College Board Top 100 Common
SAT/ACT Vocabulary Words
Abbreviate - Answer Shorten,abridge
Abstinence - Answer act of refraing from
Adulation - Answer high praise
adversity - Answer misfortune
aesthetic - Answer pertaining to beauty
amicable - Answer agreeable
anachronistic - Answer out-of-date
anecdote - Answer short account of event
anonymous - Answer nameless
antagonist - Answer opponent
arid - Answer extremely dry
assiduous - Answer hard-working
asylum - Answer sanctuary
benevolent - Answer friendly, helpful
camaraderie - Answer trust among friends
censure - Answer to criticize harshly
circuitous - Answer indirect, roundabout
clairvoyant - Answer able to see the future
collaborate - Answer to work together
compassion - Answer sympathy, mercy
compromise - Answer to settle differences
, condescending - Answer patronizing
conditional - Answer provisional, contingent
conformist - Answer follower of customs
congregation - Answer crowd of people
convergence - Answer joining of parts
deleterious - Answer harmful
demagogue - Answer rabble-rousing leader
digression - Answer straying from main point
diligent - Answer hard-working
discredit - Answer dishonor, disgrace
disdain - Answer to regard with scorn
divergent - Answer variant, moving apart
empathy - Answer sharing of feelings
emulate - Answer follow an example
enervating - Answer tiring, weakening
enhance - Answer improve, augment
ephemeral - Answer momentary, fleeting
evanescent - Answer short-lived, as an image
exasperation - Answer irritation, frustration
exemplary - Answer outstanding
extenuating - Answer guilt diminishing
florid - Answer flushed, ornate
fortuitous - Answer lucky
SAT/ACT Vocabulary Words
Abbreviate - Answer Shorten,abridge
Abstinence - Answer act of refraing from
Adulation - Answer high praise
adversity - Answer misfortune
aesthetic - Answer pertaining to beauty
amicable - Answer agreeable
anachronistic - Answer out-of-date
anecdote - Answer short account of event
anonymous - Answer nameless
antagonist - Answer opponent
arid - Answer extremely dry
assiduous - Answer hard-working
asylum - Answer sanctuary
benevolent - Answer friendly, helpful
camaraderie - Answer trust among friends
censure - Answer to criticize harshly
circuitous - Answer indirect, roundabout
clairvoyant - Answer able to see the future
collaborate - Answer to work together
compassion - Answer sympathy, mercy
compromise - Answer to settle differences
, condescending - Answer patronizing
conditional - Answer provisional, contingent
conformist - Answer follower of customs
congregation - Answer crowd of people
convergence - Answer joining of parts
deleterious - Answer harmful
demagogue - Answer rabble-rousing leader
digression - Answer straying from main point
diligent - Answer hard-working
discredit - Answer dishonor, disgrace
disdain - Answer to regard with scorn
divergent - Answer variant, moving apart
empathy - Answer sharing of feelings
emulate - Answer follow an example
enervating - Answer tiring, weakening
enhance - Answer improve, augment
ephemeral - Answer momentary, fleeting
evanescent - Answer short-lived, as an image
exasperation - Answer irritation, frustration
exemplary - Answer outstanding
extenuating - Answer guilt diminishing
florid - Answer flushed, ornate
fortuitous - Answer lucky
