Hard SAT Words - Group 1

repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others

make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

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

calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice

disgusting, loathsome

wear away by friction; scrape; erode

antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

regarding human beings as the center of the universe

prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned

upward slope, as of hill

serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

prove genuine; establish authenticity of

accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically

having human form or characteristics

with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes

with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes

mechanism that imitates actions of humans

term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice

increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

claim without justification; claim for oneself without right

activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass

a person who has had one or more limbs removed by amputation

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

to make similar, to incorporate or absorb into

activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

loss of speech due to injury or illness

place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey

officially charge someone in a court of law

place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey

established procedure for solving problem

prove genuine; establish authenticity of

family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage

established procedure for solving problem

upward slope, as of hill

an enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events or other spectacular events

place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey