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SAT Vocabulary List #1
Abhor-to hate
Abridge-to shorten
Abscond-to flee
Adjacent-next to
Admonish-warn gently
Adversity-hardship
Adroit-clever
Adulterate-to make impure
Aesthetic-artistic
Affable-friendly
Affirmation-positive statement
Aggravate-to intensify
Alacrity-promptness
Alleviate-relieve
Allusion-reference
Altercation-argument
Altruism-generosity with no concern for self
Ambiguous-unclear
Amorphous-shapeless
Anarchy-chaos/without rules
Animosity-strong hatred
Antipathy-hatred
Antithesis-opposite
Appease-pacify
Apprehension-anxiety
Archaic-obsolete
Astute-quick to understand
Audacity-courage
Augment-increase
Austere-strict
SAT Vocabulary List #2
bane-source of misery
banter-playful joking
belie-misrepresentation
benevolent-kindly
benign-innocent
bequeath-to hand down
bland-mild
blight-to cause to whither or die
bolster-strengthen
breach-violation
brevity-conciseness
brink-threshold
brusque-blunt
bucolic-rural
cajole-persuade with flattery
candor-sincerity
capitulate-surrender
censure-disapprove
chide-to scold
circumspect-careful
SAT Vocabulary List #3
1. Clandestine- secret; hidden
2. Clemency- forgiveness; mercy
3. Cogent- forcefully concise; to the point
4. Coherent- sticking together; consistent
5. Compliance- a yielding to a request or demand
6. Composure- calmness; poise
7. Conciliatory- pacifying, tending to lessen anger
8. Concur-to agree; to coincide
9. Condone- to forgive or excuse; to tolerate
10. Conflagration- a large fire
11. Confound- to confuse; to puzzle
12. Congenial- friendly; sociable
13. Contend- to compete, to do battle against
14. Corpulent- fat and fleshy; stout; plump
15. Corroborate- to confirm; to vouch for
16. Credulity-belief; lack of skepticism
17. Creed- a set of beliefs; values
18. Cryptic- hidden; mysterious
19. Cumbersome- clumsy; hard to handle due to weight or size
20. Cursory- hasty and inattentive
21. Curtail- to shorten; to reduce
22. Deflect- to turn aside; to change the expected path
23. Defunct- inactive; lifeless
24. Deplore- to disapprove; to regret
25. Deride- to ridicule; to mock
26. Derivative- outgrowth; spin off
27. Derogatory- belittling; insulting
28. Detrimental- harmful; damaging
29. Devious- sneaky; sly
30. Diabolical- wicked; devilish
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