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SAT Most Important Word List
500 Words
| WORD | DEFINITION | GROUPING | |
| 1 | abate | lessen | size, amount, location |
| 2 | aberration | deviation, not normal | politics and tradition |
| 3 | abhor, abhorrence | hatred | friends and enemies |
| 4 | abstruse | difficult to understand | argument and language |
| 5 | accost | confront | politics and tradition |
| 6 | acrimony | bitter animosity | friends and enemies |
| 7 | acumen | insightfulness | knowledge and skill |
| 8 | adamant | not yielding | politics and tradition |
| 9 | adept | skillful | knowledge and skill |
| 10 | adroit | skillful | knowledge and skill |
| 11 | affected | haughty | pride |
| 12 | alacrity | eagerness | energy |
| 13 | allocate | assign, portion | size, amount, location |
| 14 | altruistic, altruism | generous | money |
| 15 | amenable | yielding | give up? |
| 16 | amiable | friendly | friends and enemies |
| 17 | amicable | friendly | friends and enemies |
| 18 | antediluvian | very old | time |
| 19 | anthropology | study of human beings | knowledge and skill |
| 20 | antipathy | dislike | friends and enemies |
| 21 | apathetic, apathy | lacking interest | politics and tradition |
| 22 | apt | appropriate, inclined | argument and language |
| 23 | arcane | mysterious, known only by a few | truth |
| 24 | ascendancy | influence, domination | politics and tradition |
| 25 | ascetic, asceticism | one who practices self-denial as a spiritual discipline | politics and tradition |
| 26 | aspire | strive for | give up? |
| 27 | assail | belittle | praise and criticism |
| 28 | assiduous | diligent | give up? |
| 29 | assuage | relieve, appease | give up? |
| 30 | atrophy | waste away | size, amount, location |
| 31 | attenuate | weaken, reduce | size, amount, location |
| 32 | august | dignified | politics and tradition |
| 33 | aura | air, feeling | emotions |
| 34 | auspicious | favorable | war and peace |
| 35 | autocrat, autocratic | dictator, dictatorial | politics and tradition |
| 36 | automaton | a person who acts like a robot | politics and tradition |
| 37 | avarice | greed | money |
| 38 | banal | common | politics and tradition |
| 39 | barrage | bombardment, torrent | war and peace |
| 40 | belie | give a false impression | truth |
| 41 | belligerent | aggressive, warlike | war and peace |
| 42 | benevolent | generous | money |
| 43 | bequeath | hand down (through a will) | money |
| 44 | berate | scold harshly | praise and criticism |
| 45 | bipartisanship | supported by two opposing groups (political parties) | politics and tradition |
| 46 | blighted | destroyed | war and peace |
| 47 | bog | marsh, swamp | science |
| 48 | bolster | support | war and peace |
| 49 | bombastic | pompous | emotions |
| 50 | boorish, boorishness | crude | knowledge and skill |
| 51 | buoyant | cheerful, floating | emotions |
| 52 | burgeon | grow, flourish | size, amount, location |
| 53 | buttress | support | war and peace |
| 54 | byzantine | convoluted, complex | the senses |
| 55 | cacophonous, cacophony | discordant sound | the senses |
| 56 | cajole | coax | argument and language |
| 57 | callous | insensitive | emotions |
| 58 | cantankerous(ness) | irritable | emotions |
| 59 | capricious | fickle | emotions |
| 60 | castigate | belittle | praise and criticism |
| 61 | caustic | bitter | emotions |
| 62 | censorious | harshly critical | praise and criticism |
| 63 | censure | scold | praise and criticism |
| 64 | cerebral | intellectual | knowledge and skill |
| 65 | chagrin | mortification | pride |
| 66 | charlatan | swindler | truth |
| 67 | chastise | belittle | praise and criticism |
| 68 | chide | belittle | praise and criticism |
| 69 | churlish | vulgar, boorish | knowledge and skill |
| 70 | circuitous | indirect | truth |
| 71 | circumscribe | restrict | size, amount, location |
| 72 | circumvent | escape, avoid | war and peace |
| 73 | clandestine | secretive | truth |
| 74 | coalesce | blend, fuse | science |
| 75 | compendious | succinct | argument and language |
| 76 | complacency, complacent | self-satisfaction, smugness | pride |
