<p>Please help me; I always miss about half of the Sentence Completeions. I have been studying quite a bit of vocab words but am still unsure of myself.</p>
<p>Can you guys help me make a list of words that appear often on the test?</p>
<p>I would really appreciate this. My scores in writing and math are excellent, but my Critical Reading score is lower than Kanye West taking Taylor Swift's speech at the VMAs.</p>
<p>Thanks. :)</p>
<p>Any help would be very much appreciated.</p>
<p>Here is a list of the top 100 words I found on the internet. Looks good to me
abbreviate – (v) to shorten, abridge
abstinence – (n) the act of refraining from pleasurable activity, e.g., eating or drinking
adulation – (n) high praise
adversity – (n) misfortune, an unfavorable turn of events
aesthetic – (adj) pertaining to beauty or the arts
amicable – (adj) friendly, agreeable
anachronistic – (adj) out-of-date, not attributed to the correct historical period
anecdote – (n) short, usually funny account of an event
anonymous – (adj) nameless, without a disclosed identity
antagonist – (n) foe, opponent, adversary
arid – (adj) extremely dry or deathly boring
assiduous – (adj) persistent, hard-working
asylum – (n) sanctuary, shelter, place of refuge
benevolent – (adj) friendly and helpful
camaraderie – (n) trust, sociability amongst friends
censure – (v) to criticize harshly
circuitous – (adj) indirect, taking the longest route
clairvoyant – (adj) exceptionally insightful, able to foresee the future
collaborate – (v) to cooperate, work together
compassion – (n) sympathy, helpfulness or mercy
compromise – (v) to settle a dispute by terms agreeable to both sides
condescending – (adj) possessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing
conditional – (adj) depending on a condition, e.g., in a contract
conformist – (n) person who complies with accepted rules and customs
congregation – (n) a crowd of people, an assembly
convergence – (n) the state of separate elements joining or coming together
deleterious – (adj) harmful, destructive, detrimental
demagogue – (n) leader, rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice
digression – (n) the act of turning aside, straying from the main point, esp. in a speech or argument
diligent – (adj) careful and hard-working
discredit – (v) to harm the reputation of, dishonor or disgrace
disdain – (v) to regard with scorn or contempt
divergent – (adj) separating, moving in different directions from a particular point
empathy – (n) identification with the feelings of others
emulate – (v) to imitate, follow an example
enervating – (adj) weakening, tiring
enhance – (v) to improve, bring to a greater level of intensity
ephemeral – (adj) momentary, transient, fleeting
evanescent – (adj) quickly fading, short-lived, esp. an image
exasperation – (n) irritation, frustration
exemplary – (adj) outstanding, an example to others
extenuating – (adj) excusing, lessening the seriousness of guilt or crime, e.g., of mitigating factors
florid – (adj) red-colored, flushed; gaudy, ornate
fortuitous – (adj) happening by luck, fortunate
frugal – (adj) thrifty, cheap
hackneyed – (adj) cliched, worn out by overuse
haughty – (adj) arrogant and condescending
hedonist – (n) person who pursues pleasure as a goal
hypothesis – (n) assumption, theory requiring proof
impetuous – (adj) rash, impulsive, acting without thinking
impute – (v) to attribute an action to particular person or group
incompatible – (adj) opposed in nature, not able to live or work together
inconsequential – (adj) unimportant, trivial
inevitable – (adj) certain, unavoidable
integrity – (n) decency, honesty, wholeness
intrepid – (adj) fearless, adventurous
intuitive – (adj) instinctive, untaught
jubilation – (n) joy, celebration, exultation
lobbyist – (n) person who seeks to influence political events
longevity – (n) long life
mundane – (adj) ordinary, commonplace
nonchalant – (adj) calm, casual, seeming unexcited
novice – (n) apprentice, beginner
opulent – (adj) wealthy
orator – (n) lecturer, speaker
ostentatious – (adj) showy, displaying wealth
parched – (adj) dried up, shriveled
perfidious – (adj) faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy
precocious – (adj) unusually advanced or talented at an early age
pretentious – (adj) pretending to be important, intelligent or cultured
procrastinate – (v) to unnecessarily delay, postpone, put off
prosaic – (adj) relating to prose; dull, commonplace
prosperity – (n) wealth or success
provocative – (adj) tending to provoke a response, e.g., anger or disagreement
prudent – (adj) careful, cautious
querulous – (adj) complaining, irritable
rancorous – (adj) bitter, hateful
reclusive – (adj) preferring to live in isolation
reconciliation – (n) the act of agreement after a quarrel, the resolution of a dispute
renovation – (n) repair, making something new again
resilient – (adj) quick to recover, bounce back
restrained – (adj) controlled, repressed, restricted
reverence – (n) worship, profound respect
sagacity – (n) wisdom
scrutinize – (v) to observe carefully
spontaneity – (n) impulsive action, unplanned events
spurious – (adj) lacking authenticity, false
submissive – (adj) tending to meekness, to submit to the will of others
substantiate – (v) to verify, confirm, provide supporting evidence
subtle – (adj) hard to detect or describe; perceptive
superficial – (adj) shallow, lacking in depth
superfluous – (adj) extra, more than enough, redundant
suppress – (v) to end an activity, e.g., to prevent the dissemination of information
surreptitious – (adj) secret, stealthy
tactful – (adj) considerate, skillful in acting to avoid offense to others
tenacious – (adj) determined, keeping a firm grip on
transient – (adj) temporary, short-lived, fleeting
venerable – (adj) respected because of age
vindicate – (v) to clear from blame or suspicion
wary – (adj) careful, cautious</p>