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50 SAT Words
SAT terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aesthetic | having to do with the appreciation of beauty |
| adept | very skilled;proficient |
| advocate | to speak or write in favor of |
| amicable | characterize by or showing good will;friendly |
| ardent | having expressive of or characterized by intense feeling |
| assertive | confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive |
| auspicious | favorable;promising |
| autonomy | independence or freedom |
| benevolent | characterized by or expressive goodwill or kindly feelings |
| benign | having a kind disposition; gracious |
| candor | sincerity; openess |
| candid | frank; outspoken; open and sincere |
| cathartic | cleaning, cleansing, purifying |
| collaboration | the act or process of collaborating |
| compelling | having a powerful or irresistible effect |
| comprehensive | broad or complete in scope or content |
| contemporary | current, modern; of the present time period |
| distinguish | to mark off as different |
| diligent | marked by painstaking effort; hardworking |
| domestic | of or pretaining to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family |
| eccentric | deviating from cutomary behaviour |
| electic | made up of a variety of sources and styles |
| empirical | derived from or guided by experience or experiment |
| evoke | to call up or produce |
| fervent | having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit |
| gregarious | fond of the company of others; sociable |
| idealize | to consider perfect |
| impartial | not parial or biased; fair; just |
| improvise | to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation |
| inovative | introducing something new |
| intuition | direct perception of truth |
| laudatory | giving praise |
| languid | lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow |
| maverick | one who resists adherence to a group |
| mitigate | to lessen in force or intensity |
| narrative | a story or account of events, experiences |
| novel | strikingly new or unusual |
| notion | a general understanding |
| optimist | one who expects a positive outcome |
| profound | a deep meaning |
| prosperity | good fourtune |
| resilient | springing back; rebounding |
| serene | calm, peaceful, tranquil |
| spontaneous | coming from a sudden impulse or tendency |
| tenacious | persistent, stubborn, or obstinate |
| therapeutic | having to do with the curing of disease or injury |
| validate | substantiate; confirm |
| vivid | strikingly bright or intense |
| vitality | exuberant physical strength or mental vigor |
| identity | the condition of being oneself or itself |
| abbreviate | to shorten, abridge |
| abstinence | the act of refraining from pleasurable activity, e.g., eating or drinking |
| adultation | high praise |
| adversity | misfortune,an unfavorable turn of events |
| anachronistic | out-of-date, not attributed to the correct historical period |
| anecdote | short, usually funnyb account of an event |
| anonymous | nameless, without a disclosed identity |
| antagonist | foe, opponet, adversary |
| arid | extremely dry or deathly boring |
| assiduous | persistent, hard-working |
| asylum | sanctuary, shelter, place of refuge |
| camaraderie | trust, sociability, amongst friends |
| censure | to criticize harshly |
| circuitous | inderect, taking the longest route |
| clairvoyant | exceptionally insightful, able to forsee the future |
| compassion | sympathy, helpfulness or mercy |
| compromise | to settle a dispute by terms agreeable to both sides |
| condescending | possessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing |
| conditional | depending on a condition, e.g., in a contact |
| conformist | person who complies with accepted rules and customs |
| congregation | a crowd of people, an assembly |
| convergence | the state of seperate elements; joining or coming together |
| deletrious | harmful, destructive, detrimental |
| demagougue | leader, rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice |
| digression | the act of turning aside, straying from the main point, esp. in a speach or arguement |
| discredit | to harm the reputaion of, dishonor, or disgrace |
| disdain | to regard with scorn or contempt |
| divergent | seperating, moving in differnt directions from a particular point |
| empathy | identification with the feeling of others |
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