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Top 100 SAT Words
According to Princeton Review- Most frequently used words on SAT
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a mystery; hard to understand or explain | enigma |
| to show disrespect or to deface something sacred | desecrate |
| lack of emotion or interest | apathy |
| having no preference | indifferent |
| to worship; to honor | revere |
| frankness; honesty | candor |
| cunning; deceitfulness | guile |
| restrained; uncommunicative | reticent |
| unchanging; permanent | immutable |
| concerning art or beauty | aesthetic |
| unchanging; not moving | static |
| self-rule; independence | autonomy |
| a strongold; a fort | bastion |
| contempt | disdain |
| kindly; good-natured | benign |
| harmless; insignificant | innocuous |
| gullible; ready to believe without proof | credulous |
| commonplace; dull; ordinary | banal |
| to speak poorly of | disparage |
| unclear; undecided | ambiguous |
| odd; out of the ordinary; quirky | eccentric |
| lack of government; chaos | anarchy |
| someone who benefits mankind | philanthropist |
| to improve | ameliorate |
| to waste | squander |
| to waste away from lack of use | atrophy |
| harmful | virulent |
| to make changes; to modernize | innovate |
| enthusiasm | zeal |
| sharpness of perception or mind | acuity |
| to praise | extol |
| friendly; agreeable | affable |
| to add to; increase | augment |
| to reduce pain | assuage |
| kindly; to wish well | benevolent |
| greed | avarice |
| contempt; ridicule | derision |
| lack of agreement or harmony | dissonance |
| inequality | disparity |
| without energy or enthusiasm | listless |
| glaringly wrong; conspicuously faulty | flagrant |
| one who lacks culture or taste | philistine |
| laziness | indolence |
| concerned; conscientious; proper | scrupulous |
| to give in; agree | acquiesce |
| not final; uncertain | tentative |
| extravafant; wasteful | prodigal |
| adoration | adulation |
| whimsical; unpredictable | capricious |
| stubbornly opinionated | dogmatic |
| commonplace; uninspired; dull | prosaic |
| hopeless; without effore | futile |
| severe; strict | austere |
| slow and listless | languid |
| smug; self-satisfied | complacent |
| religious; devout | pious |
| conforming to a requesto or demand | compliance |
| weighty; heavy | ponderous |
| doubtful | dubious |
| drawn out; lengthy | protracted |
| short-lived; fleeting | ephemeral |
| a show of respect | deference |
| unavoidable; bound to happen | inevitable |
| someone who goes against acceptable religious beliefs | heretic |
| bland; boring | insipid |
| unclear; clouded; partially hidden | obscure |
| scarcity | paucity |
| corruption; wickedness | depravity |
| very abundant; flowing | profuse |
| to distinguish one thing from another | discern |
| to sooth anger | conciliate |
| to quicken | expedite |
| thoroughly sorry | contrite |
| on the edge; unimportant | peripheral |
| intending to teach | didactic |
| quiet; uncommunicative; silent | taciturn |
| shy; lacking confidence | diffident |
| fearful; worried | apprehensive |
| straying from a topic | digression |
| adventageous; convenient | expedient |
| disagreement | dissent |
| finicky; overly critical | fastidious |
| to explain; to make clear | elucidate |
| new; interesting | novel |
| overly trusting | gullible |
| stinginess | parsimony |
| a self-important walk | strut |
| narrow-minded; unsophisticated | provincial |
| to speak against publicaly | denounce |
| a break; a rest | respite |
| to praise | laud |
| a bried, humorous story | anecdote |
| secret | surreptitious |
| to talk on and on in a dull way | drone |
| celever; shrewd; ready-witted | astute |
| commonplace; ordinary | pedestrian |
| irreverent talk about God | blasphemy |
| severly criticize; blame | censure |
| non-stop | incessant |
| without indulge or luxuries | ascetic |