High Frequency Words

SAT Vocabulary Set

abate

to lessen in intensity

chicanery

the use of trickery to deceive someone

disseminate

to spread widely; become widely known

gainsay

to take exception to

latent

existing but not yet realized

aberrant

different from what is normalized

coagulate

to thicken or clot

dissolution

breaking up into component parts

garrulous

excessive talking

laud

to praise

abeyance

temporary suspension

coda

the closing section of a piece, movement, or musical composition

dissonance

sounds of disagreement

goad

to provoke or urge on

lethargic

slow, inert

abscond

to run off and hide, often taking something/somebody along

cogent

persuasive and convincing

distend

cause to swell from internal pressure

gouge

an indent or hole made by a blow

levee

a wall of sediment used to prevent a river from overflowing

abstemious

not self-indulgent; self-denying

commensurate

corresponding in proportion

distill

purify; undergo condensation

grandiloquent

extravagant or lofty in style, language, or manner

levity

lacking seriousness