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Top 50 SAT words according to Washington Post:

(WORD OF THE DAY) 

  1. abbreviate -- (v) to shorten, abridge

  2. abstinence -- (n) the act of refraining from pleasurable activity, e.g., eating or drinking

  3. adulation -- (n) high praise

  4. adversity -- (n) misfortune, an unfavorable turn of events

  5. aesthetic -- (adj) pertaining to beauty or the arts

  6. amicable -- (adj) friendly, agreeable

  7. anachronistic -- (adj) out-of-date, not attributed to the correct historical period

  8. anecdote -- (n) short, usually funny account of an event

  9. anonymous -- (adj) nameless, without a disclosed identity

  10. antagonist -- (n) foe, opponent, adversary

  11. arid -- (adj) extremely dry or deathly boring

  12. assiduous -- (adj) persistent, hard-working

  13. asylum -- (n) sanctuary, shelter, place of refuge

  14. benevolent -- (adj) friendly and helpful

  15. camaraderie -- (n) trust, sociability amongst friends

  16. censure -- (v) to criticize harshly

  17. circuitous -- (adj) indirect, taking the longest route

  18. clairvoyant -- (adj) exceptionally insightful, able to foresee the future

  19. collaborate -- (v) to cooperate, work together

  20. compassion -- (n) sympathy, helpfulness or mercy

  21. compromise -- (v) to settle a dispute by terms agreeable to both sides

  22. condescending -- (adj) possessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing

  23. conditional -- (adj) depending on a condition, e.g., in a contract

  24. conformist -- (n) person who complies with accepted rules and customs

  25. congregation -- (n) a crowd of people, an assembly

  26. convergence -- (n) the state of separate elements joining or coming together

  27. deleterious -- (adj) harmful, destructive, detrimental

  28. demagogue -- (n) leader, rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice

  29. digression -- (n) the act of turning aside, straying from the main point, esp. in a speech or argument

  30. diligent -- (adj) careful and hard-working

  31. discredit -- (v) to harm the reputation of, dishonor or disgrace

  32. disdain -- (v) to regard with scorn or contempt

  33. divergent -- (adj) separating, moving in different directions from a particular point

  34. empathy -- (n) identification with the feelings of others

  35. emulate -- (v) to imitate, follow an example

  36. enervating -- (adj) weakening, tiring

  37. enhance -- (v) to improve, bring to a greater level of intensity

  38. ephemeral -- (adj) momentary, transient, fleeting

  39. evanescent -- (adj) quickly fading, short-lived, esp. an image

  40. exasperation -- (n) irritation, frustration

  41. exemplary -- (adj) outstanding, an example to others

  42. extenuating -- (adj) excusing, lessening the seriousness of guilt or crime, e.g., of mitigating factors

  43. florid -- (adj) red-colored, flushed; gaudy, ornate

  44. fortuitous -- (adj) happening by luck, fortunate

  45. frugal -- (adj) thrifty, cheap

  46. hackneyed -- (adj) cliched, worn out by overuse

  47. haughty -- (adj) arrogant and condescending

  48. hedonist -- (n) person who pursues pleasure as a goal

  49. hypothesis -- (n) assumption, theory requiring proof

  50. impetuous -- (adj) rash, impulsive, acting without thinking

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