Hard SAT Words - Group 1

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abrade  Speak Example sentences
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once more; again; in a new and different way
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increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
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manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
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wear away by friction; scrape; erode
accost  Speak Example sentences
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approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
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make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
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the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
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letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
adjoin  Speak Example sentences
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expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
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be next to; be contiguous to; border on
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make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
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as known or named at another time or place; also known as
allege  Speak Example sentences
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to assert to be true
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once more; again; in a new and different way
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prove genuine; establish authenticity of
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one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
amalgamate  Speak Example sentences
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as known or named at another time or place; also known as
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South Africa's policy of racial separation, in place from 1948 to 1990.
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combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
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one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
amass  Speak Example sentences
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collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
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to assert to be true
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once more; again; in a new and different way
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the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited
annotate  Speak Example sentences
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letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
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comment; make explanatory notes
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growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
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approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
apostate  Speak Example sentences
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one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
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comment; make explanatory notes
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embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
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approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
apprise  Speak Example sentences
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make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
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inform; give notice to; make aware
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sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
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letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
askance  Speak Example sentences
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increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
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with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
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inform; give notice to; make aware
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once more; again; in a new and different way