Hard SAT Words - Group 1

a. having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial

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

v. condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

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

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

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

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

v. comment; make explanatory notes

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

n. sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness

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

n. fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

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

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

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

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

n. strong feelings of aversion or dislike

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

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

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

v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

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

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

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

n. loss of speech due to injury or illness

v. condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

n. hereditary nobility; privileged class

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

n. strong feelings of aversion or dislike

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

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

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

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

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

a. having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs

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

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

v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

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

n. dictator; ruler having unlimited power