HotsfortheSAT热词高频词汇

1、lesson 1 using few words or being quiet brevity n. briefness or conciseness in speech or writingconcise adj. using few words in speaking and writinglaconic adj. using few words in speech-pithy adj. brief and full of meaning and substance; concisequiescent adj. quiet; still; inactive-reticent adj. no

2、t talking much; reservedsuccinct adj. clearly and briefly stated; concisetaciturn adj. silent; sparing of words; close-mouthedterse adj using only the words that are needed to make the point; very conciselesson 2 speakingcircumlocution n. speaking in circles; roundabout speechcolloquial adj. pertain

3、ing to common eveiyday speech; conversationaldiffuse adj. spread out, not concise; wordy-digress vb. to wander off from the subject or topic spoken abouteloquence n. artful ease with speaking; speech that can impact people's feelingsgarrulous adj. talkative; loquaciousgrandiloquent adj. using bi

4、g and fancy words when speaking for the purpose of impressing othersloquacious adj. very talkative; liking to talk; garrulousprattle vb. to speak on and on in a senseless and silly manner; to talk foolishlyrant vb. to talk very loudly, even wildly-rhetorical adj. relating to speech that is used to p

5、ersuade or have some effect; insincere in expression-verbose adj using too many words; wordy; long-windedvoluble adj. talking a great deal with ease; gliblesson 3 feeling superiorarrogant adj. overbearing; proud; haughty braggart n. one who boasts a great dealcomplacent adj. self-satisfied; smugcont

6、emptuous adj. lacking respect; scornfuldisdainful adj full of bitter scorn and pride; aloofegotistical adj. excessively self-absorbed; very conceited-haughty adj having a great pride in oneself and dislike for othersinsolent adj. boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior; rude-narcissist adj./ n. h

7、aving to do with extreme self-adoration; person who feels superior toeveryoneostentatious adj. having to do with showing off; pretentious-presumptuous adj. too forward or bold; overstepping proper boundspretentious adj. claiming or pretending increased importance; ostentatious; affectedly grandsuper

8、cilious adj. looking down on others; proud and scornfulswagger vb. to walk around in a proud, showy manner; to boast in a loud mannerlesson 4 unoriginal dull，played outbanal adj. dull or stale because of overuse; trite; hackneyedcliche n. an idea or expression that has become stale due to overuseder

9、ivative adj. unoriginal; taken from something already existing-hackneyed adj. made commonplace by overuse; (rileinsipid adj. lacking flavor or taste; unexcitinglackluster adj. lacking vitality, energy, or brightness; boringmundane adj. commonplace; ordinaryplatitude n. quality of being dull; an obvi

10、ous remark uttered as if it were original-prosaic adj. dull; commonplacetrite adj unoriginal and stale due to overusevapid adj. lacking freshness and zest; flat; stalelesson 5 lessening pain，tension, and/ or conflictallay vb. to lessen fear; to calm; to relieve painalleviate vb. to lessen pain or te

11、nsionameliorate vb. to make better; to lessen pain, difficulty, or tensionappease vb. to make tranquil or quiet, especially by giving into demands; to pacifyassuage vb. to alleviate; to lessen pain or conflict; pacifyconciliate vb. to win a person over through special considerations or persuasive me

12、thods-mediate vb. to act as a go-between in settling conflicts or disputes between people or opposing sidesmitigate vb. to make or become less severe; to lesson pain or damagemollify vb. to pacify, soothe, or appease; to make less severe or violent-pacify vb. to calm; to make peaceful; to restore to

13、 a tranquil state-placate vb. to make calm; to soothequell vb. to pacify; to subdue; to quiet downlesson 6 friendly and agreeableaffable adj. easy to talk to; easy to approach, friendly; kind; amiableamiable adj friendly, kindamicable adj. showing goodwill; peaceablecongenial adj. compatible; having

14、 kindred needs or tastes; sympatheticconvivial adj. sociable, outgoing in a festive way, especially when pertaining to eating and drinking; fond of good companycordial adj. warm and friendly; amiablegregarious adj. sociable, outgoingjocular adj liking to be with people, joke around with them and hav

15、e funlevity n. lightheartedness; gaiety; carefree disposition, particularly when not appropriatelesson 7 quarreling fighting, and bitter feelings animosity n. hatred; ill willantagonism n. hatred or hostilitybellicose adj. of a quarrelsome nature; eager to fight; warlike; belligerentbelligerent adj.

16、 taking part in war or fighting ready to fight cantankerous adj. bad-tempered; quarrelsomecaptious adj. made for the sake of quarreling; quibblingcontentious adj. quarrelsome; belligerentdisputatious adj likely to dispute or argue polemical adj. inclined to argue or debate; controversialpredator n.

17、one who takes advantage of another, exploits or feeds on another; a strong adversary or rival-pugnacious adj. eager to fight; belligerentlesson 8 generosity in spending money or time, or showing concern for othersaltruistic adj. showing an unselfish concern for othersbenevolent adj. giving freely an

18、d easily to others; charitablelargess n. generous givinglavish adj. generous in giving to others or in spending moneymagnanimous adj. generous in overlooking in suit or injury by others; rising above pettiness iminificent adj. very generousphilanthropic adj. showing a desire to help others by giving

19、 gifts; charitable; humane-prodigal adj. wasteful; lavishsquander vb. to spend money (or time) in a wasteful, uncaring fashionlesson 9 cheapness or care with spending moneyaustere adj. having great economy; showing self-control when it comes to foregoing luxuries, frills; stern in manner or appearan

20、ceavarice n. greedfrugal adj. careful with money; thrifty; not costly-mercenary adj. greedy for self-gain; thinking only of money-makingmiserly adj. careful with how money is spent; thriftyparsimonious adj. overly thrifty or miserly-penurious adj. stingy; relating to great poverty, destitutionthrift

21、y adj showing care with how money and resources are spent or used; miserlylesson 10 problems, puzzlements, and disastersadversity n. great trouble or difficultyconflagration n. a huge fire, an infernoconfounding adj. puzzling; bafflingcryptic adj. hidden; hard to understand; mysterious; obscuredebac

22、le n. a failure or breakdown; a collapse that is often nonsensical enigma n. a riddle or mystery; a puzzling or baffling matter or person labyrinth n. a maze from which it is very hard to extricate (free) oneself -precarious adj dangerous or risky; uncertainquandary n. a dilemma; a confusing or puzz

23、ling situationturbulence n. great unrest; turmoil or disorderturmoil n. a very puzzling scenario or situation; tumultlesson 11 harmfulbaneful adj causing ruin; harmful; pernicious-deleterious adj. harmful to one's health or overall welfare; perniciousdetrimental adj. harmfuldevious adj. dishones

24、t or deceptiveiniquitous adj. showing a lack of fairness; wicked; viciousmalicious adj. intending to hurt of harm another; spitefulnefarious adj. very mean and wickedodious adj. loathsome; evil; revolting in a disgusting wayominous adj. pertaining to an evil omen; forebodingpernicious adj. very dest

25、ructive or harmful, usually in an inconspicuous and relentless way-rancorous adj. deeply hateful or spiteful; malicious-virulent adj. extremely poisonous; deadly; full of spiteful hatredlesson 12 criticizing disapproving or scolding-berate vb. to rebuke or scold in a harsh tonecastigate vb. to scold

26、 or punish severelycensure vb. to criticize stronglychastise vb. to punish or scold harshlydeprecate vb. to show mild disapprovalimpugn vb. to oppose or attack someone or something as false or refutable-rebuff vb. to snub; to bluntly refuserebuke vb. to reprimand or scold sharplyreprove vb. to speak

27、 to in a disapproving manner; to scoldupbraid vb. to chide; to scold bitterlylesson 13 lacking interest or emotionaloof adj. iminlercsted; showing no concern; emotionally removed or distantapathetic adj. indifferent; showing no care, interest, or concern; lacking emotiondetached adj. aloof; indiffer

28、entimpassive adj. lacking emotion or driveindifferent adj. apathetic; showing little or no concern or carelistless adj lacking interest in something, usually because of illness, fatigue, or general sadness; spiritlessnonchalant adj casual and indifferent; not showing any great concern or worry about