| 77 | compliant, compliance | yielding | give up? |
| 78 | conciliate, conciliatory | compromising, apologizing | pride |
| 79 | concur | agree | argument and language |
| 80 | conflagration | large destructive fire | war and peace |
| 81 | confluence | a place where things merge or flow together | science |
| 82 | congenial | pleasant | friends and enemies |
| 83 | conscientious | careful | knowledge and skill |
| 84 | consternation | dismay | praise and criticism |
| 85 | contempt(uous) | disdainful | praise and criticism |
| 86 | contemptible | despicable | praise and criticism |
| 87 | contentious | belligerent, quarrelsome | war and peace |
| 88 | convivial | sociable, lively | emotions |
| 89 | copious | abundant | size, amount, location |
| 90 | corroborate | strengthen or support with additional evidence | law and order |
| 91 | cosmopolitan | sophisticated, urbane | knowledge and skill |
| 92 | credulity, credulous | the trait of trusting others too much | knowledge and skill |
| 93 | culpable | blameworthy | praise and criticism |
| 94 | cursory | hasty, superficial | the senses |
| 95 | dauntless | courageous | give up? |
| 96 | dearth | scarcity | size, amount, location |
| 97 | debacle | failure | give up? |
| 98 | debilitate(d) | weaken(ed) | give up? |
| 99 | debunk | prove wrong | give up? |
| 100 | decimate | destroy | war and peace |
| 101 | decorum, decorous | order, politeness | law and order |
| 102 | deference, deferential | respectful submission, yielding | give up? |
| 103 | degradation | humiliation | pride |
| 104 | deleterious | harmful | war and peace |
| 105 | delineate | list, explain | argument and language |
| 106 | demonstrative | openly emotional | emotions |
| 107 | demure, demurral | overly modest | pride |
| 108 | demystify | make clear and comprehensible | truth |
| 109 | denigrate | belittle | praise and criticism |
| 110 | depose | dethrone, remove from power | politics and tradition |
| 111 | depravity | moral corruption | war and peace |
| 112 | deprecate | disapprove, belittle | praise and criticism |
| 113 | depreciation, depreciatory | decrease in value | money |
| 114 | deride | make fun of | praise and criticism |
| 115 | derivative | not original | politics and tradition |
| 116 | derogatory, derogate | disparaging, belittling | praise and criticism |
| 117 | desecration | violate the sacredness of | politics and tradition |
| 118 | despondent | sad, depressed | emotions |
| 119 | despot | dictator | politics and tradition |
| 120 | destitute | poor | money |
| 121 | deterrent | hindrance, impediment | give up? |
| 122 | devoid | lacking | size, amount, location |
| 123 | didactic | (often excessively) morally instructive | knowledge and skill |
| 124 | diffident, diffidence | shy | emotions |
| 125 | diffuse | spread out | size, amount, location |
| 126 | digress(ion) | stray from the subject at hand | argument and language |
| 127 | dilatory | tending to waste time | time |
| 128 | diminutive, diminution | extremely small | size, amount, location |
| 129 | dire | urgent, dreadful | war and peace |
| 130 | discern, discerning | perceive, perceptive | knowledge and skill |
| 131 | discomfited | disappointed, defeated | emotions |
| 132 | discount (verb) | disregard | praise and criticism |
| 133 | disheartening | discouraging | give up? |
| 134 | disillusionment | disenchantment, disappointment | emotions |
| 135 | disingenuous | insincere | truth |
| 136 | disparage | belittle | praise and criticism |
| 137 | dispassionate | unemotional | emotions |
| 138 | dispel | to drive away or disprove | give up? |
| 139 | disputatious | quarrelsome | friends and enemies |
| 140 | disquiet(ing) | (causing) anxiety | give up? |
| 141 | disseminate | scatter widely | science |
| 142 | distaste | dislike, aversion | friends and enemies |
| 143 | divergent | different, conflicting | war and peace |
| 144 | divisive | creating conflict | war and peace |
| 145 | divulge | make known | truth |
| 146 | doctrine | religious, political, or philosophical principles or teachings | politics and tradition |
