SAT最常见的1000个词汇（H）

　　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。 hackneyed (adj.) unoriginal, trite (A girl can only hear “I love you” so many times
before it begins to sound hackneyed and meaningless.)
hallowed (adj.) revered, consecrated (In the hallowed corridors of the cathedral, the
disturbed professor felt himself to be at peace.)
hapless (adj.) unlucky (My poor, hapless family never seems to pick a sunny week to go
on vacation.)
harangue 1. (n.) a ranting speech (Everyone had heard the teacher’s harangue about
gum chewing in class before.) 2. (v.) to give such a speech (But this time the teacher
harangued the class about the importance of brushing your teeth after chewing gum.)
hardy (adj.) robust, capable of surviving through adverse conditions (I too would have
expected the plants to be dead by mid-November, but apparently they’re very
hardy.)
harrowing (adj.) greatly distressing, vexing (The car crash was a harrowing experience,
but I have a feeling that the increase in my insurance premiums will be even more
upsetting.)
haughty (adj.) disdainfully proud (The superstar’s haughty dismissal of her costars will
backfire on her someday.)
hedonist (n.) one who believes pleasure should be the primary pursuit of humans
(Because he’s such a hedonist, I knew Murray would appreciate the 11 cases of wine
I bought him for his birthday.)
hegemony (n.) domination over others (Britain’s hegemony over its colonies was
threatened once nationalist sentiment began to spread around the world.)
heinous (adj.) shockingly wicked, repugnant (The killings were made all the more
heinous by the fact that the murderer first tortured his victims for three days.)
heterogeneous (adj.) varied, diverse in character (I hate having only one flavor so I
always buy the swirled, or should I say heterogeneous, type of ice cream.)
hiatus (n.) a break or gap in duration or continuity (The hiatus in service should last
two or three months—until the cable lines are repaired .)
hierarchy (n.) a system with ranked groups, usually according to social, economic, or
professional class (Women found it very difficult to break into the upper ranks of the
department’s hierarchy.)
hypocrisy (n.) pretending to believe what one does not (Once the politician began
passing legislation that contradicted his campaign promises, his hypocrisy became
apparent.)
hypothetical (adj.) supposed or assumed true, but uNPRoven (Even though it has been
celebrated by seven major newspapers, that the drug will be a success when tested in
humans is still hypothetical.)