Hard SAT Words - Group 2

n. pirate; robber upon the sea

a. rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation

n. clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures

a. offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing

v. mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner

v. to develop or grow rapidly

v. make shiny by rubbing; polish

n. treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community

n. treasury, especially of a public institution or religious order; scholarship granted to a university student in need

v. support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence

n. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests

a. discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding

n. any of various succulent, spiny, usually leafless plants native mostly to arid regions

a. like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body

n. rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat

v. influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering

n. large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron

a. youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers

a. capable of producing heat; causing heat; heating

n. small box or case for tea, coffee, etc