Hard SAT Words - Group 1

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

ad. engaged in a dispute

n. feeling of animosity

v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever

n. something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior

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

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

n. strong feelings of aversion or dislike

n. repetition of beginning sound in poetry

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ad. engaged in a dispute

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

n. repetition of beginning sound in poetry

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

a. capable of using either hand with equal ease

ad. engaged in a dispute

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

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

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

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

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

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

n. feeling of animosity

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

n. harshness of manner, roughness

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

a. regarding human beings as the center of the universe

a. having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs