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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abrasive   Speak
rubbing away; tending to grind down
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antediluvian   Speak
antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
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brevity   Speak
quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
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capacious   Speak
capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
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censure   Speak
expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
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chicanery   Speak
mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
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abrasive  Speak
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secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
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rubbing away; tending to grind down
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able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
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collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
adamant  Speak
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elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
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extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
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capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
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unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
aesthetic  Speak
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sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
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able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
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elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
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capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
alacrity  Speak
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suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
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cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
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assent; agree without protesting
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good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
ambiguous  Speak
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one who makes maps or charts
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elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
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formless; lacking shape or definition
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
ambulatory  Speak
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fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
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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
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absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
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fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate


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


Spelling Word: acuity
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speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something


Spelling Word: advocate
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serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness


Spelling Word: analgesic
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suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled


Spelling Word: blighted
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rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners


Spelling Word: boorish
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