300个最常用SAT单词.docx

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300个最常用SAT单词

300个最常用SAT单词

1.conventional（100）basedonacceptedpractice;traditional;customary;normal;ordinary;orthodox（convention,unconventional）

2.undermine（99）tohurt,weaken,ordestroy,ofteninanunderhandedorsneakyway

3.dismissive（90）rejectinganother’sthoughtsorideas,usuallyasnotworthyofconsideration;condescending（dismiss）

4.aesthetic（86）relatingtowhatisbeautiful;beautiful;pleasing（aesthetics,aesthete,unaesthetic）

5.objective（77）basedonfactsratherthanpersonalfeelings;unbiased;notpersonal;notsubjective;true（objectivity）

6.reconcile（75）toadjustthedifferencesbetweenthings;toreachanagreement,especiallyafteranargument;tomakeup;toovercomediscord;totrytobeinclusive（reconciliation,conciliatory,irreconcilable）

7.speculative（74）takingachance;risky;uncertain;cannotbeconfirmed（speculate,speculation）

8.accessible（71）beingabletoenterorapproachaplace;approachable;friendly;genial;gregarious（access,inaccessible）

9.decorum（68）proper;correctbehaviororetiquette;goodmanners;refinement（decorous,indecorous）

10.impulsive（67）tendingtoactonimpulseandwithoutthought;rash;impetuous;unrestrained;capricious（impulses）

11.deride（67）toridiculesomething;tolaughatsomethingasridiculous;tomock;tosatirize（derision,derisory,risible）

12.suppress（67）tostopsomethingfromrisingorcomingoutbyholdingitdown;torepress（suppression）

placent（66）overlypleasedwithanaccomplishment;overconfident;self-satisfied;sounwaryastobefoolish（complacency）

14.reverent（66）deeplyhonoringorrespectful—andsonotjokingaround;venerating（revere,reverence,reverential,irreverent）

15.disparage（65）toinsultorputdown;tooffend

16.relevant（65）relatingtothesubjectathand;importantorsignificant;pertinent（relevance,irrelevant）

17.prudent（62）careful;cautious,especiallyaboutmoney;havinggoodjudgment;circumspect;wary（prudence,imprudent）

18.refute（62）toprovewrongorfalse（refutation,irrefutable）

19.inevitable（61）certaintohappen;unavoidable（inevitability）

20.innocuous（60）harmless;notdangerousatall;notlikelytoprovokeastrongreaction;inconsequential

21.convey（60）tomakesomethingknown;toreveal;tocommunicate;todepict

22.profound（59）wise;deep;beneaththesurface（profundity）

23.ironic（59）astatementorsituationthatconveysasecondmeaningatoddswiththeapparentmeaning;humorous（irony）

24.ambivalent（58）undecided;feelingpositivelyandnegativelytowardssomething（ambivalence）

25.pragmatic（58）gettingthingsdoneinaneffectiveway;practical;emphasizingthepractical;expedient（pragmatism,pragmatist）

26.innovative（58）new;revolutionary（innovation）

27.rational（57）basedonreasonratherthanemotions;logical;sensible（irrational,rationale,rationalize）

28.abstract（57）basedongeneralideas;notsolidorconcrete;vague;hypothetical（abstraction）

29.distinct（57）clearlyseparatefromothers;notidentical;different;clear;conspicuous;lucid（distinction,distinctive,indistinct）

30.felicitous（56）well-chosen;especiallyappropriate;pleasing（felicity,infelicity）

31.resolute（56）determinedtosucceed;noteasilydiscouraged;persistent;tenacious（resolution,irresolute,resolve,unresolved）

32.diverse（55）varying;somethingcomposedofdistinctorunlikeelementsorqualities（diversity,diversify）

33.trivial（53）unimportant;insignificant;negligible;inconsequential（trivialize,triviality）

34.discern（53）tonotice;toseeclearly;todistinguish;todiscriminate（discerning,discernment,indiscernible）

35.enhance（53）tostrengthen;toimprove（enhancement）

36.redundant（52）extra,sonotneeded;extraneous（redundancy）

37.tempered（52）mild;notsevereorextreme;controlled;moderate;restrained（temperate,temperance,intemperate）

38.dubious（52）doubtful,andprobablyuntrue;implausible

39.depict（51）torepresentinwordsorpictures;todescribeasceneorsituation;toshow;toconvey（depiction）

pelling（51）toarouseafeelingirresistibly;forceful;incisive;provocative;engaging（compel,compulsion,compulsory）

41.indifferent（51）notcaringaboutsomething—suchasanoutcome—onewayortheother;apathetic（indifference）

42.embellish（50）todecorate;tomakebeautifuloraesthetic;tomakeadditionsto,especiallyasinaddingfictitiousdetailstoastory（embellishment）

43.supplant（50）toreplaceasbetter

44.fabricate（49）tomakeordevisesomething;tomakeupanelaboratestory,asintolie（fabrication,fabricator）

45.plausible（49）believable;probably;likely（implausible）

46.parallel（49）somethingequivalent;acomparison;ananalogy（unparalleled）

47.eradicate（49）towipeout;toeliminate;todestroy（ineradicable）

48.dominant（49）havinggreatorcompletepowerorinfluenceoversomeoneorsomething;primary（dominate,domination,predominant）

