Hard SAT Words - Group 2

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n. teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation


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v. hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows


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n. large group; a group of animals or birds, especially larks or quail


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a. pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning


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n. liberality in giving; something that is given liberally; goodness, kindness


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n. short and sometimes occasional encounter or experience


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


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v. to develop or grow rapidly


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v. make shiny by rubbing; polish


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


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