Hard SAT Words - Group 3

serving to compensate or as compensation; making amends; repaying

one who manages or oversees, usually as an administrator in a museum or library

move from a higher to a lower place; come or go down; arrive or attack in a sudden or an overwhelming manner

artificial channel for water; sewer or drain crossing under road

participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing

expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule

make a clear distinction; make distinctions on basis of category without regard to individual merit; show preference or prejudice

state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; disturbance; inconsistency; disagreement

lacking in spirit; affected or marked by low spirits

prepare by mixing ingredients, as in cooking; devise, using skill and intelligence

mar or spoil appearance or surface; impair usefulness, value, or influence of

bowl-shaped strainer, used to wash or drain foods

of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor

remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids

fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar

mar or spoil appearance or surface; impair usefulness, value, or influence of

extremely evil or cruel; possessed or controlled by a demon

act or react with equal force; ; counteract

expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule

a yielding to the wishes and opinions of others

bowl-shaped strainer, used to wash or drain foods

inhabitant or resident; regular visitor

expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule

a yielding to the wishes and opinions of others

thorough, careful, or vigilant; implies a desire to do a task well; characterized by extreme care and great effort

bowl-shaped strainer, used to wash or drain foods

change shape by stress; become misshapen; make formless

planned or accomplished together; combined

express disapproval of; protest against; belittle

change shape by stress; become misshapen; make formless

planned or accomplished together; combined

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

lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle

of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor

expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule

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

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

act or art of writing in code or secret characters; also, secret characters, codes or ciphers, or messages written in a secret code

existing concurrently; in company or combination

move from a higher to a lower place; come or go down; arrive or attack in a sudden or an overwhelming manner