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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 2 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
circumscribe
circumspect
circumvent
clairvoyant
clamor
clandestine
counterfeit
covert
credible
credulous
cringe
cryptic
curtail
cynical
decorum
decoy
deference
defoliate
defunct
degradation
deleterious
deliberate
demur
denounce
deplete
deplore
depravity
deprecate
deride
derogatory
desecrate
desist
despondent
deter
deteriorate
detrimental
dexterous
digress
dilemma
diligent
dirge
discern
discord
discrepancy
discriminate
disdain
enfranchise
engender
enhance
enigma
ensconce
ephemeral
epicure
epistle
epistolary
equivocate
erratic
esoteric
espouse
etymology
eulogy
euphemism
evacuate
exacerbate
exceptionable
exculpate
execrable
exegesis
exemplary
exemplify
exhaustive
exorcism
expatriate
expedient
expedite
exposition
extol
extraneous
extrinsic
fallacious
falter
fanatical
fanaticism
fastidious
fatuous
feasible
felicitous
fervor
fickle
finesse
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ambiguity   Speak
state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
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antiquated   Speak
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
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arbitrary   Speak
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
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archaic   Speak
no longer current or applicable; antiquated
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catharsis   Speak
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
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celerity   Speak
swiftness of action or motion; speed
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acquiesce  Speak
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abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
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assent; agree without protesting
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book of literary selections by various authors
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ceremonial procession or display; succession or series
ambiguity  Speak
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state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
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over-regulated administrative system
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
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randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
amity  Speak
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swiftness of action or motion; speed
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too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
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friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
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comparable; similar or alike
analgesic  Speak
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
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rubbing away; tending to grind down
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serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
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relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
analogous  Speak
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elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
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comparable; similar or alike
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grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
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state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
anarchy  Speak
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speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
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support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
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being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
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absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
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fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate


Spelling Word: abhor
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act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest


Spelling Word: absolution
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skillful and adept under pressing conditions


Spelling Word: adroit
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excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise


Spelling Word: adulation
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speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something


Spelling Word: advocate
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collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit


Spelling Word: amass
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