Hard SAT Words - Group 2

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n. sudden loud noise, as of an explosion; sudden loud blow or bump; sudden burst of action

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

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n. blessedness; state of extreme happiness

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v. make less visible; obscure or blur; darken with or as if with clouds

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

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v. lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes

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

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

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n. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests

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n. part or division of poem of some length