29、 anythingphlegmatic adj. hard to get excited or emotional; calm-remote adj. emotionally distant and disinterested; aloof; uninvolved; distant, far awaystoical adj lacking emotion or not showing any emotionlesson 14 lacking energy or movementindolent adj. lazy; not wanting to do any worklanguor n. we

30、ak or lifeless feelinglassitude n. a tired feeling, usually resulting from depression or too much work-lethargic adj having little or no energysedentary adj. having to do with sitting around a lotsluggish adj. slow and lazysoporific adj. sleep-inducing; sleepystagnant adj lacking movement or energyt

31、orpid adj. lacking energy; relating to inactivity; feeling sluggishlesson 15 humility and obediencecompliant adj. yielding, submissivefawning adj. gaining the favor of another by acting overly kind or by flatteryobsequious adj. obeying or performing a service for someone in an overly attentive manne

32、r servile adj slave-like; very humble and submissiveslavish adj. slave-like; overly humble; involving very hard worksubmissive adj. voluntarily obeying another; humblesubordinate adj. inferior; lower in rank or statussubservient adj. obedient; obsequioussycophant n. a self-server who tries to gain t

33、he favor of others through the use of flattery or by being over-attentive-toady n. a flatterer; a sycophantlesson 16 enthusiasm and passionardent adj. full of passion and emotionavid adj showing enthusiasm; ardentebullient adj. filled with a bubbly excitement, as if boiling over with excitementeffer

34、vescent adj. lively; full of uplifted spirit; vivaciousexuberant “dj overflowing with vitality and good spiritsfanatical adj. full of great enthusiasm or devotionfervent adj. filled with passion or intensityimpassioned adj. filled with passionate emotionvibrant adj. lively; full of vitalityzealous a

35、dj. filled with enthusiasm; ferventlesson 17being stubbornadamant adj. unwilling to bend; unyieldingdogged adj. stubborn; determinedhidebound adj. strongly-opinionated; narrow-mindedly stubbornintractable adj. stubborn; hard to manageobdurate adj resistant to persuasion or softening; stubbornly pers

36、istent in wrongdoing obstinate adj stubborn; inflexible-recalcitrant adj. stubborn; disobedient; defiant resolve n. firmness, determinationunwavering adj firm and determined* unyielding adj. stubborn; inflexiblewillful adj. stub bomlesson 18soundacoustics n. the quality of sound, pertaining to how i

37、t is heard based on the quality and structure of the roomcacophony n. lack of harmony; loud and unpleasant noise; a racketclamor n. unpleasant sound; noisedin n. ongoing loud sound; noisediscordant adj. lacking harmony or agreementeuphony n. pleasing soundmellifluous adj. sweet and smooth sounding-r

38、aucous adj. coarse-sounding; loud and unrulystrident adj. shrill; high-pitchedvociferous adj. loud and noisy regarding one's own voice, especially shouting; demandingly clamorouslesson 19words relating to praise and respect acclaim v. to express strong approval or praise; hailadulate v. to prais

39、e or flatter too greatly; fawn overesteem v. to value highly; to have great regard foreulogize v. to praise, as in a eulogy; to say good things aboutexalt v. to praise or glorify; to lift up in status, dignity, powerextol v. to praise highly; laudlaud v. to praise; extol-panegyrize v. to praise a pe

40、rson or event in a formal speech or in writing; to praise highly-revere v. to regard highly with love and respect-venerate v. to feel of show deep respect for, especially due to age or tradition; to honorlesson 20words relating to more than enoughample adj. abundant; plentiful; enough or more than e

41、noughcopious adj abundant; much; plentifullavish adj. abundant; in excessmyriad adj. on. countless; a very large numberplethora n. excess; abundance-profuse adj. abundant; more than enoughsuperfluous adj. overabundant; more than is needed; unnecessarysurfeit n. an oversupplylesson 21words relating t

42、o food and hungerabstemious adj. holding back from eating or drinking too muchalimentary adj. relating to food and nourishmentculinary adj. having to do with cooking, preparing mealsdelectable adj. deliciousemaciated adj. very，very thin due to lack of adequate food-epicurean adj. having to do with r

