300个最常用SAT单词.docx

1、300个最常用SAT单词300个最常用SAT单词1.conventional (100)based on accepted practice; traditional; customary; normal; ordinary; orthodox (convention, unconventional)2.undermine (99)to hurt, weaken, or destroy, often in an underhanded or sneaky way3.dismissive (90)rejecting anothers thoughts or ideas, usually as n

2、ot worthy of consideration; condescending (dismiss)4.aesthetic (86)relating to what is beautiful; beautiful; pleasing(aesthetics, aesthete, unaesthetic)5.objective (77)based on facts rather than personal feelings;unbiased; not personal; not subjective; true(objectivity)6.reconcile (75)to adjust the

3、differences between things; to reach an agreement, especially after an argument; tomake up; to overcome discord; to try to be inclusive(reconciliation, conciliatory, irreconcilable)7.speculative (74)taking a chance; risky; uncertain; cannot be confirmed (speculate, speculation)8.accessible (71)being

4、 able to enter or approach a place; approachable; friendly; genial; gregarious (access, inaccessible)9.decorum (68)proper; correct behavior or etiquette; good manners; refinement (decorous, indecorous)10.impulsive (67)tending to act on impulse and without thought;rash; impetuous; unrestrained; capri

5、cious(impulses)11.deride (67)to ridicule something; to laugh at something as ridiculous; to mock; to satirize (derision, derisory, risible)12.suppress (67)to stop something from rising or coming out by holding it down; to repress (suppression)placent (66)overly pleased with an accomplishment; overco

6、nfident; self-satisfied; so unwary as to be foolish (complacency)14.reverent (66)deeply honoring or respectfuland so not joking around; venerating (revere, reverence, reverential, irreverent)15.disparage (65)to insult or put down; to offend16.relevant (65)relating to the subject at hand; important o

7、r significant; pertinent (relevance, irrelevant)17.prudent (62)careful; cautious, especially about money; having good judgment; circumspect; wary (prudence, imprudent)18.refute (62)to prove wrong or false (refutation, irrefutable)19.inevitable (61)certain to happen; unavoidable (inevitability)20.inn

8、ocuous (60)harmless; not dangerous at all; not likely to provokea strong reaction; inconsequential21.convey (60)to make something known; to reveal; to communicate; to depict22.profound (59)wise; deep; beneath the surface (profundity)23.ironic (59)a statement or situation that conveys a second meanin

9、g at odds with the apparent meaning; humorous (irony)24.ambivalent (58)undecided; feeling positively and negatively towards something (ambivalence)25.pragmatic (58)getting things done in an effective way; practical; emphasizing the practical; expedient (pragmatism, pragmatist)26.innovative (58)new;

10、revolutionary (innovation)27.rational (57)based on reason rather than emotions; logical;sensible (irrational, rationale, rationalize)28.abstract (57)based on general ideas; not solid or concrete; vague;hypothetical (abstraction)29.distinct (57)clearly separate from others; not identical; different;

11、clear; conspicuous; lucid (distinction, distinctive, indistinct)30.felicitous (56)well-chosen; especially appropriate; pleasing(felicity, infelicity)31.resolute (56)determined to succeed; not easily discouraged; persistent; tenacious (resolution, irresolute, resolve, unresolved)32.diverse (55)varyin

12、g; something composed of distinct or unlike elements or qualities (diversity, diversify)33.trivial (53)unimportant; insignificant; negligible;inconsequential (trivialize, triviality)34.discern (53)to notice; to see clearly; to distinguish; to discriminate (discerning, discernment, indiscernible)35.e

13、nhance (53)to strengthen; to improve (enhancement)36.redundant (52)extra, so not needed; extraneous (redundancy)37.tempered (52)mild; not severe or extreme; controlled; moderate;restrained (temperate, temperance, intemperate)38.dubious (52)doubtful, and probably untrue; implausible39.depict (51)to r

14、epresent in words or pictures; to describe a scene or situation; to show; to convey (depiction)pelling (51)to arouse a feeling irresistibly; forceful; incisive; provocative; engaging (compel, compulsion, compulsory)41.indifferent (51)not caring about somethingsuch as an outcomeone way or the other;

15、apathetic (indifference)42.embellish (50)to decorate; to make beautiful or aesthetic; to make additions to, especially as in adding fictitiousdetails to a story (embellishment)43.supplant (50)to replace as better44.fabricate (49)to make or devise something; to make up an elaborate story, as in to li

16、e (fabrication, fabricator)45.plausible (49)believable; probably; likely (implausible)46.parallel (49)something equivalent; a comparison; an analogy(unparalleled)47.eradicate (49)to wipe out; to eliminate; to destroy (ineradicable)48.dominant (49)having great or complete power or influence over some

