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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acrophobia   Speak
fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
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adulation   Speak
excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
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amiable   Speak
good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
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blatant   Speak
flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
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cantankerous   Speak
ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
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censure   Speak
expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
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abrasive  Speak
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support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
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act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity
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fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
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rubbing away; tending to grind down
abstain  Speak
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irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
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rubbing away; tending to grind down
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refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
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rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
acrid  Speak
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unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
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state of being certain; complete assurance; confidence
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good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
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elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
adroit  Speak
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skillful and adept under pressing conditions
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grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
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large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
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state of being certain; complete assurance; confidence
adversity  Speak
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cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
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state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
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swiftness of action or motion; speed
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feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
alacrity  Speak
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over-regulated administrative system
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swiftness of action or motion; speed
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frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
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cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
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speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something


Spelling Word: advocate
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easily approachable; warmly friendly


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


Spelling Word: amass
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unclear or doubtful in meaning


Spelling Word: ambiguous
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able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary


Spelling Word: ambulatory
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untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious


Spelling Word: apocryphal
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