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 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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abrasive   Speak
rubbing away; tending to grind down
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allay   Speak
calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
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ambiguity   Speak
state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
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anthology   Speak
book of literary selections by various authors
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antiquated   Speak
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
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archaic   Speak
no longer current or applicable; antiquated
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abhor  Speak
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fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
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middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
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abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
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append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
abstemious  Speak
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serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
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sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
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middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
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refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
acrid  Speak
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introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
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lack of caring; indifference
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
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unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
aesthetic  Speak
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elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
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defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from
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make shiny by rubbing; polish
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active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
apathy  Speak
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lack of caring; indifference
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abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
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no longer current or applicable; antiquated
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defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from
arbitrary  Speak
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randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
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sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
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fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure
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active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
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excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise


Spelling Word: adulation
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state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty


Spelling Word: ambiguity
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state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate


Spelling Word: ambivalence
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serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness


Spelling Word: analgesic
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irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order


Spelling Word: anomaly
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too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged


Spelling Word: antiquated
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