#5 The 1000 Most Common SAT Words

Question 1

eloquent

Answer 1

expressive, articulate, moving

Question 2

elucidate

Answer 2

to clarify, explain

Question 3

elude

Answer 3

to evade, escape

Question 4

emaciated

Answer 4

very thin, enfeebled looking

Question 5

embellish

Answer 5

1. to decorate, adorn
2. to add details to, enhance

Question 6

embezzle

Answer 6

to steal money by falsifying records

Question 7

emend

Answer 7

to correct or revise a written text

Question 8

eminent

Answer 8

1. distinguish, prominent, famous
2. conspicuous

Question 9

emollient

Answer 9

soothing

Question 10

emote

Answer 10

to express emotion

Question 11

empathy

Answer 11

sensitivity to another’s feelings as if they were one’s own

Question 12

empirical

Answer 12

1. based on observation or experience
2. capable of being proved or disproved by experiment

Question 13

emulate

Answer 13

to imitate

Question 14

enamor

Answer 14

to fill with love, fascinate, usually used in passive form followed by “of” or “with”

Question 15

encore

Answer 15

the audience’s demand for a repeat performance; also the artist’s performance in response to that demand

Question 16

encumber

Answer 16

to weigh down, burden

Question 17

enervate

Answer 17

to weaken, exhaust

Question 18

enfranchise

Answer 18

to grant the vote to

Question 19

engender

Answer 19

to bring about, create, generate

Question 20

enigmatic

Answer 20

mystifying, cryptic

Question 21

enmity

Answer 21

ill will, hatred, hostility

Question 22

ennui

Answer 22

boredom, weariness

Question 23

entail

Answer 23

to include as a necessary step

Question 24

enthrall

Answer 24

to charm, hold spellbound

Question 25

ephemeral

Answer 25

short-lived, fleeting

Question 26

epistolary

Answer 26

relating to or contained in letters

Question 27

epitome

Answer 27

a perfect example, embodiment

Question 28

equanimity

Answer 28

composure

Question 29

equivocal

Answer 29

ambiguous, uncertain, undecided

Question 30

erudite

Answer 30

learned

Question 31

eschew

Answer 31

to shun, avoid

Question 32

esoteric

Answer 32

understand by only a select few

Question 33

espouse

Answer 33

to take up as a cause, support

Question 34

ethereal

Answer 34

heavenly, exceptionally delicate or refined

Question 35

etymology

Answer 35

the history of words, their origin and development

Question 36

euphoric

Answer 36

elated, uplifted

Question 37

evanescent

Answer 37

fleeting, momentary

Question 38

evince

Answer 38

to show, reveal

Question 39

exacerbate

Answer 39

to make more violent, intense

Question 40

exalt

Answer 40

to glorify, praise

Question 41

exasperate

Answer 41

to irritate, irk

Question 42

excavate

Answer 42

to dig out of the ground and remove

Question 43

exculpate

Answer 43

to free from guilt or blame, exonerate

Question 44

excursion

Answer 44

a trip or outing

Question 45

execrable

Answer 45

loathsome, detestable

Question 46

exhort

Answer 46

to urge, prod, spur

Question 47

exigent

Answer 47

urgent, critical

Question 48

exonerate

Answer 48

to free from guilt or blam

Question 49

exorbitant

Answer 49

excessive

Question 50

expedient

Answer 50

advisable, advantageous, serving one's self-interest

Question 51

expiate

Answer 51

to make amends for, atone

Question 52

expunge

Answer 52

to obliterate, eradicate

Question 53

expurgate

Answer 53

to remove offensive or incorrect parts, usually of a book

Question 54

extant

Answer 54

existing, not destroyed or lost

Question 55

extol

Answer 55

to praise, revere

Question 56

extraneous

Answer 56

irrelevant, extra, not necessary

Question 57

extricate

Answer 57

to disentangle

Question 58

exult

Answer 58

to rejoice

Question 59

fabricate

Answer 59

to make up, invent

Question 60

facade

Answer 60

the wall of a building

Question 61

facile

Answer 61

easy, requiring little effort

Question 62

fallacious

Answer 62

incorrect, misleading

Question 63

fastidious

Answer 63

meticulous, demanding, having high and often unattainable standards

Question 64

fathom

Answer 64

to understan, comprehend

Question 65

fatuous

Answer 65

silly, foolish

Question 66

fecund

Answer 66

fruitful, fertile

Question 67

felicitous

Answer 67

1. well suited, apt 2. delightful, pleasing

Question 68

feral

Answer 68

wild, savage

Question 69

fervent

Answer 69

ardent, passionate

Question 70

fetid

Answer 70

having a foul odor

Question 71

fetter

Answer 71

to chain, restrain

Question 72

fickle

Answer 72

shifting in character, inconstant

Question 73

fidelity

Answer 73

loyalty, devotion

Question 74

figurative

Answer 74

symbolic

Question 75

flabbergasted

Answer 75

astounded

Question 76

flaccid

Answer 76

limp, not firm or strong

Question 77

flagrant

Answer 77

offensive, egregious

Question 78

florid

Answer 78

flowery, ornate

Question 79

flout

Answer 79

to disregard or disobey openly

Question 80

foil

Answer 80

to thwart, frustrate, defeat

Question 81

forage

Answer 81

to graze, rummage for food

Question 82

forbearance

Answer 82

patience, restraint, toleration

Question 83

forestall

Answer 83

to prevent, thwart, delay

Question 84

forlorn

Answer 84

lonely, abandoned, hopeless

Question 85

forsake

Answer 85

to give up, renounce

Question 86

fortitude

Answer 86

strength, guts

Question 87

fortuitous

Answer 87

happening by chance, often lucky or fortunate

Question 88

forum

Answer 88

a medium for lecture or discussion

Question 89

foster

Answer 89

to stimulate, promote, encourage

Question 90

fractitious

Answer 90

troublesome or irritable

Question 91

fraught

Answer 91

(usually used with "with") filled or accompanied with

Question 92

frenetic

Answer 92

frenzied, hectic, frantic

Question 93

frivolous

Answer 93

of little importance, trifling

Question 94

frugal

Answer 94

thrifty, economical

Question 95

furtive

Answer 95

secretive, sly

Question 96

garish

Answer 96

gaudy, in bad taste

Question 97

garrulous

Answer 97

talkative, wordy

Question 98

genial

Answer 98

friendly, affable

Question 99

gluttony

Answer 99

overindulgence in food or drink

Question 100

goad

Answer 100

to urge, spur, incite to action