SAT Prep
1. abbreviate: shorten, abridge
2. abstinence: act of refraining from
3. adulation: high praise
4. adversity: misfortune
5. aesthetic: pertaining to beauty
6. amicable: agreeable
7. anachronistic: out-of-date
8. anecdote: short account of event
9. anonymous: nameless
10. antagonist: opponent
11. arid: extremely dry
12. assiduous: hard-working
13. asylum: sanctuary
14. benevolent: friendly, helpful
, 15. camaraderie: trust among friends
16. censure: to criticize harshly
17. circuitous: indirect, roundabout
18. clairvoyant: able to see the future
19. collaborate: to work together
20. compassion: sympathy, mercy
21. compromise: to settle differences
22. condescending: patronizing
23. conditional: provisional, contingent
24. conformist: follower of customs
25. congregation: crowd of people
26. convergence: joining of parts
27. deleterious: harmful
28. demagogue: rabble-rousing leader
29. digression: straying from main point
30. diligent: hard-working
31. discredit: dishonor, disgrace
32. disdain: to regard with scorn
1. abbreviate: shorten, abridge
2. abstinence: act of refraining from
3. adulation: high praise
4. adversity: misfortune
5. aesthetic: pertaining to beauty
6. amicable: agreeable
7. anachronistic: out-of-date
8. anecdote: short account of event
9. anonymous: nameless
10. antagonist: opponent
11. arid: extremely dry
12. assiduous: hard-working
13. asylum: sanctuary
14. benevolent: friendly, helpful
, 15. camaraderie: trust among friends
16. censure: to criticize harshly
17. circuitous: indirect, roundabout
18. clairvoyant: able to see the future
19. collaborate: to work together
20. compassion: sympathy, mercy
21. compromise: to settle differences
22. condescending: patronizing
23. conditional: provisional, contingent
24. conformist: follower of customs
25. congregation: crowd of people
26. convergence: joining of parts
27. deleterious: harmful
28. demagogue: rabble-rousing leader
29. digression: straying from main point
30. diligent: hard-working
31. discredit: dishonor, disgrace
32. disdain: to regard with scorn