66 Most Common SAT Words

abhorrent

disgusting, loathsome

adulation

excessive flattery or admiration

amicable

friendly

anachronism

an error in order of time

apprehensive

anxious or fearful about the future

auspicious

attended by favorable circumstances

boorish

rude or clumsy behavior

cartography

the art of making maps or charts

cathartic

cleansing

censure

an expression of strong disapproval

collusion

a secret agreement for illegal purposes

consummate

complete in every respect

cursory

performed with haste

decorous

proper

deride

to speak of or treat with contempt

destitution

complete poverty

diffidence

the quality or state of being shy

disparage

to reduce in esteem or rank

dogmatic

arrogant assertion of unproved principles

eclectic

combining elements from a variety of sources

eloquent

vividly or movingly expressive

elucidate

to make clear or plain

embody

to give bodily form to

equanimity

the quality of being calm

equitable

just or impartial

equivocal

of uncertain significance

eulogy

a written tribute

evanescent

vanishing like vapor

exemplary

worthy of imitation

felicitous

admirably suited

florid

flowery

frugal

economical

hedonist

one devoted to pleasure

holistic

emphasizing the whole

ideologue

a theorist

idiosyncratic

of peculiar behavioral characteristics

impetuous

marked by violent force

impregnable

impossible to attack or challenge

incisive

clear or sharp

ineffable

incapable of being described

intrepid

fearless

laggard

straggler

lamentation

expression of sorrow

laud

to glorify

lucid

easily understood

malleable

capable of being molded

mundane

ordinary

nefarious

infamous by way of being wicked

obstinate

stubborn

obstreperous

noisily defiant

polarization

interests about two conflicting positions

precocious

characterized by early development

prosaic

commonplace

quell

to put down forcefully

rancor

resentment

rebuke

to criticize

refute

to prove to be false

rhetoric

the study of using language

sanguine

of a reddish color

staid

fixed or permanent

superfluous

being beyond what is needed or required

swagger

to brag or boast

venerate

to regard with respect

vindicated

to clear of accusation

vindictive

revengeful

zealous

marked with enthusiasm