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.):
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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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aesthetic 
elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
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annex
append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
Show examples and contexts antediluvian
antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
Show examples and contexts censorious
critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
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4 Word meaning matching - Test words you know:
| abrasive |
 | expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame |
| medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming |
| absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion |
| rubbing away; tending to grind down |
| absolution |
| fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure |
| friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations |
| formless; lacking shape or definition |
| act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest |
| acquiesce |
| rubbing away; tending to grind down |
| introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce |
| gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted |
| assent; agree without protesting |
| adulation |
| capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action |
| excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise |
| refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice |
| gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted |
| ambiguity |
| support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion |
| cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness |
| state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty |
| fit for growing crops, as by plowing |
| ambiguous |
| sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
| relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional |
| unclear or doubtful in meaning |
| elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste |
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5 Interactive spelling - Check your spelling skill online:
[Esc] fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
[Esc] refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
[Esc] extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
[Esc] skillful and adept under pressing conditions
[Esc] easily approachable; warmly friendly
[Esc] short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
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