college board top 100 common sat/act

College Board Top 100 Common SAT/ACT

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College Board Top 100 Common SAT/ACT Words

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Abstinence

act of refraining from


Adulation

high praise


adversity

misfortune


aestheticpertaining to beauty


amicableagreeable


anachronisticout-of-date


anecdoteshort account of event


anonymousnameless


antagonistopponent


aridextremely dry


assiduoushard-working


asylumsanctuary


benevolentfriendly, helpful


camaraderietrust among friends


censureto criticize harshly


circuitousindirect, roundabout


clairvoyantable to see the future


collaborateto work together


compassionsympathy, mercy


compromiseto settle differences


condescendingpatronizing


conditionalprovisional, contingent


conformistfollower of customs


congregationcrowd of people


convergencejoining of parts


deleteriousharmful


demagoguerabble-rousing leader


digressionstraying from main point


diligenthard-working


discreditdishonor, disgrace


disdainto regard with scorn


divergentvariant, moving apart


empathysharing of feelings


emulatefollow an example


enervatingtiring, weakening


enhanceimprove, augment


ephemeralmomentary, fleeting


evanescentshort-lived, as an image


exasperationirritation, frustration


exemplaryoutstanding


extenuatingguilt diminishing


floridflushed, ornate


fortuitouslucky


frugalthrifty


hackneyedoverused, cliched


haughtyarrogant, condescending


hedonistpleasure seeker


hypothesistheory requiring proof


impetuousrash, impulsive


imputeto attribute to someone


incompatibleunable to work together


inconsequentialtrivial


inevitableunavoidable, certain


integrityhonesty, decency


intrepidfearless, adventurous


intuitiveinstinctive, untaught


jubilationjoy, exultation


lobbyistpersuader of legislators


longevitylong life


mundaneordinary, common


nonchalantcalm, casual


novicebeginner


opulentwealthy


oratorspeaker


ostentatiousdisplaying wealth


parcheddried up


perfidiousdisloyal


precocioustalented beyond one's age


pretentiouspompous, self-important


procrastinateto delay unnecessarily


prosaicrun-of-the-mill


prosperitywealth, success


provocativeinflammatory


prudentwise, careful, cautious


querulousirritable


rancoroushateful


reclusivewithdrawn, hermit-like


reconciliationagreement after a quarrel


renovationstate of being renewed


resilientquick to recover


restrainedcontrolled, restricted


reverenceprofound respect


sagacitywisdom


scrutinizeto observe carefully


spontaneityimpulsive action


spuriousphony, false


submissivemeek


substantiateto verify, confirm


subtleelusive, sly, ambiguous


superficiallacking in depth


superfluousmore than enough


suppressto end an activity


surreptitioussecret, stealthy


tactfuldiplomatic, polite


tenaciouspersistent, resolute


transienttemporary, fleeting


venerablerespectable due to age


vindicateto clear from blame


warywatchful, alert

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