The 1000 Most Common SAT Words, Languages
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//-->The 1000 MostCommon SATWordsAabase(v.)to humiliate, degrade(After being overthrown and abased, the deposedleader offered to bow down to his conqueror.)abate(v.)to reduce, lessen(The rain poured down for a while, then abated.)SAT Vocabularyabdicate(v.)to give up a position, usually one of leadership(When he realized that therevolutionaries would surely win, the king abdicated his throne.)abduct(v.)to kidnap, take by force(The evildoers abducted the fairy princess from herhappy home.)aberration(n.)something that differs from the norm(In 1918, the Boston Red Sox wonthe World Series, but the success turned out to be an aberration, and the Red Soxhave not won a World Series since.)abet(v.)to aid, help, encourage(The spy succeeded only because he had a friend on theinside to abet him.)Aabhor(v.)to hate, detest(Because he always wound up kicking himself in the headwhen he tried to play soccer, Oswald began to abhor the sport.)abide1.(v.)to put up with(Though he did not agree with the decision, Chuck decidedto abide by it.)2.(v.)to remain(Despite the beating they’ve taken from the weatherthroughout the millennia, the mountains abide.)abject(adj.)wretched, pitiful(After losing all her money, falling into a puddle, andbreaking her ankle, Eloise was abject.)abjure(v.)to reject, renounce(To prove his honesty, the President abjured the evilpolicies of his wicked predecessor.)abnegation(n.)denial of comfort to oneself(The holy man slept on the floor, took onlycold showers, and generally followed other practices of abnegation.)abort(v.)to give up on a half-finished project or effort(After they ran out of food, themen, attempting to jump rope around the world, had to abort and go home.)abridge1.(v.)to cut down, shorten(The publisher thought the dictionary was too longand abridged it.)2.(adj.)shortened(Moby-Dick is such a long book that even theabridged version is longer than most normal books.)abrogate(v.)to abolish, usually by authority(The Bill of Rights assures that thegovernment cannot abrogate our right to a free press.)abscond(v.)to sneak away and hide(In the confusion, the super-spy absconded into thenight with the secret plans.)absolution(n.)freedom from blame, guilt, sin(Once all the facts were known, the jurygave Angela absolution by giving a verdict of not guilty.)SAT Vocabularyabstain(v.)to freely choose not to commit an action(Everyone demanded that Angusput on the kilt, but he did not want to do it and abstained.)abstruse(adj.)hard to comprehend(Everyone else in the class understood geometryeasily, but John found the subject abstruse.)accede(v.)to agree(When the class asked the teacher whether they could play baseballinstead of learn grammar they expected him to refuse, but instead he acceded totheir request.)accentuate(v.)to stress, highlight(Psychologists agree that those people who arehappiest accentuate the positive in life.)Aaccessible(adj.)obtainable, reachable(After studying with SparkNotes and getting agreat score on the SAT, Marlena happily realized that her goal of getting into anIvy-League college was accessible.)acclaim(n.)high praise(Greg’s excellent poem won the acclaim of his friends.)accolade(n.)high praise, special distinction(Everyone offered accolades to Sam afterhe won the Noble Prize.)accommodating(adj.)helpful, obliging, polite(Though the apartment was not bigenough for three people, Arnold, Mark, and Zebulon were all friends and wereaccommodating to each other.)accord(n.)an agreement(After much negotiating, England and Iceland finally came toa mutually beneficial accord about fishing rights off the cost of Greenland.)accost(v.)to confront verbally(Though Antoinette was normally quite calm, when thewaiter spilled soup on her for the fourth time in 15 minutes she stood up and accostedthe man.)accretion(n.)slow growth in size or amount(Stalactites are formed by the accretion ofminerals from the roofs of caves.)acerbic(adj.)biting, bitter in tone or taste(Jill became extremely acerbic and began tocruelly make fun of all her friends.)acquiesce(v.)to agree without protesting(Though Mr. Correlli wanted to stay outsideand work in his garage, when his wife told him that he had better come in to dinner,he acquiesced to her demands.)acrimony(n.)bitterness, discord(Though they vowed that no girl would ever comebetween them, Biff and Trevor could not keep acrimony from overwhelming theirfriendship after they both fell in love with the lovely Teresa.)acumen(n.)keen insight(Because of his mathematical acumen, Larry was able to figureout in minutes problems that took other students hours.)acute1.