Hard SAT Words - Group 3

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consummate  Speak Example sentences
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lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
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complete or perfect in every respect; supremely accomplished or skilled
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dig up; unearth; dig up or remove from grave or tomb; bring to public notice
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quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
culminate  Speak Example sentences
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lacking in spirit; affected or marked by low spirits
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discuss fully; talk at great length about something of one's interest
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reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
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one who differs in opinion, or one who declares his disagreement
cumbersome  Speak Example sentences
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make strong or secure; strengthen; become solidified or united
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wooden; impersonal; deliberately impassive or expressionless, as face or look
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heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
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express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
deadpan  Speak Example sentences
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express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
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wooden; impersonal; deliberately impassive or expressionless, as face or look
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take off; remove; tip or remove one's hat in salutation; put aside; discard
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pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute
debase  Speak Example sentences
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make a clear distinction; make distinctions on basis of category without regard to individual merit; show preference or prejudice
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mad; crazy; simple; stupid; foolish; gay; playful
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plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss
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reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade
debilitate  Speak Example sentences
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make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
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lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
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call together; cause to assemble in meeting; convene
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harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous
deleterious  Speak Example sentences
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make a clear distinction; make distinctions on basis of category without regard to individual merit; show preference or prejudice
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having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous
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a fundamental or central component
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mad; crazy; simple; stupid; foolish; gay; playful
denotation  Speak Example sentences
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discuss fully; talk at great length about something of one's interest
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express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
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outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot
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meaning or indication; distinguishing by name; something, such as a sign or symbol, that denotes
denouement  Speak Example sentences
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all the courses of study offered by an educational institution; a group of related courses, often in a special field of study
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outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot
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heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
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loose bands of; set free; disunite; scatter
depreciate  Speak Example sentences
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strip leaves or branches from; cause leaves of plant, tree, or forest to fall off, especially by use of chemicals
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reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade
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lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
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a sudden take-over of leadership or power