Hard SAT Words - Group 2

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v. become engaged to marry; promise to marry


Spelling Word: betroth
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a. depressing, sombre, cold


Spelling Word: bleak
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n. a collection of compromised computers that is slowly built up then unleashed as a DDOS attack or used to send very large quantities of spam


Spelling Word: botnet
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v. cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated


Spelling Word: broil
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n. clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures


Spelling Word: buffoonery
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v. make shiny by rubbing; polish


Spelling Word: burnish
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n. treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community


Spelling Word: bursar
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a. discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding


Spelling Word: cacophonous
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a. like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body


Spelling Word: cadaverous
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n. shout of disapproval; shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from crowd or audience


Spelling Word: catcall