Hard SAT Words - Group 2

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n. trader; one who trades goods for other goods without involving money

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v. let down; restrain; lessen force or intensity of; moderate

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v. adorn or ornament in a showy fashion

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v. wet thoroughly; stain with mud; soil or wet by dragging in dirt, mud, moist places

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n. something enormous in size or power

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a. every two years; lasting or living for two years

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v. draw back, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear

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a. of brownish, tawny colour, with streaks, spots, or patterns

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n. part or division of poem of some length

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v. increase the status of something rapidly; shoot forth or launch