SAT最常见的1000个词汇（S-2）

　　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。 

soluble (adj.) able to dissolve (The plot of the spy film revolved around an untraceable
and water-soluble poison.)
solvent 1. (n.) a substance that can dissolve other substances (Water is sometimes called
the universal solvent because almost all other substances can dissolve into it.) 2.
(adj.) able to pay debts (Upon receiving an unexpected check from her aunt,
Annabelle found herself suddenly solvent.)
somnolent (adj.) sleepy, drowsy (The somnolent student kept falling asleep and waking
up with a jerk.)
sophomoric (adj.) immature, uninformed (The mature senior rolled her eyes at the
sophomoric gross-out humor of the underclassman.)
sovereign (adj.) having absolute authority in a certain realm (The sovereign queen,
with steely resolve, ordered that the traitorous nobleman be killed.)
speculative (adj.) not based in fact (Sadly, Tessa was convicted on merely speculative
evidence.)
spurious (adj.) false but designed to seem plausible (Using a spurious argument, John
convinced the others that he had won the board game on a technicality.)

stagnate (v.) to become or remain inactive, not develop, not flow (With no room for
advancement, the waiter’s career stagnated.)
staid (adj.) sedate, serious, self-restrained (The staid butler never changed his
expression no matter what happened.)
stingy (adj.) not generous, not inclined to spend or give (Scrooge’s stingy habits did not
fit with the generous, giving spirit of Christmas.)
stoic (adj.) unaffected by passion or feeling (Penelope’s faithfulness to Odysseus
required that she be stoic and put off her many suitors.)
stolid (adj.) expressing little sensibility, unemotional (Charles’s stolid reaction to his
wife’s funeral differed from the passion he showed at the time of her death.)
strenuous (adj.) requiring tremendous energy or stamina (Running a marathon is quite
a strenuous task. So is watching an entire Star Trek marathon.)
strident (adj.) harsh, loud (A strident man, Captain Von Trapp yelled at his daughter
and made her cry.)
stupefy (v.) to astonish, make insensible (Veronica’s audacity and ungratefulness
stupefied her best friend, Heather.)

subjugate (v.) to bring under control, subdue (The invading force captured and
subjugated the natives of that place.)
sublime (adj.) lofty, grand, exalted (The homeless man sadly pondered his former
wealth and once sublime existence.)
submissive (adj.) easily yielding to authority (In some cultures, wives are supposed to
be submissive and support their husbands in all matters.)
succinct (adj.) marked by compact precision (The governor’s succinct speech energized
the crowd while the mayor’s rambled on and on.)
superfluous (adj.) exceeding what is necessary (Tracy had already won the campaign so
her constant flattery of others was superfluous.)
surfeit (n.) an overabundant supply or indulgence (After partaking of the surfeit of
tacos and tamales at the All-You-Can-Eat Taco Tamale Lunch Special, Beth felt
rather sick.)
surmise (v.) to infer with little evidence (After speaking to only one of the students, the
teacher was able to surmise what had caused the fight.)
surreptitious (adj.) stealthy (The surreptitious CIA agents were able to get in and out of
the house without anyone noticing.)
surrogate (n.) one acting in place of another (The surrogate carried the child to term for
its biological parents.)
swarthy (adj.) of dark color or complexion (When he got drunk, Robinson’s white skin
became rather swarthy.)

sycophant (n.) one who flatters for self-gain (Some see the people in the cabinet as the
president’s closest advisors, but others see them as sycophants.)