65 High Frequency SAT Words

Abstract

emotions like love or justice, there real but intangible b/c no physical presence ideas

Admonition

gentle warning or peice of advice aimed at correcting someone

Affluent

someone who is wealthy and has alot of wealthy goods

Agitate

disturb or upset someone

Anomaly

deviates from the norm - unusal or unexpected

Antipathy

deep seating feeling of dislike or aversion towards someone or something

Arbitrary

describes something based on random choice w/o reason

Ascertain

find out something for certain through investigation

Benevolent

describes someone who is kind / generous and wants good for others

Coerce

to compel someone to act by force or threat, and making them do something against their will

Colloquial

language is informal / conversational, often specific to a group or region

Consensus

General agreement between two groups / people

Conventional

follows norms / traditional

Disparity

significant difference or inequality between two or more things

Dubious

doubtful or suspect, not to be relied upon

Earnest

serious about what your saying, and intense conviction

Ephemeral

something that lasts for a very short amount of time

Feeble

meaning lack of physical strength, ex. age or illness

Incredulous

describes someone who is unwilling or unable to believe in something

Indifference

something you don’t care about / lack of interest

Inherent

existing as natural or essential part of something

Irk

to annoy or irritate someone

Labyrinth

complex maze or network of paths that’s difficult to navigate

Malice

intention or desire to do evil and cause harm to others

Marginalize

treat a person or group as insignificant or different way as not important

Meander

wander around aimlessly w/o fixed direction

Mundane

something that is ordinary, dull, or lack of excitement

Nuance

something different or distinction in meaning, small details make it unique

Obstinate

describes someone who is stubborn and refuses to change there thoughts

Panacea

solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases

Proliferate

means to increase rapidly in numbers

Quarrel

An angry Argument or disagreement between people who are usually on good terms

Reverence

deep respect or admiration for someone

Ubiquitous

present, appearing, or found everywhere

Adhere

Stick firmly to something, either literally or figuratively

Allude

hint or indirectly mention something

Ambivalence

state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something

Apprehensive

means feeling anxious or fearful of something bad or unpleasant will happen

Brevity

means concise and exact use of words in writing or speech

Buttress

support built against a wall

Corroborate

confirm or give support to a statement, finding, etc

Deference

humble submission and respect toward someone

Denounce

Declare someone as evil publicly

Eloquent

having fluent, forceful, and appropriate speech

Explicit

stated clearly and in detail, no room for confusion

Evoke

Bring a feeling / memory

Imminent

Describes something thats about to happen

Impede

Delay or prevent something from obstructing oneself

Implicit

Not plainly expressed, understood w/o being directly stated

Ironic

situation that is opposite of what you would expect, often in a humorous way

Novel

something that means new or unusual in an interesting way

Obscure

means not well known or hard to understand

Obsolete

something that is no longer porduced or used

Opressive

something that is unjustly or harsh or tyrannical

Pervasive

Spreads widely throughout an area or group of people

Prevalence

something that is a fact or being widespread or common

Provoke

stimulate or give rise to a reaction or emotion

Reciprocate

respond to an action by making a corresponding one

Renounce

formally declare ones no longer of claim / right / possession

Repression

act of subduing someone or something by force

Substantiate

provide evidence to support or prove the truth

Subtle

delicate or precise

Supplement

something that completes or enhances something else when added to it

Undermine

damage or weaken someone or something gradually