Vocabulary Lists

100 Top “SAT” Words

abate

abdicate

aberration

abstain

adversity

aesthetic

amicable

anachronistic

arid

asylum

benevolent

bias

boisterous

brazen

brusque

camaraderie

canny

capacious

capitulate

clairvoyant

collaborate

compassion

compromise

condescending

conditional

conformist

conundrum

convergence

deleterious

demagogue

digression

diligent

discredit

disdain

divergent

empathy

emulate

enervating

ephemeral

evanescent

exemplary

extenuating

florid

forbearance

fortitude

fortuitous

foster

fraught

frugal

hackneyed

haughty

hedonist

hypothesis

impetuous

impute

inconsequential

inevitable

intrepid

intuitive

jubilation

lobbyist

longevity

mundane

nonchalant

opulent

orator

ostentatious

parched

perfidious

pragmatic

precocious

pretentious

procrastinate

prosaic

prosperity

provocative

prudent

querulous

rancorous

reclusive

reconciliation

renovation

restrained

reverence

sagacity

scrutinize

spontaneous

spurious

submissive

substantiate

subtle

superficial

superfluous

surreptitious

tactful

tenacious

transient

venerable

vindicate

wary

100 SAT Words Beginning with “V”

vacate

vacillate

vacuous

vagary

vagrant

vague

vain

vainglorious

valedictory

valiant

valid

validate

valor

vanguard

vanity

vanquish

vantage

vapid

variable

variegated

varying

vassal

vast

vault

vaunt

veer

vegetate

vehement

velocity

venal

vendetta

vendor

veneer

venerable

venerate

venturesome

venue

veracity

verbal

verbatim

verbiage

verbose

verdant

verify

verisimilitude

veritable

verity

vernacular

vernal

versatile

vertex

vertigo

verve

vestige

veteran

veto

vex

vexation

viable

vibrant

vicarious

vice

vicinity

vicissitude

victor

vie

vigilant

vignette

vigorous

vile

vilify

villain

vindicate

vindictive

vintage

virtual

virtue

virtuoso

virulent

visage

viscera

visceral

viscid

vital

vitality

vitiate

vitreous

vitriolic

vituperative

vivacious

vivid

vocation

vociferous

void

volatile

voluble

voluminous

voracious

vortex

vulnerable

100 SAT Words Beginning with “D”

dally

dapper

dauntless

dawdle

dearth

debacle

debilitate

debunk

deduce

defame

defiance

defunct

dejected

deleterious

delicacy

deluge

demeanor

demographic

denounce

depict

deplete

derivation

descendant

descry

desolate

destitute

deter

detrimental

devout

dexterity

diabolical

diaphanous

diatribe

dichotomy

didactic

diffident

dilettante

dire

disconcerting

discord

discreet

discrepancy

disenfranchise

disfigure

disgruntled

disheveled

disingenuous

disinter

disjointed

dismal

dismantle

dismay

disparage

disparity

dispassionate

dispatch

dispel

dispense

disperse

displace

disposable

disposition

disseminate

dissertation

dissident

dissimilar

dissimulate

dissipate

dissipated

dissipation

dissolute

dissolution

dissolve

dissonance

dissonant

dissuade

distant

distend

distill

distillation

distort

distract

distraught

distress

diverse

divest

docile

dogmatic

doleful

domestic

dominant

dormant

dreary

drudgery

dubious

duplicity

durable

dwell

dwindle

dystopian

100 SAT Words Beginning with “T”

tacit

taciturn

tactful

tactile

taint

talisman

tangential

tangible

tantalizing

tantamount

taper

tariff

taunt

taut

tautological

tawdry

tedious

temerity

temperament

temporal

temporize

tenable

tenacity

tenet

tentative

tenuous

tenure

terminal

termination

terminology

terrain

terrestrial

territory

terse

tertiary

tessellated

theocracy

theology

thermal

thespian

threshold

thrifty

thrive

throes

throng

throttle

thrust

thwart

tirade

toady

toil

token

tome

topography

torpid

torpor

torque

torrential

torrid

torso

totalitarian

tout

tract

tractable

traduce

trajectory

tranquility

transcendental

transcribe

transfixed

transgression

transient

transitory

translucent

transparent

transpire

travail

traverse

travesty

treachery

tread

treason

treatise

trek

tremulous

trenchant

trepidation

tribulation

tribunal

trifling

trilogy

triumvirate

troglodyte

truculent

truism

truncate

tumult

turpitude

tutelage

tyranny

100 SAT Words Beginning with “P”

pacifist

palliative

palpable

panacea

pandemic

pandemonium

paradigm

paradox

paragon

parody

parsimonious

partisan

pastoral

patriarchal

patrician

patriotism

patronizing

paucity

pecuniary

pedagogy

pedantic

penitent

penurious

perfidious

perilous

perish

pernicious

perpetuate

personification

pertinent

peruse

pervasive

philanthropist

pillage

pinnacle

pithy

placate

placid

