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100 most common SAT
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abbreviate | to shorten, abridge |
| abstinence | the act of refaining from pleasurable activity, e.g., eating or drinking |
| Adulation | high praise |
| adversity | misforture, and unfavorable turn of events |
| anachronistic | out-of-date, not aattributed to the correct historical period |
| anecdote | short,usually funny account of an event |
| anonymous | nameless, without a disclosed identity |
| antagonist | foe,opponent, adversary |
| Arid | extremely dry or deathly boring |
| Assiduous | persistant, hard-working |
| asylum | sanctuary,shelter,place of refuge |
| camaraderie | trust soicability amongst friends |
| censure | to criticize harshly |
| circuitous | indirect taking the longest route |
| clairvoyant | exeptionally insightful, able to foresee the future |
| compassion | sympathy helpfulness or mercy |
| compromise | to settle a dispute by terms agreeto both sides |
| condenscending | possessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing |
| conformist | person who complies with accepted rules and customs |
| congregation | a crowd of people asembly |
| convergence | the state of seperate elements |
| deleterious | harmful destructive |
| demagogue | leader, rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion |
| digression | the act of turning sides |
| diligente | careful and hardworking |
| discredit | to harm the reputqation of dishonor or disgrace |
| disdain | to regard with scorn or contempt |