500 Hard SAT Word List
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abrasive 
1
 | formless; lacking shape or definition |
| rubbing away; tending to grind down |
| earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
acrid
2
| large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron |
| antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times |
| support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence |
| unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent |
adroit
3
| speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something |
| skillful and adept under pressing conditions |
| serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times |
advocate
4
| middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional |
| relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional |
| abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly |
| speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something |
allay
5
| mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry |
| calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
| cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness |
| state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
appease
6
| award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
| abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly |
| bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve |
| support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence |
blatant
7
| flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive |
| frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech |
| capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy |
| speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something |
bourgeois
8
| middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional |
| cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness |
| act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest |
| straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial |
brusque
9
| middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional |
| capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy |
| relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional |
| abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly |
buttress
10
| append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit |
| rubbing away; tending to grind down |
| private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy |
| support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence |