Hard SAT Words - Group 2

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bantering  Speak Example sentences
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criticise for petty or frivolous reasons; raise trivial objections
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good-natured ridiculing; cleverly amusing in tone
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shout of disapproval; shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from crowd or audience
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difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
bedizen  Speak Example sentences
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mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
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rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof
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ornament something in showy, tasteless, or gaudy finery
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any of various succulent, spiny, usually leafless plants native mostly to arid regions
bevy  Speak Example sentences
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large group; a group of animals or birds, especially larks or quail
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to cause to overturn (usually a vessel)
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dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull
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lean to one side, as a ship under press of sail; sway from side to side
biennial  Speak Example sentences
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knowledge or recognition; awareness; range of what one can know or understand
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make shiny by rubbing; polish
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large group; a group of animals or birds, especially larks or quail
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every two years; lasting or living for two years
bivouac  Speak Example sentences
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temporary encampment; a site where people on holiday can pitch tent
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having pleasing or useful qualities; gentle; knowing; cautious; cunning; shrewd
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good-natured ridiculing; cleverly amusing in tone
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dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull
burnish  Speak Example sentences
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rising like bristles; showing irritation
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lean to one side, as a ship under press of sail; sway from side to side
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crime, especially theft, or a narrative about such a crime
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make shiny by rubbing; polish
canny  Speak Example sentences
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adorn or ornament in a showy fashion
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supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for special occasion
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small box or case for tea, coffee, etc
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having pleasing or useful qualities; gentle; knowing; cautious; cunning; shrewd
captious  Speak Example sentences
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intended to confuse in an argument
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children in one family; young of certain animals
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warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
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beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason
careen  Speak Example sentences
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warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
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become engaged to marry; promise to marry
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lean to one side, as a ship under press of sail; sway from side to side
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large reindeer native to northern North America
caribou  Speak Example sentences
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crime, especially theft, or a narrative about such a crime
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large group; a group of animals or birds, especially larks or quail
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large reindeer native to northern North America
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every two years; lasting or living for two years