323个SAT热门词汇.doc

323个SAT热门词汇 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 way 3.dismissive (90)rejecting anothers thoughts or ideas, usually as not 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 differences between things; to reach an agreement, especially after an argument; to make 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 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; capricious(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) 13.complacent (66)overly pleased with an accomplishment; overconfident; 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 offend 16.relevant (65)relating to the subject at hand; important or 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.innocuous (60)harmless; not dangerous at all; not likely to provokea strong reaction; inconsequential 21.convey (60)to make something known; to reveal; to communicate; to depict 22.profound (59)wise; deep; beneath the surface (profundity) 23.ironic (59)a statement or situation that conveys a second meaning 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; 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; 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)varying; 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.enhance (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; implausible 39.depict (51)to represent in words or pictures; to describe a scene or situation; to show; to convey (depiction) 40.compelling (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; 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 better 44.fabricate (49)to make or devise something; to make up an elaborate story, as in to lie (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 someone or something; primary (dominate, domination, predominant) 49.deleterious (49)harmful 50.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 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)selecting the best from different sources; selective;varied 55.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 suppress(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 someone; 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;logically understandable; lucid (incoherent) 65.autonomy (44)independence; self-government (autonomous) 66.comprehensive (44)all-inclusive; thorough; complete; encompassing a great deal 67.ambiguous (44)unclear; capable of being interpreted in more than one way; uncertain; doubtful; dubious; notdefinitive (ambiguity, 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 to exist;transient; evanescent 71.spurious (43)not genuine; fake; false; inauthentic 72.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; condescension (contemptuous) 74.restrained (43)calm and collected; controlled; not impulsive;reserved (self-restraint) 75.mundane (43)relating to everyday life; uninspired; banal; prosaic 76.impetuous (43)rash; impulsive; capricious; not retrained(impetuosity) 77.repudiate (42)to reject a person or an 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 invalidate 80.divergent (41)to separate; to split away from; 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 matching; 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; transitory; 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 completely, 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 growth 92.perplex (40)to confuse; to mystify (perplexing, perplexity) 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 (unsubstantiated, 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 a dispute, especially over political matters; biased; not detached or objective(bipartisan, nonpartisan) 101. prosperity (38)success, especially financial (prosper, prosperous) 102. lucid (38)clear; easily understood; transparent; coherent(elucidate, pellucid) 103. advocate (38)someone who supports a cause; a supporter; a champion; a proponent (advocacy) 104. distinguish (38)to notice; to pick something out, as a person in a crowd; to see something as different; to discriminate; to discern (distinguished, indistinguishable) 105. superficial (37)only on the surface; shallow; unimportant 106. illusory (37)seemingly real but not; deceptive; false; inauthentic(disillusion, illusive) 107. apprehensive (36)having great doubts; nervous; fearful; diffident(apprehension, apprehend) 108. nostalgia (36)fondness for and missing the past, especially ones own; missing the good old days (nostalgic) 109. benevolent (36)kind; generous; tending to help others; solicitous(benevolence) 110. sympathy (36)sharing feelings; showing concern for another; harmonious; solicitude (sympathetic, sympathies, unsympathetic) 111. corrupt (36)to ruin something, especially a persons morals; to make impure; to decay (corruption, incorruptible) 112. polemical (35)arguing a position, especially a radical one(polemics, polemicist) 113. belie (35)to contradict; to fail to confirm (belied, belying) 114. mock (35)to ridicule; to make fun of, often as something fake;to satirize (mockery) 115. compromised (35)to make insecure or to place in danger; to come to an agreement by settling differences; agreeing to something partially (uncompromising) 116. disdain (34)considering someone or something beneath oneself;to have contempt for; to despise; condescension 117. presumption (34)a bold assumption; being overly bold with someoneto the point of disrespect (presume, presuming, presumptuous) 118. caustic (34)burning; sarcastic 119. deferential (34)respectful; reverent; venerating (defer, deferred, deferral) 120. subjective (34)open to interpretation; reflecting someones perspective; biased; not objective 121. capricious (34)unpredictable; whimsical; to act with complete spontaneity; impulsive; impetuous; acting without restraint (caprice) 122. animated (34)lively; vigorous (animation) 123. endorse (34)to support; to approve; to champion; to authorize;to advocate; to commend (endorsement) 124. auspicious (34)promising; favorable (inauspicious) 125. exacerbate (33)to make a bad situation worse; to worsen 126. obscure (33)not easily noticed; dark or shadowy; unclear; vague(obscurity) 127. dogmatic (33)stubbornly opinionated; arrogantly inflexible; close- minded; intractable (dogma, dogmatism) 128. extravagant (33)fancy; luxurious; immoderate (extravagance) 129. venerate (33)to honor above others; to revere (venerable) 130. gregarious (33)friendly; outgoing; genial 131. attain (33)to achieve, especially a goal; to get 132. elude (33)to avoid being found or caught, usually by being clever (elusive) 133. tenacious (33)persistent, especially in the face of continuing challenges; stubborn; resolute; rarely if ever resigned (tenacity, pertinacious) 134. mediate (33)to try to help two arguing sides reach an agreement; to reconcile to parties (mediator, mediation) 135. meticulous (32)careful; thorough; painstaking; scrupulous;exacting 136. negligible (32)extremely small; so unimportant that it can be ignored; inconsequential; trivial 137. equanimity (32)calm; composure, especially under difficult circumstances 138. mitigate (32)to lessen the severity or force of something, especially of something bad or harmful; to moderate; to alleviate (mitigating, unmitigated) 139. transitory (32)of short duration; brief; ephemeral; transient;mutable 140. immutable (32)unchanging; not able to change; everlasting(mutable) 141. evoke (32)to inspire; to arouse; to bring forth (evocative) 142. cursory (32)hurried and superficial; quick; perfunctory; not meticulous 143. rancor (32)extremely bad feelings about something; bitterness(rancorous) 144. authentic (32)genuine; true; real; valid (authenticity, inauthentic) 145. reserved (32)generally quiet and reserved in behavior; modest(reservation, unreserved) 146. intuitive (31)knowing by instinct as opposed to rational thought; what you would expect without having to give much thought to the matter (intuit, intuition, counterintuitive) 320 147. satirize (31)to imitate so as to make fun of; to mock, especiallyin writing (satire, satiric) 148. devoid (31)lacking; free from; empty (void) 149. concise (31)expressing a lot using few words; short and clear;to the point; terse (concision, conciseness) 150. erroneous (31)wrong; mistaken; incorrect (err) 151. collaborate (31)to work together with someone as equals on a project, as with a colleague (collaboration, collaborator) 152. thwart (31)to block or impede, often for a long time or permanently 153. spontaneous (30)happening without being planned; making decisions suddenly and without thought; happening naturally, or without human effort; impulsive (spontaneity) 154. implement (30)to put into practice; to begin to use something(implements, implementation) 155. underscore (30)to emphasize, as if by drawing a line under; to highlight 156. explicate (30)to explain or analyze logically; to clear up any misunderstanding; to make explicit; to elucidate(explication, inexplicable) 157. exasperate (30)to annoy someone to the point of frustration(exasperation) 158. momentous (30)extremely important; major; unprecedented 159. pertinent (30)important; relevant (impertinent) 160. conspicuous (29)obvious; easi