SAT考试高频词汇表
SAT HIGH-FREQUENCY VOCABULARY LIST
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Aberrant – abnormal or deviant. Abstract – theoretical; not concrete. Accolade – award of merit.
Acquiesce – assent; agree without protesting. Acrimonious – bitter in words or manner.
Acute – quickly perceptive; keen; brief and severe. Adulation – flattery; admiration. Adversary – opponent. Advocate – urge; plead for.
Affable – easily approachable; warmly friendly. Ameliorate – improve; make more satisfactory. Amorphous – formless; lacking shape pr definition. Antagonistic – hostile; opposed.
Antithesis – contrast; direct opposite of or to. Apprehension – fear; disconcernment. Archaic – antiquated.
Ascetic – practicing self-denial; austere.
Assuage – ease or lesson (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (pain). Astute – wise; shrewd. Audacious – daring; bold. Banal – commonplace; trite. Belligerent – quarrelsome.
Benevolent – generous; charitable. Capricious – fickle; incalculable. Concur – agree in opinion. Contentious – quarrelsome.
Cryptic – mysterious; secret; hidden. Debilitate – weaken; enfeeble.
Deference – courteous regard for another’s wish. Deplore – regret strongly; express grief over. Depravity – corruption; wickedness.
Deprecate – express disapproval of; protest against; belittle. Didactic – teaching; instructional. Diffuse – wordy; rambling; spread out.
Diligence – steadiness of effort; persistent hard work. Disdain – view with scorn or contempt. Dispassionate – calm; impartial. Dissipate – squander; waste; scatter.
Dissonance - Lack of agreement, consistency, or harmony. Eclectic – selective from choosing from a variety of sources. Effervescent – exuberant; bubbly and excited.
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Ephemeral – short-lived; fleeting. Erudite – learned; scholarly. Exacerbate – worsen; embitter. Expedite – hasten.
Expository – explanatory; intended to explain.
Exuberance – overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness. Fallacious – false; misleading.
Fastidious – difficult to please; squeamish. Florid – ruddy; reddish; flowery. Fortuitous – accidental; by chance. Frugality – thrift; economy.
Garrulous – loquacious; wordy; talkative.
Gratuitous – given freely; unwarranted; unprovoked. Gregarious – sociable.
Hedonist – one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life. Hiatus – gap; interruption in duration or continuity; pause. Homogeneous – of the same kind.
Hyperbole – exaggeration; overstatement. Ignominy – deep disgrace; shame or dishonor. Immutable – unchangeable. Impecunious – without money. Imperious – domineering; haughty.
Inadvertently – by oversight; carelessly or unintentionally. Incisive – cutting; sharp. Incorrigible – uncorrectable. Indigenous – native.
Indubitable – unable to be doubted; unquestionable. Inept – unsuited; absurd; incompetent.
Inimical – unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental. Innate – inborn.
Innocuous – harmless.
Insipid – lacking in favor; dull. Insurgent – rebellious.
Intermittent – periodic; on and off. Irascible – irritable; easily angered. Jocular – said or done in jest; joking. Laconic – brief and to the point. Lassitude – languor; weariness.
Levity – lack of seriousness; lightness. Loquacious – talkative. Magnanimous – generous. Maladroit – clumsy; bungling.
Meticulous – excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous.
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Morbid – given to unwholesome thought; moody. Mutability – ability to change in form; fickleness. Nefarious – very wicked. Obdurate – stubborn.
Obsequious – slavishly attentive; servile; fawning; attempting to win favor by flattery. Officious – meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one’s services. Ostentatious – showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention. Paltry – insignificant; petty; trifling. Parochial – narrow in outlook.
Pedantic – showing off learning; bookish. Penchant – strong inclination; liking.
Perfunctory – superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm. Pernicious – very destructive. Petulant – touchy; peevish.
Pithy – concise; meaningful; substantial; meaty.
Pomposity – self-important behavior; acting like a stuffed shirt.
Pragmatic – practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with the practical worth or impact of something.
Precipitous – steep; overhasty.
Predilection – partiality; preference.
Prevalent – widespread; generally accepted. Profane – violate; desecrate; treat unworthy. Provincial – limited in outlook; unsophisticated. Pugnacity – combativeness; disposition to fight. Querulous – fretful; whining.
Recalcitrant – obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly. Relish – savor; enjoy.
Renegade – deserter; traitor.
Reprehensible – deserving blame.
Resplendent – dazzling; glorious; brilliant.
Reticent – reserved; uncommunicative; inclined to be silent.
Rhetorical – pertaining to effective communication; insincere in language; used for persuasive effect. Scrupulous – conscientious; extremely thorough. Spurious – false; counterfeit. Squander – waste.
Strident – loud and harsh; insistent. Supercilious – arrogant; condescending. Superfluous – excessive; unnecessary.
Sycophant – servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man. Tenacity – firmness; persistence. Tractable – docile; easily managed.
Transcendent – surpassing; exceeding ordinary limits; superior. Vacillate – waver; fluctuate.
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Zealot – fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal (enthusiastic devotion)
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