Hard SAT Word List
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acuity:
sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
adroit: skillful and adept under pressing conditions
adversity: state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
aesthetic: elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
alacrity: cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
allay: calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
aloof: apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
ambiguity: state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
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acuity:
sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keennessadroit:
skillful and adept under pressing conditionsadversity:
state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortuneaesthetic:
elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good tastealacrity:
cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quicknessallay:
calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relievealoof:
apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remoteambiguity:
state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty......
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abstruse 
 | secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated |
| obscure; profound; difficult to understand. |
| randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle |
| state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate |
adroit
| bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve |
| calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
| mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry |
| skillful and adept under pressing conditions |
aesthetic
| award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
| support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion |
| introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce |
| elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste |
ambivalence
| hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger |
| make shiny by rubbing; polish |
| boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person |
| state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate |
annex
| medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming |
| elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste |
| capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy |
| append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit |
antediluvian
| criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication |
| relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional |
| friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations |
| antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times |
arbitrary
| obscure; profound; difficult to understand. |
| randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle |
| append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit |
| mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry |
brusque
| abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly |
| elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste |
| straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial |
| flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive |
bulwark
| large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron |
| capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action |
| earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy |
burnish
| youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers |
| state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate |
| make shiny by rubbing; polish |
| relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional |
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[Esc] rubbing away; tending to grind down
[Esc] abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority [Esc] unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent [Esc] medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming [Esc] calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve [Esc] feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent [Esc] untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious [Esc] capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive [Esc] no longer current or applicable; antiquated [Esc] hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics