SAT最常见的1000个词汇（S-1）

　　该词表中的词汇主要是针对美国学生挑选出来的，这1000个词汇是属于SAT考试中常出现但美国学生却不熟悉的词汇，因此该词表中的词汇难度较大。如果你是刚刚接触SAT的考生，最好不要立即使用该词表，推荐留在备考的最后阶段再使用。 

saccharine (adj.) sickeningly sweet (Tom’s saccharine manner, although intended to
make him popular, actually repelled his classmates.)
sacrosanct (adj.) holy, something that should not be criticized (In the United States,
the Constitution is often thought of as a sacrosanct document.)
sagacity (n.) shrewdness, soundness of perspective (With remarkable sagacity, the wise
old man predicted and thwarted his children’s plan to ship him off to a nursing
home.)
salient (adj.) significant, conspicuous (One of the salient differences between Alison
and Nancy is that Alison is a foot taller.)
salutation (n.) a greeting (Andrew regularly began letters with the bizarre salutation
“Ahoy ahoy.”)

salve (n.) a soothing balm (After Tony applied a salve to his brilliant red sunburn, he
soon felt a little better.)
sanctimonious (adj.) giving a hypocritical appearance of piety (The sanctimonious
Bertrand delivered stern lectures on the Ten Commandments to anyone who would
listen, but thought nothing of stealing cars to make some cash on the side.)
sanguine (adj.) optimistic, cheery (Polly reacted to any bad news with a sanguine smile
and the chirpy cry, “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade!”)
satiate (v.) to satisfy excessively (Satiated after eating far too much turkey and stuffing,
Liza lay on the couch watching football and suffering from
stomach pains.)
scathing (adj.) sharp, critical, hurtful (Two hours after breaking up with Russell,
Suzanne thought of the perfect scathing retort to his accusations.)
scintillating (adj.) sparkling (The ice skater’s scintillating rhinestone costume nearly
blinded the judges.)

scrupulous (adj.) painstaking, careful (With scrupulous care, Sam cut a snowflake out of
white paper.)
scurrilous (adj.) vulgar, coarse (When Bruno heard the scurrilous accusation being
made about him, he could not believe it because he always tried to be nice to
everyone.)
sedentary (adj.) sitting, settled (The sedentary cat did little but loll in the sun.)
semaphore (n.) a visual signal (Anne and Diana communicated with a semaphore
involving candles and window shades.)
seminal (adj.) original, important, creating a field (Stephen Greenblatt’s essays on
Shakespeare proved to be seminal, because they initiated the critical school of New
Historicism.)
sensual (adj.) involving sensory gratification, usually related to sex (With a coy smile,
the guest on the blind-date show announced that he considered himself a very
sensual person.)

sensuous (adj.) involving sensory gratification (Paul found drinking Coke, with all the
little bubbles bursting on his tongue, a very sensuous experience.)
serendipity (n.) luck, finding good things without looking for them (In an amazing bit
of serendipity, penniless Paula found a $20 bill in the subway station.)
serene (adj.) calm, untroubled (Louise stood in front of the Mona Lisa, puzzling over
the famous woman’s serene smile.)
servile (adj.) subservient (The servile porter crept around the hotel lobby, bowing and
quaking before the guests.)
sinuous (adj.) lithe, serpentine (With the sinuous movements of her arms, the dancer
mimicked the motion of a snake.)
sobriety (n.) sedate, calm (Jason believed that maintaining his sobriety in times of crisis
was the key to success in life.)
solicitous (adj.) concerned, attentive (Jim, laid up in bed with a nasty virus,
enjoyed the solicitous attentions of his mother, who brought him soup and extra
blankets.)
solipsistic (adj.) believing that oneself is all that exists (Colette’s solipsistic attitude
completely ignored the plight of the homeless people on the street.)