Hard SAT Words - Group 11

highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of angle

streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful

empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant

pardonable; able to be forgiven; trivial

lie in wait for and attack from ambush; wait in hiding to attack; intercept unexpectedly

streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful

of speech given in farewell, especially one delivered by an outstanding member of graduating class

advance forces; leading units at front of army or fleet; persons at forefront of any group or movement

willing to try new things and take risks; bold

attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful

empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant

harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing

willing to try new things and take risks; bold

unsteady; not firm, solid, or securely in place; unstable

harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing

express in speech; speak or use words to express

the property of appearing to be true or real

capable of being bribed; for sale, available for a price; corrupt

tool has two jaws to hold work piece firmly in place

vitality and energy; healthy capacity for vigorous activity

capable of being bribed; for sale, available for a price; corrupt

exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners

Instinctive; having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect

change, especially in one's life or fortunes; regular change or succession of one thing to another; alternation

marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding

streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful

blow away; separate good parts from bad; sort or select desirable; extract

unbordered picture, often a portrait; decorative design placed at beginning or end of book or chapter; short literary sketch

spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest; caused by a virus

agreeable; gracious; charming, often in childlike or naive way

willing to try new things and take risks; bold

region of land within which water flows down into a specified body; critical point marking a change in course or development

tool has two jaws to hold work piece firmly in place

attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful

animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column

sorcery; power or effect that appears magical; great ability in specified field

harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing

person without home or job; bird found outside its species' usual range

adhesive; gluey; covered with sticky or clammy coating

marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding