Hard SAT Words - Group 3

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compensatory  Speak Example sentences
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serving to compensate or as compensation; making amends; repaying
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one who manages or oversees, usually as an administrator in a museum or library
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move from a higher to a lower place; come or go down; arrive or attack in a sudden or an overwhelming manner
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artificial channel for water; sewer or drain crossing under road
complicity  Speak Example sentences
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participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
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expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
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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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state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; disturbance; inconsistency; disagreement
concoct  Speak Example sentences
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lacking in spirit; affected or marked by low spirits
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prepare by mixing ingredients, as in cooking; devise, using skill and intelligence
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mar or spoil appearance or surface; impair usefulness, value, or influence of
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bowl-shaped strainer, used to wash or drain foods
consanguineous  Speak Example sentences
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of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor
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remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids
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fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar
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mar or spoil appearance or surface; impair usefulness, value, or influence of
countervail  Speak Example sentences
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extremely evil or cruel; possessed or controlled by a demon
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act or react with equal force; ; counteract
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expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
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a yielding to the wishes and opinions of others
deference  Speak Example sentences
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bowl-shaped strainer, used to wash or drain foods
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inhabitant or resident; regular visitor
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expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
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a yielding to the wishes and opinions of others
deform  Speak Example sentences
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thorough, careful, or vigilant; implies a desire to do a task well; characterized by extreme care and great effort
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bowl-shaped strainer, used to wash or drain foods
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change shape by stress; become misshapen; make formless
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planned or accomplished together; combined
deprecate  Speak Example sentences
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express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
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change shape by stress; become misshapen; make formless
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planned or accomplished together; combined
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turn into a god; idolize or idealize; worship or revere as a god
depreciate  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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of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor
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expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
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exercising power or serving a function without being legally or officially established; in fact or in practice; in actual use or existence
descend  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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act or art of writing in code or secret characters; also, secret characters, codes or ciphers, or messages written in a secret code
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existing concurrently; in company or combination
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move from a higher to a lower place; come or go down; arrive or attack in a sudden or an overwhelming manner