49.deleterious（49）harmful

50.discord（48）disagreement;disharmony,especiallyamongpeople;tensionoruneasebetweenpeople,andoftentheresultingconfusion（discordant,concord,accord）

51.futile（48）completelyuselessorineffective;sohopelessthatefforttochangeasituationiswasted（futility）

52.indulgent（47）givingintoanother’swishes;permissive;lenient;tolerant;condoning（indulge,overindulge,self-indulgent）

53.indignant（47）annoyedorinsulted,especiallyaboutone’sdignity;angered（indignity）

54.eclectic（47）selectingthebestfromdifferentsources;selective;varied

55.vindicate（47）toprovesomeonerightintheend;tofreehimorherfromblame;toexonerate（vindication）

56.exemplary（46）showingbybeinggreatexample;outstanding（exemplar,exemplify）

57.inhibit（46）toblock;toholdback;toimpedeorsuppress（inhibition）

58.discredit（46）toharmsomeone’sreputation;toshowsomethingshouldnotbetrustedorbelieved（credit）

59.contemporary（46）occurringatthepresenttime;occurringatthesametimeinhistory;modern（contemporaries,contemporaneous）

60.provoke（45）toarousestrongfeelingsinsomeone;toanger（provocative,provocation）

61.solicitous（45）eagertohelp;askingifonecanhelp;sympathetic（solicit,solicitude）

62.daunting（45）discouraging;intimidating;scary（undaunted）

63.skepticism（44）doubt（skeptical,skeptic）

64.coherent（44）stickingtogetherinaunifiedwhole;orderly;logicallyunderstandable;lucid（incoherent）

65.autonomy（44）independence;self-government（autonomous）

prehensive（44）all-inclusive;thorough;complete;encompassingagreatdeal

67.ambiguous（44）unclear;capableofbeinginterpretedinmorethanoneway;uncertain;doubtful;dubious;notdefinitive（ambiguity,unambiguous）

68.pretentious（43）believingoneselftobetterthanothers;boastful;affected;notmodestorreserved（pretense,pretension）

69.rhetoric（43）impressivesounding,thoughsometimesempty,words;aformalspeech（rhetorical）

70.ephemeral（43）short-lived;presentsofleetinglyasbarelytoexist;transient;evanescent

71.spurious（43）notgenuine;fake;false;inauthentic

72.valid（43）well-grounded;sound;logical;effective;legal;legitimate（validity,invalid）

73.contempt（43）lookingdownonothersorfeelingsuperiortothem;tofeelthatsomeoneorsomethingdeservesgreatdisrespect;condescension（contemptuous）

74.restrained（43）calmandcollected;controlled;notimpulsive;reserved（self-restraint）

75.mundane（43）relatingtoeverydaylife;uninspired;banal;prosaic

76.impetuous（43）rash;impulsive;capricious;notretrained（impetuosity）

77.repudiate（42）torejectapersonoranideacompletely;tohavenothingtodowithanylonger（repudiation）

78.definitive（42）settlingadisputedmatterfinally;nolongertentative;conclusive;authoritative;decisive（defining,indefinite）

79.debunk（42）toprovewrongorfalse;toinvalidate

80.divergent（41）toseparate;tosplitawayfrom;tomoveapart;totravelindifferentdirections（diverge,converge）

81.digress（41）towanderawayfromatopic;tochangethesubjectofadiscussionmomentarily（digression,digressive）

82.sustain（41）toholdup;tosupport;tokeepsomethinggoing（sustenance）

83.incongruous（41）notfittingormatching;seemingoutofplace（incongruity,congruent）

84.diffident（40）lackingconfidence;shy;reserved;apprehensive;wary（diffidence）

85.subtle（40）soslightastobehardtonotice;hardtodistinguishordiscern（subtlety）

86.transient（40）passingthroughaplacequickly;notlasting;short-lived;transitory;ephemeral;evanescent（transience）

87.serene（40）notdisturbed;peaceful;quiet;tranquil（serenity）

88.inconsequential（40）notworthnoticing;unimportant;soinsignificantastohavenoconsequences;negligible;trivial;trite（consequence）

89.scrutinize（40）toexaminesomethingcloselyandcompletely,especiallywithanaimtofindingfaults（scrutiny,inscrutable）

90.assert（40）tostateabeliefpositively;toclaim,oftenwithoutproof（assertion,assertive）

91.foster（40）topromote;toencourage;tocontributetosomething’sgrowth

92.perplex（40）toconfuse;tomystify（perplexing,perplexity）

93.narrative（40）anaccount,story,orhistoryaboutsomething（narrate,narrator,narration）

94.prosaic（39）ordinary;matter-of-fact;lackingimagination;uninspired;hackneyed;mundane;banal（prose）

95.substantiate（39）tooffersupportingevidence;tohelpprove;tocorroborate（unsubstantiated,substantive,substantial;insubstantial）

96.optimistic（39）hopeful;lookingonthebrightside;expectingthebest;sanguine（optimism,optimist）

97.tranquil（39）calm;peaceful;quiet;relaxing;serene（tranquility）

98.denounce（39）toputsomeonedown,oftenpublicly;toblamesomeone;toaccuse（denunciation）

99.condescend（38）totalkdownto;toactsuperiorto;todismiss;totreatwithcontempt（condescending,condescension）

100.partisan（38）supportingonesidein