| 147 | dogmatic | tending to force one's own opinions on other people | politics and tradition |
| 148 | dormant | inactive | energy |
| 149 | dupe | deceive | truth |
| 150 | duplicitous, duplicity | deliberately deceptive | truth |
| 151 | ebullient | enthusiastic | energy |
| 152 | eclectic | from diverse sources | politics and tradition |
| 153 | efface(ment) | erase | size, amount, location |
| 154 | effervesce | bubble, fizz | science |
| 155 | egalitarian | belief in equality | politics and tradition |
| 156 | elated, elation | joyful | emotions |
| 157 | elicit | bring about | science |
| 158 | elucidate | clarify | argument and language |
| 159 | elude | evade | war and peace |
| 160 | elusive | difficulty to catch or define | war and peace |
| 161 | embitter(ed) | make worse | war and peace |
| 162 | embroil(ed) | involve in an argument or conflict | argument and language |
| 163 | empathetic, empathy | compassionate | friends and enemies |
| 164 | empiric(al) | based on observation and experiment (not theory) | argument and language |
| 165 | encompass | include, surround | size, amount, location |
| 166 | encroaching | intrusive | size, amount, location |
| 167 | encumbrance | burden | war and peace |
| 168 | enigma(tic) | mystery, mysterious | truth |
| 169 | enumerate | list | argument and language |
| 170 | ephemeral | short-lived | time |
| 171 | epiphany | sudden realization | knowledge and skill |
| 172 | epitome, epitomize | representative example | argument and language |
| 173 | equanimity | calmness | energy |
| 174 | equitable | even-handed | law and order |
| 175 | equivocal | ambiguous | argument and language |
| 176 | erudite, erudition | scholarly | knowledge and skill |
| 177 | esoteric | understood only by a few | knowledge and skill |
| 178 | estrange, estrangement | alienate, alienation | friends and enemies |
| 179 | eulogy, eulogize | praising speech | praise and criticism |
| 180 | evoke | bring about, stir up | emotions |
| 181 | exacting | demanding, severe requirements | friends and enemies |
| 182 | excavate | unearth, dig up | size, amount, location |
| 183 | exemplar | representative example | argument and language |
| 184 | exhibitionist, exhibitionistic | deliberately behaving a certain way to attract attention | politics and tradition |
| 185 | exhort | encourage | argument and language |
| 186 | exorbitant | too expensive | money |
| 187 | expedient | useful | argument and language |
| 188 | exposé | a report designed to reveal the truth to the public | truth |
| 189 | extol | praise | praise and criticism |
| 190 | extricate | disentangle | size, amount, location |
| 191 | facile | superficial, effortless | give up? |
| 192 | faction | group within a larger group | politics and tradition |
| 193 | fallacious | deceitful, incorrect | truth |
| 194 | fallacy | false belief | truth |
| 195 | fanaticism | excessive enthusiasm | politics and tradition |
| 196 | fastidious | careful | knowledge and skill |
| 197 | fathom (verb) | understand | argument and language |
| 198 | felicitous | well-suited, happy | emotions |
| 199 | finesse | tact, elegant skill | knowledge and skill |
| 200 | flagrant | evident, obvious | argument and language |
| 201 | flippant, flippancy | disrespectful | pride |
| 202 | florid(ity) | flushed, flowery | argument and language |
| 203 | flummox | confuse | knowledge and skill |
| 204 | folly | foolishness | knowledge and skill |
| 205 | foolhardy | recklessly daring | knowledge and skill |
| 206 | forlorn | sad | emotions |
| 207 | fortitude | courage | emotions |
| 208 | fortuitous | fortunate, lucky | war and peace |
| 209 | fraudulent | deceitful | truth |
| 210 | frugal(ity) | cheap(ness) | money |
| 211 | furor | commotion, anger | emotions |
| 212 | furtive | sneaky | truth |
| 213 | futile, futility | hopeless | give up? |
| 214 | gait | manner of walking | the senses |
| 215 | gallant(ry) | courageous | give up? |
| 216 | gargantuan | gigantic | size, amount, location |
| 217 | garish | tastelessly showy | the senses |
| 218 | genial | friendly | friends and enemies |
