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100 Most Used SAT
100 of the most common words used on the SAT
Question | Answer |
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reduce or lesson | abate |
give up a position | abdicate |
something unusual, different from the norm | aberration |
really hate | abhor |
to refrain from doing something | abstain |
hardship, misfortune | adversity |
pertaining to beauty | aesthetic |
agreeable | amicable |
of the context of time, out of date | anachronistic |
very dry | arid |
sanctuary, place of safety | asylum |
friendly, helpful | benevolent |
a prejudice towards something or against something | bias |
enthusiastic, loud | boisterous |
bold | brazen |
short, rude | brusque |
togetherness, trust, group dynamic of trust | camaraderie |
careful | canny |
very large, spacious | capacious |
surrender | capitulate |
can predict the future | clairvoyant |
work together | collaborate |
sympathy | compassion |
meeting in the middle, settling differences | compromise |
patronizing | condescending |
contingent upon something else, contingent upon | conditional |
someone who follows the majority | conformist |
coming together | convergence |
harmful | deleterious |
rabble-rousing leader | demagogue |
straying from the main point | digression |
hard-working, dedicated | diligent |
dishonor someone, prove something untrue | discredit |
to regard with scorn | disdain |
moving apart, going in different directions | divergent |
feeling someone else's feelings | empathy |
following someone else's example | emulate |
tiring | enervating |
fleeting, temporary | ephemeral |
not lasting long | evanescent |
outstanding | exemplary |
something that makes a situation not as bad | extenuating |
ornate | florid |
patience, restraint | forbearance |