plausible

plebeian

plethora

pliable

plight

plummet

plunder

plutocracy

poignant

polarize

pompous

portentous

posterity

potent

potentate

pragmatic

preamble

precarious

precedent

precocious

precursor

predator

predecessor

predominance

premonition

preponderance

preposterous

prerequisite

prerogative

prescience

prevalent

prevaricate

primitive

pristine

privation

prodigal

prodigious

prodigy

prognosticate

prolific

prolix

prominent

propel

propensity

prophecy

propitious

proportional

proprietor

propriety

prosaic

prosperity

prostrate

protege

prototype

proverbial

provocative

prowess

puerile

pugilist

pugnacious

puissant

pusillanimous

100 SAT words Beginning with “R”

raconteur

radical

rambunctious

ramification

rampant

rancor

rapport

rarefied

rationalization

ravage

ravenous

realm

reap

rebellious

rebuke

rebuttal

recalcitrant

recant

recapitulate

recidivism

recipient

reciprocate

recluse

recoil

recommence

recompense

reconcile

recondite

reconnaissance

recrimination

rectitude

redoubtable

redress

refined

refulgent

refurbish

refutation

regime

regress

reiterate

rejuvenate

relapse

relegate

relent

relentless

relevance

relevant

relinquish

relish

remediate

reminiscent

remorse

remote

remunerate

renegade

renege

renounce

renowned

renunciation

repent

repercussion

repertoire

replenish

reprehensible

repress

reprove

repudiate

repugnant

reputable

resolute

resonate

restitution

restive

resurgence

resuscitate

retaliate

reticent

retort

retract

retrench

retribution

revelation

revelry

reverberate

revere

revile

revoke

revolutionize

revulsion

rhetorical

rigorous

riveting

robust

rousing

rudimentary

ruminate

rural

ruse

rustic

ruthless

List of Positive Vocabulary Words

able

abundant

accepting

accomplished

accurate

achiever

active

adaptable

adept

admirable

admired

adoptive

adorable

adventurous

affection

affectionate

affluent

agreeable

alert

aligned

alive

amazing

ambitious

amusement

analytical

appealing

appreciate

articulate

artistic

assertive

astounding

astute

attentive

attractive

auspicious

authentic

awake

aware

awesome

balanced

beaming

beautiful

best

blessed

bliss

blithesome

bold

bright

brilliant

brisk

broad-minded

buoyant

calm

candid

capable

careful

caring

cautious

centered

certain

changeable

charming

cheerful

childlike

clear

clear-thinking

clever

committed

communicative

compassionate

competent

competitive

complete

confident

connected

conscientious

conscious

consciousness

considerate

consistent

constructive

content

controversial

convenient

cooperative

courage

courageous

creative

curious

customary

daring

dazzling

delicious

delight

delightful

dependable

desirable

determined

devoted

diligent

diplomatic

direct

discerning

discover

dynamic

eager

easy

easy going

efficient

effortless

elation

elegant

eloquent

emotional

empathetic

empathy

endless

energetic

engaging

enhancer

enormous

enterprise

enterprising

enthusiastic

enticing

excellent

excellent

exceptional

excitement

exciting

experienced

exquisite

fabulous

fabulous

facilitator

fair

fair-minded

faithful

fantastic

farewell

fascinating

fast

favorable

fine

fit

flattering

flexible

flourishing

focused

forgiving

fortuitous

fortunate

free

friendliness

friendly

fulfilled

fun

funny

generous

gentle

genuine

gifted

glad

glorious

glowing

good

listener

natural

good-looking

gorgeous

graceful

gracious

grand

great

great

green

growing

handsome

happiness

happy

hard worker

hardworking

hardy

harmonious

healed

healthy

helpful

honest

hope

hopeful

humorous

ideal

idealistic

imaginative

impressive

incredible

incredible

independent

individual

individualistic

industrious

ineffable

informal

ingenious

initiator

innovative

insightful

inspired

intelligent

intense

interest

interested

interesting

intuitive

inventive

invincible

inviting

irresistible

joy

joyous

judicious

keen

kind

knowing

knowledgeable

leader

learning

leisurely

light-hearted

likable

limitless

literate

lively

logical

lovable

love

loving

loyal

lucky

luminous

magical

magnificent

marvellous

masterful

mature

mediator

meditative

merry

methodical

mighty

mild

miraculous

mirthful

moderate

modest

motivated

natural

neat

nice

noble

nonjudgmental

nurture

objective

open-minded

optimistic

organized

original

outgoing

outstanding

outstanding

particular

passionate

patient

peaceful

perceptive

perfect

perfect