| 219 | germinate | (cause to) grow | size, amount, location |
| 220 | glutton(ous) | someone who eats and drinks too much | the senses |
| 221 | grandiose | pompous, pretentious | knowledge and skill |
| 222 | hackneyed | common | politics and tradition |
| 223 | hamper (verb) | hinder, restrict | size, amount, location |
| 224 | hardy | robust, sturdy | energy |
| 225 | hasten | speed up the progress of | time |
| 226 | heresy, heretic | belief contrary to the established opinion | politics and tradition |
| 227 | histrionic | excessively dramatic or emotional | emotions |
| 228 | hubris | arrogance | pride |
| 229 | idiosyncracy, idiosyncratic | unique personal trait, quirky | politics and tradition |
| 230 | idyllic | simply tranquil | emotions |
| 231 | ignominy, ignominious | dishonor, humiliation | pride |
| 232 | illicit | illegal | law and order |
| 233 | impasse | obstacle | give up? |
| 234 | imperious | arrogant | pride |
| 235 | impetuous | rash, passionate | emotions |
| 236 | impudence, impudent | disrespectful, insolent | pride |
| 237 | inane | senseless, stupid | knowledge and skill |
| 238 | incongruity, incongruous | inappropriateness, discrepancy | argument and language |
| 239 | incredulous, incredulity | skeptical | truth |
| 240 | incriminate | accuse someone of a crime | law and order |
| 241 | incubate | develop, grow | size, amount, location |
| 242 | indeterminate | left doubtful, inconclusive | truth |
| 243 | indict(ment) | formally accuse of a crime | law and order |
| 244 | indigenous | native to a region | science |
| 245 | indignant | angered (by injustice) | law and order |
| 246 | indiscriminate | unselective, random | size, amount, location |
| 247 | indolent | lazy | energy |
| 248 | indomitable | too strong to be defeated | give up? |
| 249 | induce | cause | science |
| 250 | indulgent | lenient | law and order |
| 251 | ineffable | impossible to express in words | argument and language |
| 252 | ineptitude | incompetence | knowledge and skill |
| 253 | inert, inertia | not moving or active | science |
| 254 | ingenuous | unsophisticated and trusting, naïve | knowledge and skill |
| 255 | inherent | intrinsic, natural | science |
| 256 | inhibit(ing) | restrain(ing) | size, amount, location |
| 257 | innate | intrinsic, natural | size, amount, location |
| 258 | innocuous | harmless | size, amount, location |
| 259 | innuendo | implicit suggestion | argument and language |
| 260 | inscrutable | mysterious | truth |
| 261 | insipid | dull, boring | energy |
| 262 | insolence, insolent | disrespectful | pride |
| 263 | instigate | provoke, start | energy |
| 264 | insular(ity) | related to or similar to an island | size, amount, location |
| 265 | intrepid | courageous | give up? |
| 266 | inundate | flood | size, amount, location |
| 267 | invoke | call forth, appeal to | energy |
| 268 | irate | angry | emotions |
| 269 | irony, ironic | incongruity between what is expected and what actually results | truth |
| 270 | irreverent, irreverence | disrespectful | pride |
| 271 | jaded | tired, bored | emotions |
| 272 | jocular | cheerful | emotions |
| 273 | jovial | cheerful | emotions |
| 274 | judicious | fair | law and order |
| 275 | lackadaisical | lacking energy, lethargic | energy |
| 276 | laconic | concise | argument and language |
| 277 | laggard | lazy person | energy |
| 278 | languid | inactive, dreamy | energy |
| 279 | latent, latency | the state of being not yet evident or active | size, amount, location |
| 280 | laud, laudatory | praise | praise and criticism |
| 281 | listless | languid, sluggish | energy |
| 282 | lithe | graceful, supple | knowledge and skill |
| 283 | lucid | clear, easily understood | argument and language |
| 284 | lucrative | profitable | money |
| 285 | lull | short period of calm | energy |
| 286 | lurid | sensational, shocking | the senses |
| 287 | luxuriant | lush, elaborate | money |
| 288 | magnanimity, magnanimous | generosity, generous | money |
| 289 | malleable | capable of being shaped, pliable | the senses |
| 290 | marred | scarred | war and peace |
| 291 | maudlin | overly sentimental | emotions |
