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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apprehensive 
capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
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| abhor |
 | criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication |
| good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
| fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate |
| ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious |
| acrophobia |
| criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication |
| fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places |
| earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
| alacrity |
| over-regulated administrative system |
| cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness |
| friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations |
| feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent |
| amity |
| friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations |
| book of literary selections by various authors |
| straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial |
| cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness |
| anarchy |
| fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places |
| large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron |
| relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional |
| absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion |
| anomaly |
| large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron |
| irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order |
| ceremonial procession or display; succession or series |
| append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit |
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5 Interactive spelling - Check your spelling skill online:
[Esc] act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
[Esc] obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
[Esc] unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
[Esc] cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
[Esc] state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
[Esc] make or become better; improve; grow better
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