Hard SAT Words - Group 1

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v. make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase

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v. give up or surrender; deny something to oneself

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n. upward slope, as of hill

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n. bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

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a. having properties of vinegar; sour

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v. be next to; be contiguous to; border on

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v. give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade

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n. established procedure for solving problem

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v. assign; distribute according to plan

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n. preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background