Barron's SAT High-Frequency Word List

1. abate subside, decrease 37. antiquated old-fashioned

2. abridge condense, shorten 38. apathy indifference

3. abstemious temperate, sparing 39. apocryphal untrue

4. abstract theoretical, nonrepresentational 40. appease pacify or soothe

5. abstruse obscure, profound 41. apprehension fear

6. accessible easy to approach, obtainable 42. arable fit for growing crops

7. acclaim applaud 43. arbitrary random

8. accolade award of merit 44. archaic antiquated

9. acknowledge recognize, admit 45. ardent intense

10. acquiesce agree without protesting 46. arrogance pride

11. acrid sharp, bitterly pungent 47. articulate effective

acrimonious bitter in words or manner artifact object made my human beings, either

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12. 48.
handmade or mass-produced
13. adulation flattery, admiration

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49. artisan craftsman
14. adversary opponent
50. ascendancy domination
adversity hardship
15.

16.

17.
advocate

aesthetic
support

artistic, appreciation of beauty

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51.

52.
ascetic

aspire
practicing self-denial

long for
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53. assiduous diligent
18. affable warmly friendly
54. assuage ease, lessen, soothe
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19. affirmation confirmation

55. astute wise
20. aggregate accumulate
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56. atrophy waste away

21. alleviate relieve
attribute ascribe, explain
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57.
22. aloof reserved
58. audacious bold
23. altruistic unselfishly generous
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59. augment increase

24. ambiguous confusing
austere stern, simple
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60.
25. ambivalence contradictory or conflicting emotional
attitudes 61. authoritarian completely dominating

26. amorphous having no form 62. autonomous self-governing

27. anachronistic error involving time 63. avarice greediness

28. analogous comparable 64. aversion dislike

29. anarchist advocate of abolishing authority 65. avert prevent, turn away

30. anecdote short account of an amusing or interesting 66. beguile mislead, pass time
event
67. belie contradict, give a false impression
31. animosity hatred, hostility
68. benevolent generous
32. anomaly irregularity
69. bequeath hand down
33. antagonism hostility, active resistance
70. bleak cold or cheerless, unlikely
34. antediluvian ancient
71. blighted suffering from disease, destroyed
35. antidote medicine
72. bolster support, reinforce
36. antipathy dislike
73. braggart boaster
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74. brevity conciseness 111. contentious quarrelsome

75. buttress support 112. contract compress, make a pledge, catch a disease

76. cacophonous inharmonious 113. converge approach, come together

77. cajole coax 114. conviction judgment that someone is guilty of a crime,
strongly held belief
78. calculated deliberately planned, likely
115. cordial gracious
79. candor frankness
116. corroborate confirm, support
80. capricious unpredictable, fickle, fanciful
117. corrode destroy by chemical action
81. carping finding fault
118. corrugated wrinkled, ridged
82. censorious critical
119. credulity gullibility, naivete
83. censure blame
120. criterion standard used in judging
84. certitude certainty
121. cryptic mysterious, secret, hidden
85. charlatan quack, pretender to knowledge
122. culpable deserving blame
86. circumlocution indirect/roundabout expression

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123. cursory casual, hastily done
87. cliché phrase dulled in meaning by repetition
curtail shorten

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124.
88. coalesce combine
125. debilitate weaken, enfeeble
89. coercion use of force to get someone to obey

90. colloquial pertaining to conversation or common

speech
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126.

127.
debunk

decorum
expose as false, exaggerated, worthless

orderliness

combustible easily burned deference courteous regard for another's wish

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91. 128.

92. commemorate honor memory of 129. degradation humiliation, debasement

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93. compile assemble, gather 130. dehydrate dry out

complacency self-satisfaction
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94. 131. deleterious harmful

95. complementary serving to complete something 132. delineate portray, depict

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96. compliance readiness to yield, conformity in fulfilling 133. denounce condemn

requirements
deplore regret, disapprove of
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134.
97. composure mental calmness
135. depose dethrone
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98. comprehensive thorough

136. depravity corruption, wickedness
99. concede admit, yield
137. deprecate express disapproval of
100. conciliatory reconciling, soothing
138. deride ridicule
101. concise brief and compact
139. derivative derived from another source
102. concur agree
140. desiccate dry up
103. condone overlook, forgive, excuse
141. despondent depressed
104. conflagration great fire
142. detached distant, calm and objective, physically
105. confluence flowing together, crowd unconnected
106. confound confuse 143. deterrent hindrance

107. conjecture guess 144. detrimental harmful

108. consensus general agreement 145. devious roundabout, erratic

109. constraint compulsion, repression of feelings 146. devise invent, plan

110. contend struggle, compete, assert 147. diffidence shyness

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148. diffuse wordy, rambling, spread out 185. elicit draw out by discussion

149. digression wandering away from subject 186. eloquence expressiveness, persuasive speech

150. dilatory delaying 187. elucidate explain, enlighten

151. diligence hard work and effort 188. elusive evasive, baffling

152. diminution lessening 189. emaciated thin and wasted

153. discerning mentally quick and observant 190. embellish adorn, ornament

154. disclose reveal 191. emend correct

155. discordant not harmonious 192. emulate imitate, rival

156. discount disregard, dismiss 193. endorse approve, support

157. discourse formal discussion 194. enhance increase, improve

158. discrepancy lack of consistency, difference 195. enigma puzzle

159. discriminating prejudiced 196. enmity ill will, hatred

160. disdain view with scorn or contempt 197. ephemeral short-lived, fleeting

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161. disinclination unwillingness 198. equanimity calmness of temperament, composure

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162. dismiss reject 199. equitable fair, impartial

163. disparage belittle 200. equivocal ambiguous, misleading

164.

