本文所精选的均是 SAT较难的核心词汇，尤其适用于想拿高分的同学背诵。提醒大家重视单词的英文解释，抓住其本质意思，并举一反三，把每个词相关的近义词，反义词，和使用注意事项都掌握好。
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1.ostensible[ɑːˈstensəb(ə)l]
adj. apprent,appearing or seeming to be true,professed or declared as true without beingdemonstrated or proved.表面的，宣称的
近义词：plausible，specious。反义词：real，actual。
例句：An obstensiblemovieis not necessarily a real movie; An ostensible advantage is not necessarily an actual advantage.
2.digress[daɪˈɡres]
v. to wander,stray away from the point, ramble, deviate, go off in another direction.偏离，离题
Digress来自拉丁语digressus, 前缀di-，表示分开，同样演化出的词有ingress，意思是进入；还有egress，意思是外出。
Digress的旧式用法是表示物理上的漫游，闲逛，现在通常用来表示讲话或写作偏题了。
例句：In a business report or an oral presentation, it's important to stick to the facts and not digress.If shehadn't digressed so much, her lecture would have been more interesting.
名词形式是 digression。“The old man's story was full of humorous digressions.”
3.uncanny[ʌnˈkæni]
adj.eerie, strange,weird, mysterious 离奇的，神秘的，难以解释的
"anuncanny experience," "anuncanny resemblance," or"uncanny ability."
注意它和canny的意思区别很大，canny表示一个人很精明的。
4.morose[məˈroʊs]
adj. gloomy,moody, glum, grumpy, ill-tempered, depressed.阴郁的；脾气不好的；闷闷不乐的
更高级的近义词还有：sullen, dolorous，lugubrious, saturnine.
反义词：optimistic, jovial, sanguine.
例句：After weeks of futile job-hunting, he became morose.
5.adept[əˈdept]
adj.skilled. 熟练的，擅长的
n.a highly skilled person, an expert. 能手，内行
近义词：handy, clever, able, deft, expert, adroit, dexterous, proficient.
例句：He was adept at managing his investments, and they always turned a hansome profit.
6.pragmatic[præɡˈmætɪk]
adj. practical. having to do with actual practice, concerned with everyday affairs as opposed to theory or speculation. 实用的，讲求实效的
Pragmatic来自于拉丁语pragmaticus，表示在法律或商业方面很擅长。律师是关注证据的，商人也重视数据和事实，两者都比较务实。
例句：Robin took a pragmatic look at her situation.
7. congenial[kənˈdʒiːniəl]
adj. sympathetic, agreeable, compatible, kindred, harmonious, having the same taste, nature, or temperament. 意气相投的，适宜的
“a congenial colleague”，“a congenial working environment.”
反义词：alien，dissident，incongruous。
8.blatant [ˈbleɪt(ə)nt]
adj. nosiy, disgreeably or offensively loud, boisterous, clamorous. 喧嚣的，公然的，明目张胆的
Theblatant soundof horns honkingin heavy traffic.
Ablatant attempt to buy votes.
9.obligatory[əˈblɪɡətɔːri]
adj.required, necessary, binding, mandatory. 必须的，强制的，规定的
名词形式是 obligation。例句：Doing miscellaneous paperwork is an obligatory function fo the clerical worker.
10. capricious [kəˈprɪʃəs]
adj. unpredictable, tending to change abruptly for no apparent or logical reason. 反复无常的，任性的，易变的
近义词：flighty，changeable，impulsive，fickle；erratic，whimsical，volatile，mercurial。
名词形式是 Caprice，表示突然改变想法或情绪。也表示事情或环境变幻莫测。
例句：He is so capricious, his mood changes with the wind.New England has a capriciousclimate.
The stock market is notoriously capricious.
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