17、one or something; primary (dominate, domination, predominant)49.deleterious (49)harmful50.discord (48)disagreement; disharmony, especially among people; tension or unease between people, andoften the resulting confusion (discordant, concord, accord)51.futile (48)completely useless or ineffective; so

18、 hopeless that effort to change a situation is wasted (futility)52.indulgent (47)giving in to anothers wishes; permissive; lenient; tolerant; condoning (indulge, overindulge, self- indulgent)53.indignant (47)annoyed or insulted, especially about ones dignity;angered (indignity)54.eclectic (47)select

19、ing the best from different sources; selective;varied55.vindicate (47)to prove someone right in the end; to free him or her from blame; to exonerate (vindication)56.exemplary (46)showing by being great example; outstanding(exemplar, exemplify)57.inhibit (46)to block; to hold back; to impede or suppr

20、ess(inhibition)58.discredit (46)to harm someones reputation; to show something should not be trusted or believed (credit)59.contemporary (46)occurring at the present time; occurring at the same time in history; modern (contemporaries, contemporaneous)60.provoke (45)to arouse strong feelings in someo

21、ne; to anger(provocative, provocation)61.solicitous (45)eager to help; asking if one can help; sympathetic(solicit, solicitude)62.daunting (45)discouraging; intimidating; scary (undaunted)63.skepticism (44)doubt (skeptical, skeptic)64.coherent (44)sticking together in a unified whole; orderly;logica

22、lly understandable; lucid (incoherent)65.autonomy (44)independence; self-government (autonomous)prehensive (44)all-inclusive; thorough; complete; encompassing a great deal67.ambiguous (44)unclear; capable of being interpreted in more than one way; uncertain; doubtful; dubious; notdefinitive (ambigui

23、ty, unambiguous)68.pretentious (43)believing oneself to better than others; boastful; affected; not modest or reserved (pretense, pretension)69.rhetoric (43)impressive sounding, though sometimes empty, words; a formal speech (rhetorical)70.ephemeral (43)short-lived; present so fleetingly as barely t

24、o exist;transient; evanescent71.spurious (43)not genuine; fake; false; inauthentic72.valid (43)well-grounded; sound; logical; effective; legal;legitimate (validity, invalid)73.contempt (43)looking down on others or feeling superior to them;to feel that someone or something deserves great disrespect;

25、 condescension (contemptuous)74.restrained (43)calm and collected; controlled; not impulsive;reserved (self-restraint)75.mundane (43)relating to everyday life; uninspired; banal; prosaic76.impetuous (43)rash; impulsive; capricious; not retrained(impetuosity)77.repudiate (42)to reject a person or an

26、idea completely; to have nothing to do with any longer (repudiation)78.definitive (42)settling a disputed matter finally; no longer tentative; conclusive; authoritative; decisive(defining, indefinite)79.debunk (42)to prove wrong or false; to invalidate80.divergent (41)to separate; to split away from

27、; to move apart; to travel in different directions (diverge, converge)81.digress (41)to wander away from a topic; to change the subjectof a discussion momentarily (digression, digressive)82.sustain (41)to hold up; to support; to keep something going(sustenance)83.incongruous (41)not fitting or match

28、ing; seeming out of place(incongruity, congruent)84.diffident (40)lacking confidence; shy; reserved; apprehensive;wary (diffidence)85.subtle (40)so slight as to be hard to notice; hard to distinguish or discern (subtlety)86.transient (40)passing through a place quickly; not lasting; short- lived; tr

29、ansitory; ephemeral; evanescent(transience)87.serene (40)not disturbed; peaceful; quiet; tranquil (serenity)88.inconsequential (40) not worth noticing; unimportant; so insignificantas to have no consequences; negligible; trivial; trite(consequence)89.scrutinize (40)to examine something closely and c

30、ompletely, especially with an aim to finding faults (scrutiny, inscrutable)90.assert (40)to state a belief positively; to claim, often without proof (assertion, assertive)91.foster (40)to promote; to encourage; to contribute to somethings growth92.perplex (40)to confuse; to mystify (perplexing, perp

31、lexity)93.narrative (40)an account, story, or history about something(narrate, narrator, narration)94.prosaic (39)ordinary; matter-of-fact; lacking imagination;uninspired; hackneyed; mundane; banal (prose)95.substantiate (39)to offer supporting evidence; to help prove; to corroborate (unsubstantiate

32、d, substantive, substantial; insubstantial)96.optimistic (39)hopeful; looking on the bright side; expecting the best; sanguine (optimism, optimist)97.tranquil (39)calm; peaceful; quiet; relaxing; serene (tranquility)98.denounce (39)to put someone down, often publicly; to blame someone; to accuse (denunciation)99.condescend (38)to talk down to; to act superior to; to dismiss; to treat with contempt (condescending, condescension)100. partisan (38)supporting one side in