yarranots 100 Top SAT Words - Vocabulary List: Vocabulary.com Vocabulary.com 100 Top SAT Words December 23, 2008 By Lori Weaver (Colorado Springs, CO) abate v become less in arnount or intensity - abdicate v give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors . aberration va state or condition markedly different from the norm abstain v choose not to consume . adversity va state of misfortune or affliction aesthetic v characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste amicable v characterized by friendship and good will nip wwrvocabulary.comiits 234008 ew notes 3yarranots 100 Top SAT Words - Vocabulary List: Vocabulary.com . anachronistic v chronologically misplaced , arid v lacking sufficient water or rainfall asylum va shelter from danger or hardship benevolent v showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding . bias va partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue . boisterous v full of rough and exuberant animal spirits brazen v unrestrained by convention or propriety . brusque v marked by rude or peremptory shortness nip wwrvocabulary.comiits 234008 ew notes 23yarranots 100 Top SAT Words - Vocabulary List: Vocabulary.com . camaraderie v the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability canny v showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others capacious v large in the amount that can be contained capitulate v surrender under agreed conditions clairvoyant v someone who can perceive things not present to the senses collaborate v work together on a common enterprise of project - compassion va deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering . compromise van accommodation in which both sides make concessions nip wwrvocabulary.comiits 234008 ew notes ans.yarranots 100 Top SAT Words - Vocabulary List: Vocabulary.com 4 condescending v characteristic of those who treat others with arrogance . conditional v imposing or depending on or containing an assumption conformist v someone who follows established standards of conduct conundrum va difficult problem convergence v the act of coming closer deleterious v harmful to living things demagogue v a leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions digression va turning aside nip wwrvocabulary.comiits 234008 ew notes a3yarranots 100 Top SAT Words - Vocabulary List: Vocabulary.com . diligent v quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness . discredit v the state of being held in low esteem disdain v lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike divergent v tending to move apart in different directions empathy ¥ understanding and entering into another's feelings , emulate v Strive to equal or match, especially by imitating enervating v causing weakness or debilitation ephemeral ¥ anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day nip wwrvocabulary.comiits 234008 ew notes 13yarranots 100 Top SAT Words - Vocabulary List: Vocabulary.com » evanescent ¥ tending to vanish like vapor exemplary v worthy of imitation - extenuating v partially excusing or justifying florid v elaborately or excessively ornamented forbearance Va delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges . fortitude v strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity . fortuitous v occurring by happy chance foster ¥ providing nurture though not related by blood or legal ties nip wwrvocabulary.comiits 234008 ew notes ansyarranots 100 Top SAT Words - Vocabulary List: Vocabulary.com . fraught v filled with or attended with frugal Vavoiding waste , hackneyed v repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse haughty v having or showing arrogant superiority to , hedonist v someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures hypothesis v a tentative insight into the natural world impetuous v characterized by undue haste and lack of thought impute v attribute or credit to nip wwrvocabulary.comiits 234008 ew notes m3.yarranots 100 Top SAT Words - Vocabulary List: Vocabulary.com . inconsequential v lacking worth or importance , inevitable v incapable of being avoided or prevented . intrepid v invulnerable to fear or intimidation intuitive v spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency jubilation Va feeling of extreme joy , lobbyist v someone who is employed to persuade how legislators vote ongevity v the property of being long-lived . Mundane v found in the ordinary course of events nip wwrvocabulary.comiits 234008 ew notes aisyarranots 100 Top SAT Words - Vocabulary List: Vocabulary.com , nonchalant v marked by blithe unconcern - opulent ¥ rich and superior in quality » orator va person who delivers a speech , ostentatious v intended to attract notice and impress others . parched v dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight perfidious v tending to betray pragmatic v concerned with practical matters precocious v characterized by exceptionally early development nip wwrvocabulary.comiits 234008 ew notes ans,yarranots 100 Top SAT Words - Vocabulary List: Vocabulary.com - pretentious v creating an appearance of importance or distinction - procrastinate ¥ postpone doing what one should be doing prosaic v lacking wit or imagination prosperity v the condition of having good fortune - provocative v serving or tending to excite or stimulate prudent v marked by sound judgment querulous v habitually complaining Fancorous v showing deep-seated resentment nip wwrvocabulary.comiits 234008 ew notes sa13yarranots 100 Top SAT Words - Vocabulary List: Vocabulary.com reclusive ¥ withdrawn from society; seeking solitude reconciliation v the reestablishing of cordial relations » renovation v the act of improving by renewing and restoring restrained v under control reverence v a feeling of profound respect for someone or something Sagacity v the ability to understand and discriminate between relations scrutinize v examine carefully for accuracy spontaneous v said or done without having been planned in advance nip wwrvocabulary.comiits 234008 ew notes a3.yarranots 100 Top SAT Words - Vocabulary List: Vocabulary.com . Spurious v plausible but false , submissive v inclined or willing to give in to orders or wishes of others , substantiate v establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts . subtle v difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze - superficial v of, affecting, or being on or near the surface . superfluous v more than is needed, desired, or required . surreptitious v marked by quiet and caution and secrecy tactful v having a sense of what is considerate in dealing with others nip wwrvocabulary.comiits 234008 ew notes wanyarranots 100 Top SAT Words - Vocabulary List: Vocabulary.com , tenacious v stubbornly unyielding , transient v lasting a very short time venerable v profoundly honored vindicate v show to be right by providing justification or proof , Wary v marked by keen caution and watchful prudence ‘copyron ©2015 Vesna om ARs Reseed nip wwrvocabulary.comiits 234008 ew notes san