100 Top ACT/SAT Words
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| Abbreviate | Shorten,abridge
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| Abstinence | act of refraing from
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| Adulation | high praise
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| adversity | misfortune
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| aesthetic | pertaining to beauty
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| amicable | agreeable
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| anachronistic | out of date
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| anecdote | short account of event
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| anonymous | nameless
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| antagonist | opponent
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| arid | extremely dry
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| assiduous | hard working
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| asylum | sanctuary
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| benevolent | friendly, helpful
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| camaraderie | trust among friends
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| censure | to criticize harshly
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| circuitous | indirect, roundabout
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| clairvoyant | able to see the future
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| collaborate | to work together
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| compassion | sympathy, mercy
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| compromise | to settle differences
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| condescending | patronizing
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| conditional | provisional, contingent
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| conformist | follower of customs
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| congregation | crowd of people
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| convergence | joining of parts
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| deleterious | harmful
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| demagogue | rabble
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| digression | straying from main point
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| diligent | hard
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| discredit | dishonor, disgrace
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| disdain | to regard with scorn
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| divergent | variant, moving apart
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| empathy | sharing of feelings
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| emulate | follow an example
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| enervating | tiring, weakening
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| enhance | improve, augment
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| ephemeral | momentary, fleeting
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| evanescent | short
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| exasperation | irritation, frustration
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| exemplary | outstanding
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| extenuating | guilt diminishing
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| florid | flushed, ornate
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| fortuitous | lucky
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| frugal | thrifty
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| hackneyed | overused, cliched
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| haughty | arrogant, condescending
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| hedonist | pleasure seeker
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| hypothesis | theory requiring proof
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| impetuous | rash, impulsive
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| impute | to attribute to someone
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| incompatible | unable to work together
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| inconsequential | trivial
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| inevitable | unavoidable, certain
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| integrity | honesty, decency
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| intrepid | fearless, adventurous
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| intuitive | instinctive, untaught
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| jubilation | joy, exultation
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| lobbyist | persuader of legislators
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| longevity | long life
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| mundane | ordinary, common
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| nonchalant | calm, casual
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| novice | beginner
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| opulent | wealthy
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| orator | speaker
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| ostentatious | displaying wealth
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| parched | dried up
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| perfidious | disloyal
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| precocious | talented beyond one's age
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| pretentious | pompous, self
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| procrastinate | to delay unnecessarily
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| prosaic | run
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| prosperity | wealth, success
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| provocative | inflammatory
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| prudent | wise, careful, cautious
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| querulous | irritable
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| rancorous | hateful
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| reclusive | withdrawn, hermit
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| reconciliation | agreement after a quarrel
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| renovation | state of being renewed
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| resilient | quick to recover
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| restrained | controlled, restricted
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| reverence | profound respect
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| sagacity | wisdom
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| scrutinize | to observe carefully
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| spontaneity | impulsive action
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| spurious | phony, false
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| submissive | meek
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| substantiate | to verify, confirm
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| subtle | elusive, sly, ambiguous
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| superficial | lacking in depth
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| superfluous | more than enough
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| suppress | to end an activity
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| surreptitious | secret, stealthy
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| tactful | diplomatic, polite
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| tenacious | persistent, resolute
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| transient | temporary, fleeting
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| venerable | respectable due to age
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| vindicate | to clear from blame
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| wary | watchful, alert
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