| 292 | melancholy | bleak | emotions |
| 293 | mercenary | motivated by money | money |
| 294 | mercurial | fickle | emotions |
| 295 | miserly | cheap, stingy | money |
| 296 | mitigate, mitigator | moderate, alleviate | size, amount, location |
| 297 | modicum | small amount | size, amount, location |
| 298 | morose | depressed | emotions |
| 299 | motley | diverse, heterogeneous | size, amount, location |
| 300 | multifarious | many types | science |
| 301 | nebulous | vague | argument and language |
| 302 | nefarious | evil | war and peace |
| 303 | neophyte | beginner | knowledge and skill |
| 304 | notoriety, notorious | infamous, ill fame | pride |
| 305 | noxious | poisonous | praise and criticism |
| 306 | nuance | subtle difference | argument and language |
| 307 | obdurate | stubborn | pride |
| 308 | obstinate (obstinacy) | stubborn(ness) | pride |
| 309 | officious | meddlesome, interfering | friends and enemies |
| 310 | onerous | difficult, trying | give up? |
| 311 | opportunist, opportunistic | a person who takes advantage of opportunities, often unethically | pride |
| 312 | oracle | prophet | time |
| 313 | orthodox | conservative, traditional | politics and tradition |
| 314 | ostensible | apparent, seeming | truth |
| 315 | oversight | mistake | knowledge and skill |
| 316 | pacifist | one who completely opposes violence | politics and tradition |
| 317 | pacify | soothe, calm | energy |
| 318 | painstaking | careful | knowledge and skill |
| 319 | palliate, palliative | relieve pain without curing | war and peace |
| 320 | paradigm | clear example | argument and language |
| 321 | parch | make dry | size, amount, location |
| 322 | parody | intentional mockery | friends and enemies |
| 323 | partisan | someone with biased beliefs | politics and tradition |
| 324 | patronize | financially support, be condescending towards | money |
| 325 | paucity | scarcity | size, amount, location |
| 326 | pedant, pedantic, pedantry | a person who makes a great show of his knowledge | knowledge and skill |
| 327 | peevish | unpleasant | emotions |
| 328 | penchant | preference | emotions |
| 329 | penurious | cheap, stingy | money |
| 330 | peremptory | bossy, decisive | pride |
| 331 | perfunctory | done routinely with little interest or care | emotions |
| 332 | peripheral | outermost, secondary | size, amount, location |
| 333 | perquisite | additional payment, bonus | money |
| 334 | petulant | irritable | emotions |
| 335 | philanthropist, philanthropic | someone who supports charity | money |
| 336 | piety, pious | religious devotion | politics and tradition |
| 337 | placate | calm someone down | energy |
| 338 | placid | calm | energy |
| 339 | plasticity | malleability, the ability to be shaped or molded | size, amount, location |
| 340 | plausible, plausibility | likely true | truth |
| 341 | plethora, plethoric | surplus | size, amount, location |
| 342 | pliable, pliant | easily shaped or influenced | size, amount, location |
| 343 | polemical | controversial | politics and tradition |
| 344 | prattle | babble | argument and language |
| 345 | precarious | dangerous, unstable | war and peace |
| 346 | precipitate | outcome | science |
| 347 | preclude | prevent | size, amount, location |
| 348 | precocious | early development in maturity and intelligence | knowledge and skill |
| 349 | presumptuous | too bold, arrogant | pride |
| 350 | pretext | misleading claim or appearance | truth |
| 351 | prevaricator | liar | truth |
| 352 | procure | get or provide | money |
| 353 | prodigious | huge | size, amount, location |
| 354 | profound, profundity | intense, significant | emotions |
| 355 | profuse, profusion | plentiful | size, amount, location |
| 356 | prohibitive, prohibition | restrictive | size, amount, location |
| 357 | proliferate, proliferation | grow, increase | size, amount, location |
| 358 | prolific | fertile, fruitful | size, amount, location |
| 359 | pronouncement | formal declaration | argument and language |
| 360 | propensity | inclination, tendency | emotions |
| 361 | proponent | supporter | argument and language |
