ACT/SAT High Frequency Words List #3

acumen

sharpness of insight or judgment. 

affable

friendly, easy to talk to.

brevity

shortness of conciseness of expression.

cogent

logical and convincing.

conflate

to combine two things into one, often confusingly.

consensus

general agreement.

didactic

intended to teach, often moralizing.

discerning

showing good judgment or insight.

equivocate

to speak ambiguously to avoid commitment.

fallacious

based on false reasoning or mistaken belief.

fervent

passionate and intense.

idiosyncratic

peculiar or unique to an individual.

indignant

angry over perceived unfairness.

laconic

using very few words; terse.

pragmatic

practical, focused on real solutions.

salient

most noticeable or important.

speculative

based on guesswork or theory.

tenuous

weak, lacking support or strength.

vehement

showing strong feeling; forceful.

warrant (argument)

the logical connection between claim and evidence.