43、elishing the pleasure of eating and drinking (n. epicure) glutton n. one who overindulges in food and drinkpalatable adj. pleasing to the taste buds-ravenous adj. very hungrysavory adj. tasty or good smelling-voracious adj. greedy; gluttonous; ravenous; insatiablelesson 22words relating to being car

44、efulchary adj. cautious; warycircumspect adj careful and cautious before acting-conscientious adj. relating to doing what one knows is right; scrupulousexacting adj. requiring a great deal of care or effort; painstakinggingerly adj. very carefullyheedful adj paying careful attention tometiculous adj

45、. very careful; fussy; finickyscrupulous adj. showing great care and honesty, based on personal belief of what is right and propervigilant adj. carefully alert and watchfulwary adj. cautious, carefullesson 23words relating to being short-lived in time or placeephemeral adj lasting a short time; flee

46、tingevanescent adj. vanishing quickly; fleetingfleeting adj. short-liveditinerant adj wandering about; tending to move around, travelnomadic adj. wandering peripatetic adj. moving or walking about; itineranttransient adj. lasting for only a short time; temporarytransitory adj fleeting-volatile adj e

47、xplosive or changing very quicklylesson 24words relating to the old or the newthe old.antediluvian adj very，very old; antiquatedantiquated adj. very old and no longer in use; obsoleteantiquity n. ancient timesarchaic adj. old; from a much earlier time; antiquatedobsolete adj. old; outdated, as in no

48、 longer in userelic n. a custom or object that has been around for a very, very long timethe new .contemporary adj. modern, new; relating to the same time periodinception n. the start, the beginning of somethinginnovation n. something new-novel adj. newunprecedented adj. novel; unparalleledlesson 25

49、words relating to being sneaky or hardly noticeableclandestine adj. hidden, secret, concealedcovert adj. secret, hiddenfurtive adj. sneakyinconspicuous adj. hardly noticeablesly adj. underhanded, furtivestealthy adj. secretive, slysurreptitious adj. done or made in a secret, stealthy wayunobtrusive

50、adj. inconspicuous; not easily noticedlesson 26words relating to people you will meet on the sat iadversary n. an opponentartisan n. a person who is skillful with his or her hands-ascetic n. a person who refrains from indulging in earthly pleasures charlatan n. a fraud; a quack or imposterdiva n. a

51、highly skilled singer, usually an opera singer-hedonist n. a person who lives for pleasurepariah n. a social outcast-raconteur n. a skillful storytellerskeptic n. a person who doubts virtuoso n. a highly skilled performer, usually a musical performerlesson 27words relating to things of little import

52、ance or valueextraneous adj. not necessary; not an essential part; not relevantfrivolous adj. not having substance or s sense of importance or seriousness; silly; trivial; trifling incidental adj. less important; minorinconsequential adj iirelevanl; of no significance; unimportantirrelevant adj. not

53、 relating to the matter at hand negligible adj. able of likely to be neglected or bypassed due to smallness or lack of importance peripheral adj. only marginally connected to what is truly important; minor or incidental;relating to the field of vision-petty adj. minor or trivial; small in quantitysu

54、perficial adj lacking in depth or importance; on the surfacetrifling adj. lacking significance; unimportanttrivial adj. imimportant; trifling; ordinarylesson 28words relating to being wise and sharp-mindedacute adj. keen-minded; sharpastute adj. sharp-minded; very cleardiscerning adj. able to judge

55、people and situations clearlyerudite adj. wise due to much reading and studying; scholarlyincisive adj. sharp; keeningenious adj. very clever or inventivejudicious adj showing wisdom in judging people and situations-perspicacious adj using wise judgment; sharp-mindedprudent adj careful, cautious, an

56、d wisesagacious adj. wisesavvy adj. smart; informedshrewd adj insightful; cleverlesson 29words that sound and/or look alike but have different meaningsacrid adj. bitter, harsharid adj. dry, lacking wateraesthetic adj. having to do with artistic beautyascetic n. a person who refrains from indulging in earthly pleasuresatheistic adj. without a belief in any godambiguous adj hard to understand; unclear; open to more than one interpretationambivalent adj. having conflicting feelings or opinions about something; unsurecoalesce vb. to have different opinions join tog