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The 500 Most Common SAT Words Questions and Answers 2024
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The 500 Most Common SAT Wordsaberration – answer Deviation from what is correct or right.
abeyance – answer Suspension of an activity; postponement.
abstemious – answer Sparing in use of food or drink; moderate.
abstruse - answer Concealed; difficult to comprehend; obscure.
accolade - answer Embrace; award; commendation.
acerbic - answer Bitter; harsh; caustic.
acrimonious - answer Sarcastic; caustic; angry; mordant.
acuity - answer Sharpness; acuteness; keenness.
acute - answer1. Perceptive. 2. Excruciating.
adept - answer Proficient; masterful; expert.
adherent - answer Believer; supporter; devotee.
adjunct - answer1. Attachment; appendage. 2. Subordinate or auxiliary capacity.
admonish - answer Caution; reprove mildly; reprimand.
adroit - answer Dexterous; proficient; skillful.
adulation - answer Excessive flattery; adoration; idolization.
adulterate - answer Make impure or inferior by adding improper ingredients;
contaminate; pollute.
advocate - answer1. Argue for a cause; defend. 2. Support; uphold.
aesthete - answer Person who cultivates beauty or art; connoisseur.
aggrandize - answer Make more powerful; amplify; increase.
alacrity - answer Eagerness; zeal; speed.
,altruistic - answer Concerned about the general welfare of others; charitable; generous.
ambivalence - answer Uncertainty; doubt; indecisiveness.
ambulatory - answerable to walk; not stationary.
ameliorate - answer Make better; improve.
amiable - answer Cordial; of pleasant disposition; friendly.
amorphous - answer Without structure; shapeless; nebulous.
animate - answer Energize; enliven.
anomaly - answer Abnormality; deviation from the general rule; irregularity.
antediluvian - answer Ancient; antiquated; obsolete.
antipathy - answer Feeling of opposition or repugnance; aversion; dislike.
apathy - answer Lack of concern; emotion or interest; indifference.
aperture - answer Gap; opening; orifice.
apocryphal - answer False; unauthenticated; disputed.
apotheosis - answer1. Essence; epitome. 2. Canonization.
appease - answer Satisfy; make peace; placate.
approbatory - answer Expressing approval.
arable - answer Suitable for cultivation or plowing.
arrogant - answer Feeling superior to other people; egotistical.
ascetic - answer Strict; austere.
assuage - answer Ease; make less burdensome; mitigate.
atrophy - answer Waste away from lack of use; degenerate.
audacity - answer Boldness or adventurousness; gall.
authoritarian - answer1. Person who acts like a dictator; tyrant. 2. Disciplinarian.
, avarice - answer Extreme desire for wealth; greed; acquisitiveness.
aviary - answer large enclosure confining birds.
avouch - answer Guarantee; take responsibility for; affirm.
avow - answer Affirm; assert; declare; acknowledge.
baleful - answer Sorrowful; sinister; evil.
balm - answer Soothing ointment for pain or healing; salve.
banal - answer Trite; insipid; ordinary.
bane - answer Deadly affliction; curse; plague.
barbarity - answer Cruel action; inhuman act; harsh conduct.
barren - answer1. Infertile; impotent. 2. Arid; unproductive.
befuddle - answer Stupefy or confuse; misconstrue.
belated - answer Tardy; overdue.
beleaguer - answer Besiege; surround.
belittle - answer Humiliate; tease; diminish in importance.
bemoan - answer1. Experience pain or distress. 2. Express pity for; mourn.
bemused - answer Preoccupied by thought; bewildered; perplexed.
bilk - answer Defraud; deceive; hoodwink.
blandishment - answer Cajolery; enticement.
bliss - answer Gaiety; happiness; enjoyment.
blithe - answer Happy; pleased; delighted.
boisterous - answer Noisy; loud; violent; rowdy.
boorish - answer Ill-mannered; rude; gauche.
brevity - answer Briefness; succinctness; terseness.
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