SAT High Frequency Words : 61-70

1. Compliance (n) : readiness to yield; conformity in fulfilling requirements. Bullheaded Bill was not noted for easy compliance with the demands of others.
2. Composure (n) : mental calmness. Even the latest work crisis failed to shake her composure.
3. Comprehensive (adj) : thorough; inclusive. This book provides a comprehensive review of verbal and math skills for the SAT.
4. Concede (v) : admit; yield. Despite all the evidence Monica had assembled, Mark refused to concede that she was right.
5. Conciliatory (adj) : reconciling; soothing. She was still angry despite his conciliatory words.
6. Concise (adj)  : brief and compact. When you define a new word, be concise: the shorter the definition, the easier it is to remember.
7. Concur (v) : agree. Did you concur with the decision of the court or did you find it unfair?
8. Condone (v) : overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse. Unlike Widow Douglass, who condoned Huck’s minor offenses, Miss Watson did nothing but scold.
9. Conflagration (n) : great fire. In the conflagration that followed the 1906 earthquake, much of San Francisco was destroyed.
10. Confound (v) : confuse; puzzle. No mystery could confound Sherlock Holmes for long.