Hard SAT Words - Group 3

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colloquial  Speak Example sentences
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outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot
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to defeat completely,to make perplex or uneasy
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specialized behavior that leads to or initiates mating
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of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
commandeer  Speak Example sentences
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breaking of union; decomposition into fragments or parts; extinction of life; decay
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force into military service; take for public use; seize for military use; take arbitrarily or by force
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of or relating to the heart
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cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert
consanguineous  Speak Example sentences
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inhabitant or resident; regular visitor
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having low-necked dress
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sale or other disposal of some kind of asset
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of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor
coup  Speak Example sentences
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make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
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of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor
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a sudden take-over of leadership or power
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discourage; cause to lose courage or hope
culminate  Speak Example sentences
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daily; relating to or occurring in a 24-hour period
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extremely evil or cruel; possessed or controlled by a demon
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person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people
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reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
cumbersome  Speak Example sentences
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destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
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confuse; frustrate by throwing into disorder; embarrass
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person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people
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heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
curtail  Speak Example sentences
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cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
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bowl-shaped strainer, used to wash or drain foods
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setting or marking of boundaries or limits
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of or relating to the heart
debunk  Speak Example sentences
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having low-necked dress
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expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
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dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture
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recover gradually from an illness
declaim  Speak Example sentences
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a sudden take-over of leadership or power
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make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
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speak loudly and vehemently; make formal speech
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inhabitant or resident; regular visitor
deface  Speak Example sentences
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withdrawing support or help; act of abandoning something to which one is bound by allegiance or duty; failure in duty
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mar or spoil appearance or surface; impair usefulness, value, or influence of
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flirt; seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
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wooden; impersonal; deliberately impassive or expressionless, as face or look