Hard SAT Words - Group 1

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n. upward slope, as of hill

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a. slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic

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n. fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

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v. muddle; drive crazy; become confused

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

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v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something

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n. cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

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n. an indirect reference

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n. family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage

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