Hard SAT Words - Group 2

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badinage  Speak Example sentences
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in advance; early; at an earlier or preceding time
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rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
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knowledge or recognition; awareness; range of what one can know or understand
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teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation
bedizen  Speak Example sentences
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small, often round piece of material, such as glass, plastic, or wood, that is pierced for stringing or threading
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ornament something in showy, tasteless, or gaudy finery
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besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
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small box or case for tea, coffee, etc
bemused  Speak Example sentences
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confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
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every two years; lasting or living for two years
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supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for special occasion
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swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
billowing  Speak Example sentences
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swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
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reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
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adorn or ornament in a showy fashion
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ornament something in showy, tasteless, or gaudy finery
blandishment  Speak Example sentences
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beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason
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rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
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flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart
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confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
blighted  Speak Example sentences
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supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for special occasion
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besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
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marked by formality; strictly observant of or devoted to ceremony or ritual
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suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
boost  Speak Example sentences
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indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
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ornament something in showy, tasteless, or gaudy finery
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raise or lift by pushing up from behind or below; increase; raise
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swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
bristling  Speak Example sentences
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rising like bristles; showing irritation
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implying cause-and-effect relationship
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supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for special occasion
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confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
bursar  Speak Example sentences
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pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
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adorn or ornament in a showy fashion
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treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community
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raise or lift by pushing up from behind or below; increase; raise
catapult  Speak Example sentences
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increase the status of something rapidly; shoot forth or launch
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swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
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small enclosed compartment with a window, used to separate the occupant from others; small stall for the display and sale of goods
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adorn or ornament in a showy fashion