Hard SAT Words - Group 1

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n. upward slope, as of hill

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v. hear and settle a case by judicial procedure

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v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

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n. one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality

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n. moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely

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a. able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

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n. oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

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n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

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v. precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

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n. book of literary selections by various authors