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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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alacrity   Speak
cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
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apprehensive   Speak
capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
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blasphemy   Speak
act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity
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broach   Speak
introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
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carping   Speak
fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure
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chary   Speak
cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
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abhor  Speak
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untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
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expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
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lack of caring; indifference
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fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
adulation  Speak
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quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
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excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
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large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
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bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
advocate  Speak
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influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
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rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
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speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
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state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
amorphous  Speak
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being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
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formless; lacking shape or definition
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speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
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extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
apathy  Speak
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absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
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swiftness of action or motion; speed
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large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
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lack of caring; indifference
apocryphal  Speak
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abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
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untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
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rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
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being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
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fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate


Spelling Word: abhor
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refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice


Spelling Word: abstain
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unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent


Spelling Word: acrid
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fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places


Spelling Word: acrophobia
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elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste


Spelling Word: aesthetic
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make or become better; improve; grow better


Spelling Word: ameliorate
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