English 11--Top 100 SAT words

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  1. prudent
    marked by sound judgment
  2. inevitable
    incapable of being avoided or prevented
  3. subtle
    difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
  4. compromise
    expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute
    ALSO means an agreement between two sides where both make concessions
  5. prosperity
    the condition of having good fortune
  6. reverence
    a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
  7. compassion
    a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
  8. diligent
    quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness
  9. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
  10. haughty
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  11. disdain
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  12. venerable
    profoundly honored
  13. orator
    a person who delivers a speech
  14. abstain
    refrain from doing, consuming, or partaking in something
  15. restrained
    under control
  16. resonate
    produce a deep, clear sound
  17. juxtapose
    place side by side
  18. wary
    marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
  19. asylum
    a shelter from danger or hardship
  20. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  21. foster
    providing nurture though not related by blood or legal ties
  22. superficial
    of, affecting, or being on or near the surface
  23. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
  24. sagacious
    acutely insightful and wise
  25. superfluous
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  26. vindicate
    show to be right by providing justification or proof
  27. bias
    a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
  28. reconciliation
    the reestablishment of cordial relations
  29. discredit
    the state of being held in low esteem
  30. boisterous
    marked by exuberance and high spirits
  31. capitulate
    surrender under agreed conditions
  32. canny
    showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
  33. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  34. fortitude
    strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity
  35. brazen
    not held back by conventional ideas of behavior
  36. frugal
    avoiding waste
  37. conditional
    imposing or depending on or containing an assumption
  38. emulate
    strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
  39. transient
    lasting a very short time
  40. cavort
    play boisterously
  41. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  42. adversity
    a state of misfortune or affliction
  43. submissive
    inclined or willing to give in to orders or wishes of others
  44. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  45. scrutinize
    examine carefully for accuracy
  46. opulent
    rich and superior in quality
  47. forbearance
    a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges
  48. pretentious
    creating an appearance of importance or distinction
  49. abdicate
    give up power, duties, or obligations
  50. fraught
    filled with or attended with
  51. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  52. tenacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  53. intuitive
    spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency
  54. amicable
    characterized by friendship and good will
  55. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  56. divergent
    tending to move apart in different directions
  57. exemplary
    worthy of imitation
  58. brusque
    rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner
  59. nonchalant
    marked by casual unconcern or indifference
  60. provocative
    serving or tending to excite or stimulate
  61. florid
    elaborately or excessively ornamented
  62. spurious
    plausible but false
  63. capacious
    large in the amount that can be contained
  64. tactful
    having a sense of what is considerate in dealing with others
  65. precocious
    characterized by exceptionally early development
  66. vestige
    an indication that something has been present
  67. visceral
    relating to or affecting the internal organs
  68. surreptitious
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  69. demagogue
    a leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions
  70. querulous
    habitually complaining
  71. digression
    a message that departs from the main subject
  72. clairvoyant
    someone who can perceive things not present to the senses
  73. substantiate
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
  74. perfidious
    tending to betray
  75. mundane
    found in the ordinary course of events
  76. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  77. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  78. longevity
    the property of having lived for a considerable time
  79. evanescent
    short-lived; tending to vanish or disappear
  80. fortuitous
    lucky; occurring by happy chance
  81. conundrum
    a difficult problem
  82. hackneyed
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  83. jubilation
    a feeling of extreme joy
  84. convergence
    the act of coming closer
  85. enervating
    causing weakness or debilitation
  86. deleterious
    harmful to living things
  87. camaraderie
    the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
  88. inconsequential
    lacking worth or importance
  89. rancorous
    showing deep-seated resentment
  90. extenuating
    partially excusing or justifying
  91. reclusive
    withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
  92. anachronistic
    chronologically misplaced
  93. conformist
    someone who follows established standards of conduct
  94. hedonist
    someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures
  95. anomaly
    deviation from the normal or common order, form, or rule
  96. tacit
    implied by or inferred from actions or statements
  97. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
  98. succinct
    briefly giving the gist of something
  99. balk
    refuse to proceed or comply
  100. ascertain
    learn or discover with confidence
  101. prosperity
    the condition of having good fortune
Created on Mon Sep 14 19:30:06 EDT 2015 (updated Thu Jan 12 07:55:59 EST 2017)

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