100 common SAT words

Here are 100 common SAT words that frequently appear in the test:

High-Frequency SAT Vocabulary

A-C

1. Aberration – deviation from the norm

2. Abstain – to refrain from doing something

3. Adulation – excessive praise or admiration

4. Aesthetic – concerned with beauty

5. Amicable – friendly, agreeable

6. Anachronistic – out of place in time

7. Anecdote – short, amusing story

8. Apprehensive – fearful, anxious

9. Arid – extremely dry

10. Assiduous – hardworking, diligent

11. Asylum – sanctuary, safe place

12. Benevolent – kind, generous

13. Bias – prejudice in favor of or against something

14. Boisterous – noisy, energetic, and cheerful

15. Brazen – bold, without shame

16. Camaraderie – trust among friends

17. Capacious – spacious, roomy

18. Capitulate – to surrender

19. Clairvoyant – able to see the future

20. Cognizant – aware, knowledgeable

D-F

21. Collaborate – work together

22. Compassion – sympathy for another's suffering

23. Compromise – agreement by mutual concession

24. Condescending – having a superior attitude

25. Conditional – dependent on certain factors

26. Conformist – one who follows accepted behaviors

27. Congregation – a gathering of people

28. Convergence – coming together

29. Deleterious – harmful

30. Demagogue – leader who gains power by appealing to emotions

31. Digression – straying from the main point

32. Diligent – hardworking

33. Disdain – contempt, scorn

34. Divergent – moving in different directions

35. Empathy – ability to understand another’s feelings

36. Emulate – to imitate with effort

37. Enervating – tiring, weakening

38. Ephemeral – short-lived

39. Evanescent – quickly fading, temporary

40. Exemplary – outstanding, ideal

G-I

41. Extenuating – making an offense less serious

42. Florid – excessively decorated

43. Fortuitous – lucky, happening by chance

44. Frugal – careful with money

45. Hackneyed – overused, clichéd

46. Haughty – arrogant, superior

47. Hedonist – pleasure-seeker

48. Hypothesis – educated guess

49. Impetuous – acting quickly without thought

50. Impute – attribute to someone

51. Inconsequential – unimportant

52. Inevitable – certain to happen

53. Intrepid – fearless

54. Intuitive – instinctive, untaught

55. Jubilation – joy, celebration

K-O

56. Lobbyist – person who seeks to influence lawmakers

57. Longevity – long life

58. Mundane – ordinary, boring

59. Nonchalant – calm, unconcerned

60. Novice – beginner

61. Opulent – wealthy, luxurious

62. Orator – skilled public speaker

63. Ostentatious – flashy, showy

P-S

64. Parched – extremely dry

65. Perfidious – disloyal

66. Precocious – talented beyond one’s age

67. Pretentious – pretending to be more important than one is

68. Procrastinate – delay unnecessarily

69. Prosaic – dull, lacking imagination

70. Prosperity – wealth, success

71. Provocative – causing a reaction

72. Prudent – careful, wise

73. Querulous – complaining, irritable

74. Rancorous – bitter, hateful

75. Reclusive – avoiding others, withdrawn

76. Reconciliation – agreement after a dispute

77. Resilient – able to recover quickly

78. Restrained – controlled, restricted

79. Reverence – deep respect

80. Sagacity – wisdom

T-Z

81. Scrutinize – examine carefully

82. Spontaneity – impulsive action

83. Spurious – false, fake

84. Submissive – obedient, yielding

85. Substantiate – provide evidence

86. Subtle – delicate, not obvious

87. Superficial – on the surface, shallow

88. Superfluous – unnecessary

89. Surreptitious – secret, sneaky

90. Tactful – considerate, avoiding offense

91. Tenacious – persistent, stubborn

92. Transient – temporary

93. Venerable – respected, honored

94. Vindicate – clear of blame

95. Wary – cautious, watchful

96. Zeal – enthusiasm

97. Adversity – hardship

98. Ameliorate – to improve

99. Candor – honesty

100. Conundrum – a difficult problem

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