Hard SAT Words - Group 2

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


Spelling Word: barterer
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v. confuse thoroughly; becloud and confuse, as with liquor; make stupid with alcohol


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a. beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason


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a. swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms


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a. suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled


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n. attack with missiles; continuous attack with shot and shell upon a town, fort, or other position


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


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v. make watertight by filling in cracks


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a. measure of temperature, used widely in Europe


Spelling Word: centigrade
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a. tending toward center; moving or directed toward center or axis


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