Hard SAT Words - Group 3

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confetti  Speak Example sentences
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state of collapse caused by illness or old age
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vary; go in different directions from the same point
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all the courses of study offered by an educational institution; a group of related courses, often in a special field of study
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small pieces of colored paper generally thrown about at festive occasions
constrain  Speak Example sentences
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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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large destructive fire
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restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
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give off liquid; purify; refine; increase the concentration of
crowdfunding  Speak Example sentences
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funding by many individuals pooling their money together for a common goal, usually via the Internet.
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give off liquid; purify; refine; increase the concentration of
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slow down rate of advancement of; decrease speed of
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meaning or indication; distinguishing by name; something, such as a sign or symbol, that denotes
cryptography  Speak Example sentences
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bring up and expel from throat or stomach; vomit; discharge or pour forth contents
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cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
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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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distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
cub  Speak Example sentences
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young of certain animals, such as the bear, wolf, or lion
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restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
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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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cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert
de facto  Speak Example sentences
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wrinkled; shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges
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distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
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reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
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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
deadpan  Speak Example sentences
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wooden; impersonal; deliberately impassive or expressionless, as face or look
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a yielding to the wishes and opinions of others
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mad; crazy; simple; stupid; foolish; gay; playful
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large destructive fire
deciduous  Speak Example sentences
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distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
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plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss
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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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falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
depreciate  Speak Example sentences
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logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts; state of cohering or sticking together
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ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
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lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
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act or ceremony of crowning a sovereign or the sovereign's consort; ceremony of installing a new monarch
depredation  Speak Example sentences
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plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss
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blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
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state of collapse caused by illness or old age
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state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; disturbance; inconsistency; disagreement