top 66 sat words
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The Top 66 Words
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1. decorous
2. cathartic
3. abhorrent
4. amicable
5. anachronism
(adj) proper
(adj) cleansing
(adj) disgusting; loathsome
(adj) friendly
(n) an error in the order of time
E.g.: The Flinstones
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6. florid
7. auspicious
8. boorishness
9. censure
10. cartography
(adj) flowery
(adj) attended by favorable circumstances
(n) rude or clumsy behavior
(n) an expression of strong disapproval
(n) the art of making maps or charts
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11. collusion
12. eclectic
13. dogmatic
14. adulation
15. consummate
(n) a secret agreement for illegal purposes
(adj) combining elements from a variety ofsources
(adj) arrogant assertion of unprovedprinciples
(n) excessive flattery or admiration
(adj) complete in every respect
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16. cursory
17. deride
18. destitution
19. disparage
20. elucidate
(adj) performed with haste
(v) to speak of or treat with contempt(despise; lack of respect)
(n) complete poverty
(v) to reduce in esteem or rank
(v) to make clear or plain
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21. eloquent
22. apprehensive
23. diffidence
24. embody
25. equanimity
(adj) vividly or movingly expressive
(adj) anxious or fearful about the future
(n) the quality or state of being shy
(v) to give bodily form to
(n) the quality of being calm
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26. equitable
27. equivocal
28. eulogy
29. evanescent
30. exemplary
(adj) just and impartial
(adj) of uncertain significance
(n) a written tribute
(adj) vanishing like vapor
(adj) worthy of imitation
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31. felicitous
32. frugal
33. intrepid
34. hedonist
35. holistic
(adj) admirably suited
(adj) economical
(adj) fearless
(n) one devoted to pleasure
(adj) emphasizing the whole
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36. ideologue
37. laggard
38. impetuous
39. incisive
40. ineffable
(n) a theorist
(n) a straggler (one who wanders off)
(adj) rushing, hastiness
(adj) clear and sharp
(adj) incapable of being expressed
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41. idiosyncratic
42. impregnable
43. lamentation
44. superfluous
45. zealous
(adj) of peculiar behavioral characteristics
(adj) impossible to attack or challenge
(n) expression of sorrow
(adj) being beyond what is required
(adj) marked with enthusiasm
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46. malleable
47. mundane
48. obstinate
49. refute
50. rebuke
(adj) capable of being shaped
(adj) ordinary
(adj) stubborn
(v) to prove to be false
(v) to criticize sharply
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51. prosaic
52. quell
53. polarization
54. precocious
55. nefarious
(adj) commonplace
(v) to put down forcefully
(n) Interests about two conflicting positions
(adj) characterized by early development
(adj) infamous by way of being wicked
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56. rhetoric
57. sanguine
58. staid
59. swagger
60.obstreperious
(n) the study of using language
(adj) cheerfully optimistic
(adj) fixed or permanent
(adj) to brag, boast
(adj) noisily defiant
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61. venerate
62. vindicate
63. vindictive
64. lucid
65. rancor
(v) to regard with respect
(v) to clear of accusation
(adj) revengeful
(adj) easily understood
(n) resentment
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66. laud (v) to glorify