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100 Most Used SAT
100 of the most common words used on the SAT
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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| of the context of time, out of date | anachronistic |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 |