SAT 1-30 of top 66

Mr. Ward (United States of America)
Top 66 commonly used words on the SAT.
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  1. adept
    having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
    There’s still some wealth in High Point, and Qubein has been adept at finding it.
  2. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
    “I am not advocating intervention unless there is an unmistakable warrant for it,” he told CES attendees yesterday. Forbes (Jan 10, 2014)
  3. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  4. anachronism
    locating something at a time when it couldn't have existed
  5. anecdote
    short account of an incident
  6. apprehensive
    quick to understand
  7. arrogance
    overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner
  8. boorish
    ill-mannered and coarse in behavior or appearance
  9. brevity
    the attribute of being short or fleeting
  10. cathartic
    emotionally purging
  11. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  12. cite
    make reference to
  13. commendable
    worthy of high praise
  14. conciliatory
    intended to placate
  15. consensus
    agreement in the judgment reached by a group as a whole
  16. consummate
    having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
  17. cursory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  18. defiant
    boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
  19. depict
    give a description of
  20. deride
    treat or speak of with contempt
  21. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  22. disparity
    inequality or difference in some respect
  23. eclectic
    selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
  24. elaborate
    marked by complexity and richness of detail
  25. eloquent
    expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
  26. elucidate
    make clear and comprehensible
  27. embody
    represent in physical form
  28. equitable
    fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
  29. erratic
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  30. ethical
    conforming to accepted standards of social behavior
Created on Fri Jan 10 09:48:23 EST 2014 (updated Fri May 30 11:18:22 EDT 2014)

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