(adj.)sharp, severe(Arnold could not walk because the pain in his foot was soacute.)2.(adj.)having keen insight(Because she was so acute, Libby instantlyfigured out how the magician pulled off his “magic.”)adamant(adj.)impervious, immovable, unyielding(Though public pressure wasintense, the President remained adamant about his proposal.)adept(adj.)extremely skilled(Tarzan was adept at jumping from tree to tree like amonkey.)SAT VocabularyAadhere1.(n.)to stick to something(We adhered the poster to the wall with tape.)2.(n.)to follow devoutly(He adhered to the dictates of his religion without question.)admonish(v.)to caution, criticize, reprove(Joe’s mother admonished him not to ruinhis appetite by eating cookies before dinner.)adorn(v.)to decorate(We adorned the tree with ornaments.)adroit(adj.)skillful, dexterous(The adroit thief could pick someone’s pocket withoutattracting notice.)adulation(n.)extreme praise(Though the book was pretty good, Marcy did not believeit deserved the adulation it received.)adumbrate(v.)to sketch out in a vague way(The coach adumbrated a game plan, butnone of the players knew precisely what to do.)adverse(adj.)antagonistic, unfavorable, dangerous(Because of adverse conditions, thehikers decided to give up trying to climb the mountain.)advocate1.(v.)to argue in favor of something(Arnold advocated turning left at thestop sign, even though everyone else thought we should turn right.)2.(n.)a personwho argues in favor of something(In addition to wanting to turn left at every stopsign, Arnold was also a great advocate of increasing national defense spending.)aerial(adj.)somehow related to the air(We watched as the fighter planes conductedaerial maneuvers.)aesthetic(adj.)artistic, related to the appreciation of beauty(We hired Susan as ourinterior decorator because she has such a fine aesthetic sense.)SAT Vocabularyaffable(adj.)friendly, amiable(People like to be around George because he is so affableand good-natured.)affinity(n.)aspontaneous feeling of closeness(Jerry didn’t know why, but he felt anincredible affinity for Kramer the first time they met.)affluent(adj.)rich, wealthy(Mrs. Grebelski was affluent, owning a huge house, threecars, and an island near Maine.)affront(n.)an insult(Bernardo was very touchy, and took any slight as an affront to hishonor.)aggrandize(v.)to increase or make greater(Joseph always dropped the names of thefamous people his father knew as a way to aggrandize his personal stature.)Aaggregate1.(n.)a whole or total(The three branches of the U.S. Government form anaggregate much more powerful than its individual parts.)2.(v.)to gather into amass(The dictator tried to aggregate as many people into his army as he possiblycould.)aggrieved(adj.)distressed, wronged, injured(The foreman mercilessly overworked hisaggrieved employees.)agile(adj.)quick, nimble(The dogs were too slow to catch the agile rabbit.)agnostic(adj.)believing that the existence of God cannot be proven or disproven(Joey’s parents are very religious, but he is agnostic.)agriculture(n.)farming(It was a huge step in the progress of civilization when tribes lefthunting and gathering and began to develop more sustainable methods of obtainingfood, such as agriculture.)aisle(n.)a passageway between rows of seats(Once we got inside the stadium wewalked down the aisle to our seats.)alacrity(n.)eagerness, speed(For some reason, Chuck loved to help his motherwhenever he could, so when his mother asked him to set the table he did so withalacrity.)alias(n.)a false name or identity(He snuck past the guards by using an alias and fakeID.)allay(v.)to soothe, ease(The chairman of the Federal Reserve gave a speech to try toallay investors’ fears about an economic downturn.)allege(v.)to assert, usually without proof(The policeman had alleged that Marshallcommitted the crime, but after the investigation turned up no evidence, Marshallwas set free.)alleviate(v.)to relieve, make more bearable(This drug will alleviate the symptoms ofthe terrible disease, but only for a while.)allocate(v.)to distribute, set aside(The Mayor allocated 30 percent of the funds forimproving the town’s schools.)aloof(adj.)reserved, distant(The scientist could sometimes seem aloof, as if he didn’tcare about his friends or family, but really he was just thinking about quantummechanics.)altercation(n.)a dispute, fight(Jason and Lionel blamed one another for the caraccident, leading to an altercation.)SAT Vocabulary
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