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500 Hard SAT Word List (1)

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abhor
abrasive
abrogate
absolution
abstain
abstemious
abstruse
accolade
acquiesce
acrid
acrophobia
acuity
adamant
adroit
adulation
adversity
advocate
aesthetic
affable
alacrity
alchemy
allay
alleviate
aloof
amass
ambiguity
ambiguous
ambivalence
ambulatory
ameliorate
amiable
amity
amorphous
analgesic
analogous
anarchy
anecdote
animosity
annex
anomaly
antagonism
antediluvian
anthology
antiquated
apathetic
apathy
apocryphal
appease
apprehensive
arable
arbitrary
arcane
archaic
bigot
bilk
billowing
blasphemy
blatant
blighted
blithe
bolster
boorish
bourgeois
braggart
brevity
broach
brusque
bulwark
bureaucracy
burgeon
burnish
buttress
cajole
caldron
callow
candid
candor
cantankerous
capacious
capitulate
carping
cartographer
castigate
catharsis
caucus
caustic
cavalcade
celerity
censorious
censure
cerebral
certitude
chary
chicanery
chimerical
choleric
circuitous
circumlocution
Word and Definition List
abhor   Speak
(abhor) fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
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abrasive   Speak
(bào mòn) rubbing away; tending to grind down
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abrogate   Speak
(Bãi bỏ) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
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absolution   Speak
(tội) act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
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abstain   Speak
(kiêng) refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
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abstemious   Speak
(tiết độ) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
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abstruse   Speak
(thâm thúy) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
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accolade   Speak
(danh hiệu) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
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acquiesce   Speak
(chấp nhận sự) assent; agree without protesting
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acrid   Speak
(chát) unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
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acrophobia   Speak
(acrophobia) fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
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acuity   Speak
(Acuity) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
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adamant   Speak
(kiên quyết) extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
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adroit   Speak
(chăm chỉ) skillful and adept under pressing conditions
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adulation   Speak
(adulation) excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
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adversity   Speak
(nghịch cảnh) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
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advocate   Speak
(biện hộ) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
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aesthetic   Speak
(thẩm mỹ) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
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affable   Speak
(hoà nhã) easily approachable; warmly friendly
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alacrity   Speak
(mau mắm) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
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alchemy   Speak
(giả kim thuật) medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
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allay   Speak
(làm dịu) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
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alleviate   Speak
(giảm) provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
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aloof   Speak
(tách biệt) apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
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amass   Speak
(tích lũy) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
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ambiguity   Speak
(mơ hồ) state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
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ambiguous   Speak
(mơ hồ) unclear or doubtful in meaning
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ambivalence   Speak
(mâu thuẫn) state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
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ambulatory   Speak
(chẩn) able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
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ameliorate   Speak
(cải thiện) make or become better; improve; grow better
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amiable   Speak
(aver) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
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amity   Speak
(thân thi���n) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
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amorphous   Speak
(vô định hình) formless; lacking shape or definition
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analgesic   Speak
(giảm đau) serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
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analogous   Speak
(tương tự) comparable; similar or alike
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anarchy   Speak
(hỗn loạn) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
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anecdote   Speak
(giai thoại) short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
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animosity   Speak
(thù oán) bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
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annex   Speak
(phụ lục) append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
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annex   Speak
(phụ lục) append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
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anomaly   Speak
(dị thường) irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
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antagonism   Speak
(đối kháng) active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
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antediluvian   Speak
(người xưa) antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
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anthology   Speak
(tuyển tập) book of literary selections by various authors
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antiquated   Speak
(cổ) too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
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apathetic   Speak
(thờ ơ) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
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apathy   Speak
(thờ ơ) lack of caring; indifference
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apocryphal   Speak
(ngụy tạo) untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
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appease   Speak
(dỗ dành) bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
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apprehensive   Speak
(sợ hãi) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
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arable   Speak
(trồng trọt) fit for growing crops, as by plowing
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arbitrary   Speak
(độc đoán) randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
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arcane   Speak
(phức tạp) secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
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archaic   Speak
(cổ) no longer current or applicable; antiquated
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bigot   Speak
(nhiệt tin) hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics
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bilk   Speak
(sai hẹn) defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from
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billowing   Speak
(cuồn cuộn) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
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blasphemy   Speak
(báng bổ) act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity
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blatant   Speak
(hiển nhiên) flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
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blighted   Speak
(hại) suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
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blithe   Speak
(vui tươi) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
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bolster   Speak
(thúc đẩy) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
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boorish   Speak
(sự thô lổ) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
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bourgeois   Speak
(tư sản) middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
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braggart   Speak
(hay khoe khoang) boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
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brevity   Speak
(ngắn gọn) quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
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broach   Speak
(doa) introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
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brusque   Speak
(brusque) abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
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bulwark   Speak
(thành trì) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
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bureaucracy   Speak
(quan liêu) over-regulated administrative system
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burgeon   Speak
(đọt non) grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
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burnish   Speak
(đánh bóng) make shiny by rubbing; polish
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buttress   Speak
(trụ chống) support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
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cajole   Speak
(vỗ) influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
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caldron   Speak
(caldron) large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
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callow   Speak
(Callow) youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
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candid   Speak
(thẳng thắn) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
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candor   Speak
(thẳng thắn) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
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cantankerous   Speak
(khó tính) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
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capacious   Speak
(dung lượng) capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
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capitulate   Speak
(đầu hàng) surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
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carping   Speak
(carping) fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure
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cartographer   Speak
(bản đồ) one who makes maps or charts
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castigate   Speak
(gọt giũa) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
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catharsis   Speak
(giây phút phấn chấn) purging or cleansing of any passage of body
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caucus   Speak
(kín) private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
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caustic   Speak
(ăn da) capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
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cavalcade   Speak
(cuộc biểu diển) ceremonial procession or display; succession or series
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celerity   Speak
(celerity) swiftness of action or motion; speed
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censorious   Speak
(chỉ trích) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
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censure   Speak
(khiển trách) expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
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cerebral   Speak
(não) relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
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certitude   Speak
(sự tin chắc) state of being certain; complete assurance; confidence
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chary   Speak
(thận trọng) cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
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chicanery   Speak
(sự kiện nhau) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
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chimerical   Speak
(hư) fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
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choleric   Speak
(hay giận) hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
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circuitous   Speak
(vòng quanh) being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
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circumlocution   Speak
(lời nói quanh co) indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
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