#1 The 1000 Most Common SAT Words

Question 1

abase

Answer 1

to humiliate, degrade

Question 2

abate

Answer 2

to reduce, lessen

Question 3

abdicate

Answer 3

to give up a position, usually one of leadership

Question 4

abduct

Answer 4

to kidnap, take by force

Question 5

aberration

Answer 5

something that differs from the norm

Question 6

abet

Answer 6

to aid, help, encourage

Question 7

abhor

Answer 7

to hate, detest

Question 8

abide

Answer 8

1. to put up with
2. to remain

Question 9

abject

Answer 9

wretched, pitiful

Question 10

abjure

Answer 10

to reject, renounce

Question 11

abnegation

Answer 11

denial of comfort to oneself

Question 12

abort

Answer 12

to give up on a half-finished project or effort

Question 13

abridge

Answer 13

1. to cut down, shorten
2. shortened

Question 14

abrogate

Answer 14

to abolish, usually by authority

Question 15

abscond

Answer 15

to sneak away and hide

Question 16

absolution

Answer 16

to freely choose not to commit an action

Question 17

abstruse

Answer 17

hard to comprehend

Question 18

accede

Answer 18

to agree

Question 19

accentuate

Answer 19

to stress, highlight

Question 20

accessible

Answer 20

obtainable, reachable

Question 21

acclaim

Answer 21

high praise

Question 22

accolade

Answer 22

helpful, obliging, polite

Question 23

accommodating

Answer 23

helpful, obliging, polite

Question 24

accord

Answer 24

an agreement

Question 25

accost

Answer 25

to confront verbally

Question 26

accretion

Answer 26

slow growth in size or amount

Question 27

acerbic

Answer 27

biting, bitter in tone or taste

Question 28

acquiesce

Answer 28

to agree without protesting

Question 29

acrimony

Answer 29

bitterness, discord

Question 30

acumen

Answer 30

keen insight

Question 31

acute

Answer 31

sharp, severe

Question 32

adamant

Answer 32

impervious, immovable, unyielding

Question 33

adept

Answer 33

extremely skilled

Question 34

adhere

Answer 34

to stick to something

Question 35

admonish

Answer 35

to caution, criticize, reprove

Question 36

adorn

Answer 36

to decorate

Question 37

adroit

Answer 37

skillful, dexterous

Question 38

adulation

Answer 38

extreme praise

Question 39

adumbrate

Answer 39

adverse, preventing success or development

Question 40

advocate

Answer 40

1. to argue in favor of something
2. a person who argues in favor of something

Question 41

aerial

Answer 41

somehow related to air

Question 42

aesthetic

Answer 42

artistic, related to appreciation of beauty

Question 43

affable

Answer 43

friendly, amiable

Question 44

affinity

Answer 44

a spontaneous feeling of closeness

Question 45

affluent

Answer 45

rich, wealthy

Question 46

affront

Answer 46

an insult

Question 47

aggrandize

Answer 47

to increase or make greater

Question 48

aggregate

Answer 48

1. a whole or total
2. to gather into a mass

Question 49

aggrieved

Answer 49

distressed, wronged, injured

Question 50

agile

Answer 50

quick, nimble

Question 51

agnostic

Answer 51

believing that the existence of God cannot be proven or disproven

Question 52

agriculture

Answer 52

farming

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aisle

Answer 53

a passageway between rows of seats

Question 54

alacrity

Answer 54

eagerness, speed

Question 55

alias

Answer 55

a false name or identity

Question 56

allay

Answer 56

to soothe, easy

Question 57

allege

Answer 57

to assert, usually without proof

Question 58

alleviate

Answer 58

to relieve, make more bearable

Question 59

allocate

Answer 59

to distribute, set aside

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aloof

Answer 60

reserved, distant

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altercation

Answer 61

a dispute, fight

Question 62

amalgamate

Answer 62

to bring together, unite

Question 63

ambiguous

Answer 63

uncertain, variably interpretable

Question 64

ambivalent

Answer 64

having opposing feelings

Question 65

ameliorate

Answer 65

to improve

Question 66

amenable

Answer 66

willing, compliant

Question 67

amenity

Answer 67

an item that increases comfort

Question 68

amiable

Answer 68

friendly

Question 69

amicable

Answer 69

friendly

Question 70

amorous

Answer 70

showing, love, particularly sexual

Question 71

amorphous

Answer 71

without definite shape or type

Question 72

anachronistic

Answer 72

being out of correct chronological order

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analgesic

Answer 73

something that reduces pain

Question 74

analogous

Answer 74

similar to, so that an analogy can be drawn

Question 75

anarchist

Answer 75

one who wants to eliminate all government

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anathema

Answer 76

a cursed, detested person

Question 77

anecdote

Answer 77

a short, humorous account

Question 78

anesthesia

Answer 78

loss of sensation

Question 79

anesthesia

Answer 79

loss of sensation

Question 80

anguish

Answer 80

extreme sadness, torment

Question 81

animated

Answer 81

lively

Question 82

annex

Answer 82

1.to incorporate territory or space
2.a room attached to a larger room or space

Question 83

annul

Answer 83

to make void or invalid

Question 84

anomaly

Answer 84

something that does not fit into the normal order

Question 85

anonymous

Answer 85

being unknown, unrecognizable

Question 86

antagonism

Answer 86

hostility

Question 87

antecedent

Answer 87

something that came before

Question 88

antediluvian

Answer 88

ancient

Question 89

anthology

Answer 89

a selected collection of writings, songs, etc.

Question 90

antipathy

Answer 90

a strong dislike, repugnance

Question 91

antiquated

Answer 91

old, out of date

Question 92

antiseptic

Answer 92

clean, sterile

Question 93

antithesis

Answer 93

the absolute opposite

Question 94

anxiety

Answer 94

intense uneasiness

Question 95

apathetic

Answer 95

lacking concern, emotion

Question 96

apocryphal

Answer 96

fictitious, false, wrong

Question 97

appalling

Answer 97

inspiring shock, horror, disgust

Question 98

appease

Answer 98

to calm, satisfy

Question 99

appraise

Answer 99

to assess the worth or value of