| 362 | prosaic | lacking imagination, dull | argument and language |
| 363 | prospective | likely or expected to become | time |
| 364 | provident | prudent, frugal | money |
| 365 | provincial | narrow-minded, unsophisticated | knowledge and skill |
| 366 | punctilious | meticulous, attentive to detail | knowledge and skill |
| 367 | pundit | a knowledgeable commentator | knowledge and skill |
| 368 | quell | suppress, quench | size, amount, location |
| 369 | quixotic | foolish | knowledge and skill |
| 370 | rampant | unrestrained, growing | size, amount, location |
| 371 | ramshackle | poorly constructed | the senses |
| 372 | rancor(ous) | bitter resentment | friends and enemies |
| 373 | rapport | relationship | friends and enemies |
| 374 | ratify | approve, confirm | law and order |
| 375 | raucous | harsh, rowdy | energy |
| 376 | ravenous | insatiable, having a huge appetite | size, amount, location |
| 377 | raze | destroy, demolish | war and peace |
| 378 | reap | harvest, gather | size, amount, location |
| 379 | rebuttal | defense, counterargument | argument and language |
| 380 | recalcitrant | stubborn | pride |
| 381 | recant | reject | argument and language |
| 382 | recessive | tending to go backward | size, amount, location |
| 383 | recluse, reclusive | hermit | friends and enemies |
| 384 | rectify, rectitude | put right, correct | truth |
| 385 | redolent | reminiscent, having smell | the senses |
| 386 | refutation, refute | arguing that a claim is false | truth |
| 387 | regressive | tending to return or revert | time |
| 388 | relegate | demote | size, amount, location |
| 389 | relinquish | give back | size, amount, location |
| 390 | renounce | reject | politics and tradition |
| 391 | repertory | collection | size, amount, location |
| 392 | reprehensible | blameworthy | praise and criticism |
| 393 | reprimand | belittle | praise and criticism |
| 394 | reproach | scold | praise and criticism |
| 395 | repudiate | reject | argument and language |
| 396 | repugnant | offensive, disgusting | emotions |
| 397 | rescind | annull, retract | argument and language |
| 398 | reticent, reticence | emotionally reserved | emotions |
| 399 | reverent | respectful, pious | politics and tradition |
| 400 | rhetoric(al), rhetorician | (related to) elegant speech/writing, elegant speaker/writer | argument and language |
| 401 | rouse, rousing | provoke, excite | energy |
| 402 | sage | wise | knowledge and skill |
| 403 | sanctimonious | pretending to be religious, hypocritical | truth |
| 404 | sanction (verb) | formally approve | law and order |
| 405 | sanctity | holiness | politics and tradition |
| 406 | sanguine | cheerfully confident, optimistic | emotions |
| 407 | satiate | satisfy fully | size, amount, location |
| 408 | satire, satirical, satirize | sarcastic imitation | friends and enemies |
| 409 | saturate | flood, soak | size, amount, location |
| 410 | scanty | barely sufficient | size, amount, location |
| 411 | scathing | harshly critical | praise and criticism |
| 412 | scintillating | lively, effervescent | energy |
| 413 | scope | opportunity, range | size, amount, location |
| 414 | scrupulous | very careful and precise | knowledge and skill |
| 415 | scrutinize, scrutiny | examine carefully | argument and language |
| 416 | self-righteous | smug, holier-than-thou | pride |
| 417 | self-serving | selfish | pride |
| 418 | serendipity | luck | war and peace |
| 419 | servile | submissive, subservient | give up? |
| 420 | shrewd | astute, smart | knowledge and skill |
| 421 | shroud | hide, obscure | the senses |
| 422 | simile | comparison | argument and language |
| 423 | slight (verb) | insult, snub | praise and criticism |
| 424 | slipshod | careless, sloppy | knowledge and skill |
| 425 | solace | comfort, consolation | emotions |
| 426 | solicitous(ness) | expressing care or concern, often too much | friends and enemies |
| 427 | somber | bleak | emotions |
| 428 | sophistry | deceptive reasoning | truth |
| 429 | spartan | simple, self-disciplined | war and peace |
| 430 | sporadic | occurring at irregular intervals | time |
