Hard SAT Words - Group 3

quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy

guarantee, usually in the form of an asset, for the repayment of a loan if one cannot procure enough funds to repay

swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure

turn into a god; idolize or idealize; worship or revere as a god

force into military service; take for public use; seize for military use; take arbitrarily or by force

smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings

planned or accomplished together; combined

mad; crazy; simple; stupid; foolish; gay; playful

smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings

all commentators of the news media collectively

clarify; free from mystery or obscurity

make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of

frighten; abate the courage of; discourage

remove or reduce an area's military power

attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome

setting or marking of boundaries or limits

formal discussion on a topic, either written or spoken

take off; remove; tip or remove one's hat in salutation; put aside; discard

inhabitant or resident; regular visitor

smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings

take off; remove; tip or remove one's hat in salutation; put aside; discard

outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot

serving to fill out or to complete; supplying mutual needs or offsetting mutual lacks

recover gradually from an illness

dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture

remove or reduce an area's military power

to fall or crash violent from great heights, to form a crater

unwillingness; lack of inclination; mild aversion

make smaller or less or to cause to appear so; detract from the authority, reputation, or prestige of

breaking of union; decomposition into fragments or parts; extinction of life; decay

swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure

fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar

attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome

wooden; impersonal; deliberately impassive or expressionless, as face or look

sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting

mad; crazy; simple; stupid; foolish; gay; playful

respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic

setting or marking of boundaries or limits

to fall or crash violent from great heights, to form a crater

formal discussion on a topic, either written or spoken