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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alleviate   Speak
provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
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annex   Speak
append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
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antediluvian   Speak
antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
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appease   Speak
bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
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blatant   Speak
flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
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catharsis   Speak
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
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acuity  Speak
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elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
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sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
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no longer current or applicable; antiquated
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influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
ambivalence  Speak
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influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
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able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
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introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
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state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
ambulatory  Speak
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capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
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swiftness of action or motion; speed
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state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
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able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
ameliorate  Speak
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hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
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award of merit; expression of approval; praise
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make or become better; improve; grow better
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book of literary selections by various authors
analogous  Speak
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comparable; similar or alike
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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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act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
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able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
annex  Speak
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act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
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comparable; similar or alike
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append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
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bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
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rubbing away; tending to grind down


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obscure; profound; difficult to understand.


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


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


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


Spelling Word: amity
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comparable; similar or alike


Spelling Word: analogous
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