persevering

persistent

personable

persuasive

playful

pleasant

pleasing

pleasure

plentiful

polite

politeness

political

positive

powerful

practical

precious

precise

prepared

pride

proactive

productive

professional

profound

progressive

prompt

propitious

prosperous

proud

punctual

qualified

quality

quick

quiet

quirky

quixotic

racy

radiant

rational

realistic

reasonable

rebellious

refined

reflective

refreshing

relaxed

relaxing

reliable

relieved

remarkable

remarkable

resolute

resourceful

respected

respectful

responsible

result

resultant

rewarding

robust

safe

satisfaction

satisfied

secure

seductive

self-disciplined

self-determination

sensational

sense of humor

sensible

sensitive

sensuous

serene

sharing

sincere

skilful

skilled

smart

smashing

smooth

sociable

self-consciousness

solid

sophisticated

sparkling

special

spectacular

spiritual

splendid

spontaneous

sporty

spunky

stable

stellar

strong

stunning

stupendous

successful

super

superb

surprised

swift

tactful

talented

tenacious

terrific

thankful

thorough

thoughtful

thrilling

thriving

timely

tolerant

traditional

trust

trusting

trustworthy

truthful

ultimate

unbelievable

unconventional

understanding

uninhabited

unique

unselfish

upbeat

valiant

valuable

versatile

vibrant

victorious

vigorous

vivacious

vivid

warm

wealthy

well

whole

wise

integrity

witty

wonderful

wondrous

worthy

youthful

zeal

zest

veritable

100 SAT words Beginning with “C”

cacophonous

cadaverous

calamity

callow

candid

capitulate

capricious

caricature

cartographer

castigate

catharsis

caustic

cease

cede

chagrin

charisma

charlatan

chastise

chimerical

chronic

circuitous

circumlocution

circumspect

clandestine

clemency

clique

coercion

cogent

cognizant

colloquial

collusion

colossal

commence

commiserate

commodious

compelling

compensation

complacent

compliant

composure

compulsory

concede

conceited

concentric

conciliatory

concise

conclave

concord

concurrent

condone

confine

conflagration

conflate

confluence

conformity

confound

conglomerate

conjecture

connotation

consensus

conserve

consolation

consolidate

conspicuous

consternation

consummate

contaminate

contemplate

contemporaneous

contrite

contrived

controversial

conundrum

converse

convivial

copious

cordial

correlation

corroborate

countenance

coup

covert

coveted

cower

craven

credence

credible

crestfallen

criterion

cryptic

culminate

culpable

cultivate

cultivated

cumbersome

cumulative

cursory

curtail

cyclical

cynical

100 SAT words Beginning with “O”

oasis

obdurate

obedient

obeisance

obfuscate

objective

obligation

oblique

oblivious

obloquy

obscure

obsequious

obsolete

obstinate

obstreperous

obstruct

obtain

obtrusive

obtuse

obviate

occlude

occult

occupy

odious

odium

odoriferous

odyssey

offend

officious

offset

ogle

olfactory

oligarchy

omen

ominous

omit

omnipotent

omnipresent

omniscient

omnivorous

onerous

onomatopoeia

onslaught

onus

opalescent

opaque

operative

opiate

opponent

opportune

opportunist

opposition

oppressive

opprobrium

optimist

optional

opulent

opus

oracle

oracular

orator

ordinance

ordinary

ordination

organic

orientation

orifice

origin

originate

ornate

ornithologist

orotund

orthodox

orthogonal

oscillate

osseous

ossify

ostensible

ostentatious

ostracize

otiose

oust

outcome

outlandish

outrage

outrageous

outskirts

outspoken

outwit

ovation

overbearing

overcome

oversight

overt

overthrow

overweening

overwhelming

overwrought

overzealous

oxymoron

100 SAT Words Beginning with “F”

fabricate

facet

facetious

facile

facsimile

faction

fallacy

fallible

fallow

falter

familial

famine

farcical

fastidious

fatal

fatuous

fauna

fawning

fealty

feasible

feckless

feign

felicity

feral

fervent

fiasco

fickle

fidelity

figurative

filial

filibuster

finesse

finicky

finite

firebrand

firmament

fissure

flabbergasted

flagrant

flail

flaunt

flippant

flora

florid

flounder

flourish

fluke

fluster

flux

fodder

foible

foil

foliage

foment

forage

foray

foreboding

forecast

forensic

foresee

foreshadow

foresight

forestall

forfeit

forge

forlorn

formidable

forsake

forte

forthcoming

fortified

fortitude

fortress

fortuitous

fortunate

fortune

forum

foster

foul

founder

founding

foyer

fracas

fractious

fracture

fragile

fragrant

frail

fraud

fraught

frenetic

frenzy

fresco

frolic

frontier

frugal

fulminate

fulsome

furtive

futile