SAT 词汇 100 | 综合科目参考

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SAT是由美国大学委员会（College Board）主办的一场考试，其成绩是世界各国高中生申请美国大学入学资格及奖学金的重要参考，它和ACT（American College Test）都被称为美国高考。

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 another’s 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; 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 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 respectful—and 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 provoke a 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 something—such as an outcome—one 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 another’s wishes; permissive; lenient; tolerant; condoning (indulge, overindulge, self- indulgent)

53.indignant (47)annoyed or insulted, especially about one’s 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 someone’s 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 invalidate80.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 subject of 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 something’s 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)