Hard SAT Words - Group 11

empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant

witty sentence, phrase, or remark; wisecrack

witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky

harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing

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

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

treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of

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

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

adhesive; gluey; covered with sticky or clammy coating

pardonable; able to be forgiven; trivial

fluent; glib; talkative; marked by ready flow of speech

offensively loud; noisy; making outcry

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

pardonable; able to be forgiven; trivial

make vicious and defamatory statements about; attempt to degrade by slander; defame

treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of

witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky

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

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

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

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

pardonable; able to be forgiven; trivial

express in speech; speak or use words to express

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

cajole; coax; deceive by flattery

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

pompous array of words; overabundance of words

tool has two jaws to hold work piece firmly in place

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

offensively loud; noisy; making outcry

wordy; using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words

exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners

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

willing to try new things and take risks; bold

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

treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of

pardonable; able to be forgiven; trivial

any of many types of stinging flying insect