| 431 | spurious | false, inauthentic | truth |
| 432 | spurn | reject with contempt | praise and criticism |
| 433 | squander | waste | money |
| 434 | stagnant, stagnation | not moving | energy |
| 435 | stark(ness) | harsh, plain | the senses |
| 436 | static (adjective) | not moving | energy |
| 437 | staunch | strong and loyal | politics and tradition |
| 438 | steadfast | not yielding | give up? |
| 439 | stock (adjective) | standard, hackneyed | politics and tradition |
| 440 | strident | loud and harsh | politics and tradition |
| 441 | stupefy, stupefaction | bewilder | knowledge and skill |
| 442 | subservient | yielding | give up? |
| 443 | substantiate | confirm, establish as genuine | truth |
| 444 | subversive | one who intends to overthrow the government | politics and tradition |
| 445 | succulent | delicious | the senses |
| 446 | supercilious | arrogant | pride |
| 447 | superfluous | more than necessary | size, amount, location |
| 448 | supplant | to take the place of | politics and tradition |
| 449 | surfeit | surplus | size, amount, location |
| 450 | susceptible | easily influenced or affected | knowledge and skill |
| 451 | sycophant | suck up, flatterer | politics and tradition |
| 452 | tangential | digressive, irrelevant | argument and language |
| 453 | teem, teeming | abundant | size, amount, location |
| 454 | temperamental | moody | emotions |
| 455 | temporize | delay, evade | time |
| 456 | tenacious, tenacity | stubborn, determined | give up? |
| 457 | tenuous | insignificant, flimsy | give up? |
| 458 | tirade | critical speech | praise and criticism |
| 459 | toady | suck-up | politics and tradition |
| 460 | torpor | drowsiness, apathy | energy |
| 461 | totalitarian | undemocratic, rigid political control | politics and tradition |
| 462 | tout | praise | praise and criticism |
| 463 | tractable | easily managed or controlled | knowledge and skill |
| 464 | transient | lasting for only a short time | time |
| 465 | treatise | extensive written argument about some topic | argument and language |
| 466 | trepidation | apprehension | emotions |
| 467 | tribulation | suffering | give up? |
| 468 | trifling | frivolous, unimportant | size, amount, location |
| 469 | trite | common | politics and tradition |
| 470 | truculent, truculence | aggressive, bad-tempered | emotions |
| 471 | ubiquitous | ever-present, pervasive | size, amount, location |
| 472 | unabashed | not embarrassed | pride |
| 473 | uncanny | extraordinary, weird | knowledge and skill |
| 474 | uncouth | crude | knowledge and skill |
| 475 | unfathomable | incomprehensible, unbelievable | knowledge and skill |
| 476 | ungainly | clumsy | knowledge and skill |
| 477 | unruly | boisterous, unrestrained | energy |
| 478 | unwitting | unintentional | friends and enemies |
| 479 | urbane | elegant, sophisticated | knowledge and skill |
| 480 | usurp | seize power without authority | politics and tradition |
| 481 | vacuous, vacuity | empty | size, amount, location |
| 482 | vanquish | conquer, defeat | war and peace |
| 483 | vapid | dull, uninteresting | energy |
| 484 | venal(ity) | willing to accept bribes | money |
| 485 | venerable | commanding respect because of age, dignity | knowledge and skill |
| 486 | verbose | wordy, long-winded | argument and language |
| 487 | vicarious | felt indirectly by imagining someone else's experiences | emotions |
| 488 | vigilant | watchful, alert | war and peace |
| 489 | vindicate, vindication | clear of blame or suspicion | law and order |
| 490 | vindictive | seeking revenge | war and peace |
| 491 | virtuoso, virtuosity | one with exceptional musical skill | knowledge and skill |
| 492 | virulent | poisonous | war and peace |
| 493 | viscous | thick, sticky | size, amount, location |
| 494 | vocation | career | money |
| 495 | vying | striving | give up? |
| 496 | waning | lessening | size, amount, location |
| 497 | wayward | selfish, stubborn | pride |
| 498 | wrath | anger | emotions |
| 499 | wry | clever or grim sense of humor | knowledge and skill |
| 500 | zealot | fanatic | politics and tradition |