Hard SAT Words - Group 3

daily; relating to or occurring in a 24-hour period

of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty

discord; disagreeable sounds; harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds

tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop

falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth

grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune

to take apart, disassemble

sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting

a fundamental or central component

recover gradually from an illness

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

with a way of nestling together; by hugging, embracing so as to keep warm

falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth

deprive of civil right; deprive someone of franchise, generally their right to vote

cancel; revoke command or order; order or direct in opposition to; prohibit; forbid

a fundamental or central component

meaning or indication; distinguishing by name; something, such as a sign or symbol, that denotes

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

wrinkled; shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges

exercising power or serving a function without being legally or officially established; in fact or in practice; in actual use or existence

exercising power or serving a function without being legally or officially established; in fact or in practice; in actual use or existence

heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk

with a way of nestling together; by hugging, embracing so as to keep warm

lacking in spirit; affected or marked by low spirits

cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part

discourage; cause to lose courage or hope

change shape by stress; become misshapen; make formless

strip leaves or branches from; cause leaves of plant, tree, or forest to fall off, especially by use of chemicals

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

inhabitant or resident; regular visitor

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

grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune

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

grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune

of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor

expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule

sale or other disposal of some kind of asset

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

a fundamental or central component

cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part