Hard SAT Words - Group 1

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

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v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever

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v. equip; provide with military equipment

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

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

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v. put into motion or action; activate

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

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

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

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