500 Hard SAT Word List

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 500 Hard SAT Word List
1   Overview:
The 500 hard SAT word list is a middle size but difficult vocabulary. They aren't common or daily words in English but occur in academic or serious reading materials from time to time. Because of newly added words year by year, the original 300 words list is over 500 now.

The hard word list is a valuable supplement for students who want to enrich their SAT vocabulary skills, especially to prepare hard words for SAT reading section. The vocabulary is organized into five groups; each word has concise explanations and online practices to help master.

The main target of the difficult word list is to learn and review hard SAT words for the reading section. Besides, to meet some tutors' and ESL students' special requirements, the word list also offers printable flashcards and non-English explanations of multiple languages for each word.

For those who are looking for a larger hard SAT vocabulary, we recommend considering high school spelling words, which have a total of 1500 words and are organized by grades:
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Words of Group 3 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
fitful
flagrant
flamboyant
flaunt
flippant
hamper
hangar
harangue
hasten
haughtiness
headstrong
hedonist
heed
heresy
hiatus
hinder
histrionic
hoary
hone
hyperbole
hypochondriac
hypocritical
idiosyncrasy
ignominy
illuminate
illusory
immutable
impartial
impecunious
impious
impoverished
impromptu
inadvertent
incantation
incessant
incipient
inclination
incoherent
incongruous
inconsequential
indelible
indifferent
indigenous
indulgent
ineffable
inept
inertia
inevitable
inexorable
infallible
infamous
infer
kindle
knotty
labyrinth
laceration
lachrymose
lackluster
laconic
lampoon
lance
languid
languish
larceny
largess
laud
lavish
lax
legend
legion
lethargic
levity
libertarian
liniment
lithe
livid
lofty
longevity
loquacious
lucid
ludicrous
lummox
luscious
lynch
maelstrom
magnanimous
magnate
maladroit
malady
malediction
malefactor
malingerer
malleable
mallet
marred
marshal
marsupial
martinet
masochist
maverick
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adamant   Speak
extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
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amiable   Speak
good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
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animosity   Speak
bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
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arable   Speak
fit for growing crops, as by plowing
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blithe   Speak
gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
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candor   Speak
frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
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abrasive  Speak
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over-regulated administrative system
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elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
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rubbing away; tending to grind down
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capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
abstruse  Speak
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rubbing away; tending to grind down
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quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
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introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
accolade  Speak
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award of merit; expression of approval; praise
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fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
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make shiny by rubbing; polish
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straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
alchemy  Speak
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
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medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
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fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
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rubbing away; tending to grind down
analgesic  Speak
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serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
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irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
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ceremonial procession or display; succession or series
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earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
analogous  Speak
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collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
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cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
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comparable; similar or alike
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bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
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fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate


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abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority


Spelling Word: abrogate
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assent; agree without protesting


Spelling Word: acquiesce
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sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness


Spelling Word: acuity
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medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming


Spelling Word: alchemy
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comparable; similar or alike


Spelling Word: analogous
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