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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absolution   Speak
act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
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aloof   Speak
apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
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ameliorate   Speak
make or become better; improve; grow better
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amiable   Speak
good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
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annex   Speak
append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
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brusque   Speak
abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
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accolade  Speak
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short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
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fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
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award of merit; expression of approval; praise
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state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
acrid  Speak
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purging or cleansing of any passage of body
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middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
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secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
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unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
acrophobia  Speak
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surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
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cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
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rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
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fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
adroit  Speak
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bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
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skillful and adept under pressing conditions
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calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
advocate  Speak
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introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
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mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
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speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
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surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
alacrity  Speak
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calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
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book of literary selections by various authors
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straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
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cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
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fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate


Spelling Word: abhor
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abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority


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


Spelling Word: acuity
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easily approachable; warmly friendly


Spelling Word: affable
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friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations


Spelling Word: amity
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book of literary selections by various authors


Spelling Word: anthology
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