SAT words

[alice-5]

Are the words in SAT prepration books only useful for this exam, or are they often found in English-language books?

 

[emsr2d2]

Are the words in SAT preparation books only useful for this exam no comma here or are they often found in English-language books?

I've never seen one of these books so I just had a quick look at an example list of the 1000 most common SAT words HERE. I'd say about 75% of the first three pages or so would be pretty common in English texts. Of course, it all depends on the type of text you're reading!