100 Most Common SAT words
clairvoyant
able to see the future
abstinence
act of refraining from
amicable
agreeable
reconciliation
agreement after a quarrel
haughty
arrogant, condescending
novice
beginner
nonchalant
calm, casual
restrained
controlled, restricted
congregation
crowd of people
tactful
diplomatic, polite
discredit
dishonor, disgrace
perfidious
disloyal
ostentatious
displaying wealth
parched
dried up
subtle
elusive, sly, ambiguous
arid
extremely dry
intrepid
fearless, adventurous
florid
flushed, ornate
emulate
follow an example
conformist
follower of customs
benevolent
friendly, helpful
extenuating
guilt diminishing
assiduous
hard-working
diligent
hard-working
deleterious
harmful
rancorous
hateful
adulation
high praise
integrity
honesty, decency
enhance
improve, augment
spontaneity
impulsive action
circuitous
indirect, roundabout
provocative
inflammatory
intuitive
instinctive, untaught
querulous
irritable
exasperation
irritation, frustration
convergence
joining of parts
jubilation
joy, exultation
superficial
lacking in depth
longevity
long life
fortuitous
lucky
submissive
meek
adversity
misfortune
ephemeral
momentary, fleeting
superfluous
more than enough
anonymous
nameless
antagonist
opponent
mundane
ordinary, common
anachronistic
out-of-date
exemplary
outstanding
hackneyed
overused, cliched
condescending
patronizing
tenacious
persistent, resolute
lobbyist
persuader of legislators
aesthetic
pertaining to beauty
spurious
phony, false
hedonist
pleasure seeker
pretentious
pompous, self-important
reverence
profound respect
conditional
provisional, contingent
resilient
quick to recover
demagogue
rabble-rousing leader
impetuous
rash, impulsive
venerable
respectable due to age
prosaic
run-of-the-mill
asylum
sanctuary
surreptitious
secret, stealthy
empathy
sharing of feelings
anecdote
short account of event
evanescent
short-lived, as an image
abbreviate
shorten, abridge
orator
speaker
renovation
state of being renewed
digression
straying from main point
compassion
sympathy, mercy
precocious
talented beyond one's age
transient
temporary, fleeting
hypothesis
theory requiring proof
frugal
thrifty
enervating
tiring, weakening
impute
to attribute to someone
vindicate
to clear from blame
censure
to criticize harshly
procrastinate
to delay unnecessarily
suppress
to end an activity
scrutinize
to observe carefully
disdain
to regard with scorn
compromise
to settle differences
substantiate
to verify, confirm
collaborate
to work together
inconsequential
trivial
camaraderie
trust among friends
incompatible
unable to work together
inevitable
unavoidable, certain
divergent
variant, moving apart
wary
watchful, alert
prosperity
wealth, success
opulent
wealthy
sagacity
wisdom
prudent
wise, careful, cautious
reclusive
withdrawn, hermit-like
