Hit Parade: The First 50

The Princeton Reviews Hit Parade is an exclusive list that includes the most frequently and most recently tested words on the SAT.* The complete list is available only in our courses, but here is a sample. Once you get a feel for the level of vocabulary on the test, youll be able to spot other possible SAT words in your reading.
abstract not concrete aesthetic having to do with the appreciation of beauty alleviate to ease a pain or a burden ambivalent simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain apathetic feeling or showing little emotion auspicious favorable; promising benevolent well-meaning; generous candor sincerity; openness cogent convincing; reasonable comprehensive broad or complete in scope or content contemporary current, modern; from the same time conviction a fixed or strong belief diligent marked by painstaking effort; hardworking dubious doubtful; of unlikely authenticity eclectic made up of a variety of sources or styles egregious conspicuously bad or offensive exculpate to free from guilt or blame florid flowery or elaborate in style gratuitous given freely; unearned; unwarranted hackneyed worn out through overuse; trite idealize to consider perfect impartial not in favor of one side or the other; unbiased imperious arrogantly domineering or overbearing inherent inborn; built-in innovative introducing something new inveterate long established; deep-rooted; habitual laudatory giving praise maverick one who resists adherence to a group mollify to calm or soothe novel strikingly new or unusual obdurate stubborn; inflexible objectivity judgement uninfluenced by emotion obstinate stubbornly adhering to an opinion ornate elaborately decorated ostentatious describing a pretentious display paramount of chief concern or importance penitent expressing remorse for ones misdeeds pervasive dispersed throughout plausible seemingly valid or acceptable; credible profound having great depth or seriousness prosaic unimaginative; dull; ordinary quandary a state of uncertainty or perplexity rancorous hateful; marked by deep-seated ill will spurious not genuine; false; counterfeit stoic indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive superfluous extra; unnecessary tenuous having little substance or strength; unsure; weak timorous timid; fearful transitory short-lived; temporary vindicated freed from blame

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