Hard SAT Words - Group 1
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 | harshness of manner, roughness |
| serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form |
| humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem |
abhorrent
2
| providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion |
| fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places |
| antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times |
| disgusting, loathsome |
accolade
3
| award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
| embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert |
| to make similar, to incorporate or absorb into |
| humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem |
acrophobia
4
| providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion |
| as known or named at another time or place; also known as |
| fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places |
| repetition of beginning sound in poetry |
adjunct
5
| serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior |
| estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity |
| one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs |
ambivalence
6
| repetition of beginning sound in poetry |
| moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely |
| equip; provide with military equipment |
| state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate |
ameliorate
7
| elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something |
| definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion |
| make or become better; improve; grow better |
| one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position |
amplify
8
| source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain |
| family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage |
| broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase |
| renounce upon oath; abandon forever |
anathema
9
| solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse |
| one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position |
| increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation |
| broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase |
ancestry
10
| family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage |
| fall or slide of a large mass, as of snow or rock, down a mountainside |
| the act of giving up or renouncing a right, office, or position of power etc. |
| displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form |