165.
disparity

disperse
difference

scatter
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201.

202.
erroneous

erudite
mistaken

learned
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166. disputatious argumentative 203. esoteric hard to understand, known only by few

disseminate distribute eulogy expression of praise at someone's death

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167. 204.

168. dissent disagree 205. euphemism mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
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169. distend expand 206. evanescent fleeting

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170. divergent differing, deviating 207. exacerbate worsen

171. doctrine teachings 208. exalt raise in rank, praise

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172. document provide written evidence 209. excerpt selected passage

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173. dogmatic opinionated, arbitrary, doctrinal 210. execute put into effect, carry out

174. dubious questionable 211. exemplary outstanding, serving as a model

175. dupe someone easily fooled 212. exemplify embody, serve as an example of

176. duplicity double-dealing 213. exhaustive thorough

177. ebullient showing excitement 214. exhilarating invigorating and refreshing

178. eclectic composed of elements drawn from 215. exonerate acquit, exculpate
disparate sources
216. expedient suitable, practical, politic
179. edify instruct
217. expedite hasten
180. efface rub out
218. explicit totally clear, definite
181. effervescence inner excitement, bubbling from
219. exploit make use of
fermentation or carbonation
182. egotistical excessively self-centered 220. extol praise, glorify

183. elated overjoyed 221. extraneous not essential

184. elegy poem or song expressing lamentation 222. extricate free

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223. exuberance abundance, enthusiasm 260. iconoclastic attacking cherished traditions

224. facilitate help bring about 261. idiosyncrasy individual trait odd in nature, eccentricity

225. fallacious false, misleading 262. ignominy deep disgrace

226. fallow plowed but not sowed 263. illicit illegal

227. falter hesitate 264. illusory deceptive

228. fanaticism extreme devotion 265. immutable unchangeable

229. fastidious difficult to please 266. impair injure

230. fathom comprehend, investigate 267. impeccable faultless

231. feasible practical 268. impecunious without money

232. fell cut or knock down, bring down 269. impede hinder, block, delay

233. fervor glowing ardor, intensity of feeling 270. implausible unlikely

234. fitful unsteady 271. implement put into effect

235. flagrant wicked, blatant, outrageous 272. impregnable invulnerable

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236. florid ruddy, reddish, flowery 273. impudence rude

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237. foolhardy rash 274. inadvertently unintentionally

238. frivolous lacking in seriousness, carefree 275. inane silly

239.

240.
frugality

furtive
thrift, economy

stealthy, sneaky
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276.

277.
incidental

incisive
not essential

cutting
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241. garrulous loquacious, wordy 278. incite arouse to action

glacial like a glacier, cold inclusive tending to include all

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242. 279.

243. glutton someone who eats too much 280. incongruous not fitting
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244. gratify please 281. inconsequential insignificant

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245. gratuitous given freely 282. incontrovertible indisputable

246. gravity seriousness 283. incorrigible not correctable

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247. gregarious sociable 284. indefatigable tireless

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248. guile deceit 285. indict charge

249. gullible easily deceived 286. indifferent uncaring, mediocre

250. hackneyed commonplace, trite 287. indiscriminate choosing at random

251. hamper obstruct 288. indolent lazy

252. hardy sturdy 289. induce persuade, bring about

253. haughtiness arrogance 290. ineffable unutterable

254. hedonist one who believes that pleasure is the sole 291. inert inactive
aim in life
292. inexorable relentless, unyielding
255. heresy opinion contrary to popular belief or religion
293. ingenious clever
256. hierarchy arrangement by rank, authoritarian body
294. inherent firmly established by nature or habit
divided into ranks
257. homogeneous of the same kind 295. innate inborn

258. hypocritical pretending to be virtuous, deceiving 296. innocuous harmless

259. hypothetical supposed 297. innovation change, something new

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298. insipid lacking in flavor

299. insolvent bankrupt

300. instigate urge, start, provoke

301. insularity narrow-mindedness, isolation

302. insuperable unbeatable

303. integrity uprightness, wholeness, honesty

304. intervene come between

305. intimidate frighten

306. intractable unruly, stubborn

307. intrepid fearless

308. inundate overwhelm

309. invert turn upside down or inside out

310. ironic resulting in an unexpected and contrary outcome

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311. irreproachable blameless

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312. jocular said or done in jest

313. labyrinth maze

314.

315.
laconic

laggard
brief and to the point

slow
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316. lament grieve

lampoon ridicule
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317.

318. lassitude languor, weariness

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319. laud praise

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320. lavish generous, extravagant

321. lethargic drowsy, dull

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322. levity lack of seriousness

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323. linger loiter or dawdle

324. listless no spirit or energy

325. lithe flexible

326. lofty very high

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