Hard SAT Words - Group 1

v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

v. embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert

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

v. give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

n. the act of giving up or renouncing a right, office, or position of power etc.

v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

a. disgusting, loathsome

v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever

n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

v. give up or surrender; deny something to oneself

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

v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode

v. condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

a. abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

v. leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution

a. sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

v. accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt

n. upward slope, as of hill

n. award of merit; expression of approval; praise

v. approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

v. equip; provide with military equipment

n. growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

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

a. having properties of vinegar; sour

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

n. the act of acquiring or gaining possession

a. bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

n. animosity, sharp or bitter hatred

n. fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

a. calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

v. put into motion or action; activate

n. sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness

n. an old saying, that has obtained credit by long use

v. muddle; drive crazy; become confused

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

v. hear and settle a case by judicial procedure

n. something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior

v. appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath

n. gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning

n. excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise

v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

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

a. accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically

n. advertisement an ad; public promotion of some product or service

n. nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place

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

n. abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

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

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

n. one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality

ad. as known or named at another time or place; also known as

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

n. established procedure for solving problem

a. providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

v. calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

v. to assert to be true

n. symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

n. repetition of beginning sound in poetry

v. assign; distribute according to plan

n. an indirect reference

n. elevated place or structure before which religious ceremonies may be enacted or upon which sacrifices may be offered

n. a combination of many different things; an alloy of mercury and other metals

v. combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

v. collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

a. capable of using either hand with equal ease

n. state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

n. moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely

a. able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

v. make or become better; improve; grow better

n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

a. formless; lacking shape or definition

n. oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

v. broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

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

a. having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time

a. serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

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

a. serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

ad. once more; again; in a new and different way

a. sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

n. feeling of animosity

v. comment; make explanatory notes

n. source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

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

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

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

n. book of literary selections by various authors

a. regarding human beings as the center of the universe

a. manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance

a. having human form or characteristics

n. letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise

n. strong feelings of aversion or dislike

n. South Africa's policy of racial separation, in place from 1948 to 1990.

n. loss of speech due to injury or illness

n. definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion

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

n. poise; self-confident assurance

n. the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited

a. having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs

n. person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution

n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

n. elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something

v. depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak

v. attach; add as supplement or appendix

a. strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited

v. estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity

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

v. inform; give notice to; make aware

n. underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc

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

n. a large group of islands; a sea, containing a large number of scattered islands

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

n. hereditary nobility; privileged class

v. officially charge someone in a court of law

v. claim without justification; claim for oneself without right

n. manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist

a. preventing infection; having cleansing effect

a. ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes

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

n. look, or particular appearance of the face; the visual percept of a region

n. harshness of manner, roughness

n. one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test

v. to make similar, to incorporate or absorb into

n. eye defect that prevents proper focus

a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

a. not identical on both sides of a dividing central line

ad. engaged in a dispute

n. resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations

a. displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form

a. denying existence of God; godless

n. extreme criminality or cruelty; quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane

v. make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of

n. gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment

a. not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type

n. an invisible breath; distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something

n. the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo

a. characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras

n. severe and rigid economy; severe or rigorous simplicity; absence of adornment or luxury

v. prove genuine; establish authenticity of

a. expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will

n. dictator; ruler having unlimited power

a. having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial

n. mechanism that imitates actions of humans

a. self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent

n. fall or slide of a large mass, as of snow or rock, down a mountainside

n. art or act of flying; specifically, the science or art of directing and controlling flying-machines

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

a. in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant