Hard SAT Words - Group 1
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acclivity 
1
 | upward slope, as of hill |
| an old saying, that has obtained credit by long use |
| hear and settle a case by judicial procedure |
| an indirect reference |
accost
2
| antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times |
| approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request |
| book of literary selections by various authors |
| one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality |
acerbity
3
| bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone |
| fasten; append; add on; secure to something |
| fall or slide of a large mass, as of snow or rock, down a mountainside |
| place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey |
acuity
4
| analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test |
| animosity, sharp or bitter hatred |
| something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior |
| sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness |
adage
5
| bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone |
| animosity, sharp or bitter hatred |
| an old saying, that has obtained credit by long use |
| the act of acquiring or gaining possession |
adjudicate
6
| hear and settle a case by judicial procedure |
| approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request |
| ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes |
| the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited |
advert
7
| to make similar, to incorporate or absorb into |
| advertisement an ad; public promotion of some product or service |
| animosity, sharp or bitter hatred |
| fall or slide of a large mass, as of snow or rock, down a mountainside |
agnostic
8
| claim without justification; claim for oneself without right |
| attach; add as supplement or appendix |
| repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others |
| one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality |
amorphous
9
| sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness |
| formless; lacking shape or definition |
| fasten; append; add on; secure to something |
| resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations |
antecedents
10
| abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth |
| preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background |
| repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others |
| attach; add as supplement or appendix |