Hard SAT Words - Group 1

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

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

v. make or become better; improve; grow better

n. strong feelings of aversion or dislike

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

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

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

n. hereditary nobility; privileged class

a. capable of using either hand with equal ease

n. strong feelings of aversion or dislike

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

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

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

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

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

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

a. capable of using either hand with equal ease

v. make or become better; improve; grow better

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

n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

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

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

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

v. to assert to be true

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

v. hear and settle a case by judicial procedure

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

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

a. having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial

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

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

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

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

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

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

v. prove genuine; establish authenticity of

a. preventing infection; having cleansing effect

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

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

a. sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate