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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abstain   Speak
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
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animosity   Speak
bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
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antiquated   Speak
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
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apocryphal   Speak
untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
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caldron   Speak
large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
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cerebral   Speak
relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
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absolution  Speak
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flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
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apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
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irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
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act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
acrid  Speak
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unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
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assent; agree without protesting
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irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
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speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
adulation  Speak
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ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
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bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
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excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
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able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
advocate  Speak
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suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
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make or become better; improve; grow better
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speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
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secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
alleviate  Speak
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easily approachable; warmly friendly
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influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
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provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
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excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
amass  Speak
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apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
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collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
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unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
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hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
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rubbing away; tending to grind down


Spelling Word: abrasive
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extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding


Spelling Word: adamant
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cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness


Spelling Word: alacrity
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provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part


Spelling Word: alleviate
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friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations


Spelling Word: amity
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absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion


Spelling Word: anarchy
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