite | noun a person devoted to pleasure and luxury |
| tactile | adjective producing a sensation of touch |
| tantamount | adjective equal in value or effort |
| tautological | adjective having to do with needless repetition, redundancy |
| tawdry | adjective gaudy, cheap, showy |
| temerity | noun unreasonable or foolhardy disregard for danger, recklessness |
| tempestuous | adjective stormy, turbulent |
| temporal | adjective having to do with time |
| tenacious | adjective tending to persist or cling; persistent in adhering to something valued or habitual |
| tenet | noun a principal, belief, or doctrine accepted by members of a group |
| tenuous | adjective having little substance or strength; flimsy, weak |
| terse | adjective concise, brief, free of extra words |
| thwart | verb to block or prevent from happening; frustrate, defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| titular | adjective existing in title only; having a title without the functions or responsibilities |
| toady | noun one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors |
| tortuous | adjective having many twists and turns; highly complex |
| tout | verb to praise or publicize loudly or extravagantly |
| trajectory | noun the path followed by a moving object, whether through space or otherwise; flight |
| transient | adjective passing with time, temporary, short-lived |
| transitory | adjective short-lived, existing only briefly |
| tremulous | adjective trembling, timid; easily shaken |
| trounce | verb to beat severely, defeat |
| truculent | adjective disposed to fight, belligerent |
| turgid | adjective swollen as from a fluid, bloated |
| tutelage | noun guardianship, guidance |
| uncanny | adjective so keen and perceptive as to seem supernatural, peculiarly unsettling |
| unconscionable | adjective unscrupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust |
| untoward | adjective difficult to handle or work with |
| usury | noun the practice of lending money at exorbitant rates |
| variegated | adjective varied; marked with different colors |
| vehemently | adverb marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions |
| veracity | noun accuracy, truth |
| verbose | adjective wordy |
| veritable | adjective being without question, often used figuratively |
| vernacular | noun everyday language used by ordinary people; specialized language of a profession |
| vernal | adjective related to spring; fresh |
| vicariously | adverb felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another |
| vilify | verb to slander, defame |
| vim | noun vitality and energy |
| vindicate | verb to clear of blame; support a claim |
| virulent | adjective extremely poisonous; malignant; hateful |
| visceral | adjective instinctive, not intellectual; deep, emotional |
| vituperate | verb to abuse verbally, berate |
| vociferous | adjective loud, noisy |
| volley | noun a flight of missiles; round of gunshots |
| voluble | adjective talkative, speaking easily, glib |
| wan | adjective sickly pale |
| wanton | adjective undisciplined, unrestrained; reckless |
| wax | verb to increase gradually; to begin to be |
| wield | verb to exercise authority or influence effectively |
| wily | adjective clever; deceptive |
| winsome | adjective charming, happily engaging |
| worst | verb to gain the advantage over; to defeat |
| wry | adjective bent or twisted in shape or condition; dryly humorous |
| xenophobe | noun one who dislikes strangers or foreigners |
| yeoman | noun peasant; ordinary person |
| yen | noun a strong desire, craving |
| yore | noun time long past |
| yowl | noun long, mournful cry or howl |
| zenith | noun the point of culmination; peak |
| zephyr | noun a gentle breeze; something airy or unsubstantial |
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