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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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amity   Speak
friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
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amorphous   Speak
formless; lacking shape or definition
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billowing   Speak
swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
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castigate   Speak
criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
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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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amass  Speak
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cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
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collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
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sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
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medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
ambiguous  Speak
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over-regulated administrative system
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expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
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defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from
amity  Speak
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friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
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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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excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
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skillful and adept under pressing conditions
amorphous  Speak
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good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
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formless; lacking shape or definition
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fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
antagonism  Speak
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active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
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good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
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skillful and adept under pressing conditions
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
antediluvian  Speak
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ceremonial procession or display; succession or series
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expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
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antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
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cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
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rubbing away; tending to grind down


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


Spelling Word: abstruse
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assent; agree without protesting


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


Spelling Word: acrid
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extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding


Spelling Word: adamant
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state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune


Spelling Word: adversity
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