Hard SAT Words - Group 2

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

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a. warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative

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n. loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light

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

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n. children in one family; young of certain animals

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v. to develop or grow rapidly

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a. youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers

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n. part or division of poem of some length

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n. one who makes maps or charts

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a. critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure