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.):
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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adroit   Speak
skillful and adept under pressing conditions
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antediluvian   Speak
antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
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arbitrary   Speak
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
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burnish   Speak
make shiny by rubbing; polish
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caustic   Speak
capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
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cerebral   Speak
relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
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abrasive  Speak
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easily approachable; warmly friendly
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feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
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rubbing away; tending to grind down
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hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
abstemious  Speak
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ceremonial procession or display; succession or series
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surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
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sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
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swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
adroit  Speak
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apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
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skillful and adept under pressing conditions
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cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
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good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
affable  Speak
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bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
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friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
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suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
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easily approachable; warmly friendly
aloof  Speak
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apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
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one who makes maps or charts
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skillful and adept under pressing conditions
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append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
ambiguous  Speak
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swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
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good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
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one who makes maps or charts
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
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rubbing away; tending to grind down


Spelling Word: abrasive
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sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate


Spelling Word: abstemious
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand.


Spelling Word: abstruse
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sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness


Spelling Word: acuity
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extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding


Spelling Word: adamant
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skillful and adept under pressing conditions


Spelling Word: adroit
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