Certain words appear often on the SAT. You can find various lists online that were created by looking at numerous tests over the years. Below are 20 words randomly selected from one of those lists and their definitions. Click on the word for a more detailed definition on Merriam-Webster.com. Below the list is a link to a quiz on these 20 words.

I plan to create posts and quizzes like this periodically. Please share them with students who will be taking SATs in the future.

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1. Adulation: high praise
2. Assiduous: persistent, hard-working
3. Clairvoyant: exceptionally insightful; able to foresee the future
4. Demagogue: a leader, often who appeals to emotion or prejudice
5. Enervating: weakening, tiring
6. Frugal: cheap, thrifty
7. Hedonism: the pursuit of pleasure
8. Impetuous: rash, impulsive, acting without thinking
9. Jubilation: joy and exultation
10. Longevity: long life
11. Mundane: ordinary, commonplace
12. Novice: beginner
13. Opulent: wealthy
14. Precocious: unusually advanced or talented at an early age
15. Prudent: careful, cautious
16. Querulous: complaining, irritable
17. Renovation: repair, making something new again
18. Spurious: lacking authenticity, false
19. Tenacious: determined, unrelenting
20. Venerable: respected because of age

Click Here To Take the Quiz on These 20 Words!

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