Hard SAT Words - Group 3

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coherence  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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state of collapse caused by illness or old age
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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
compensatory  Speak Example sentences
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serving to compensate or as compensation; making amends; repaying
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outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot
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state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; disturbance; inconsistency; disagreement
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person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people
conduit  Speak Example sentences
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pipe or channel for conveying fluids; tube for enclosing electric wires or cable
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restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
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distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
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coarse twilled cloth, usually cotton, used for jeans, overalls, and work uniforms
continence  Speak Example sentences
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state of collapse caused by illness or old age
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move from a higher to a lower place; come or go down; arrive or attack in a sudden or an overwhelming manner
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self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
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give off liquid; purify; refine; increase the concentration of
cornerstone  Speak Example sentences
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mad; crazy; simple; stupid; foolish; gay; playful
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serving to compensate or as compensation; making amends; repaying
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a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
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a fundamental or central component
courtship  Speak Example sentences
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quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
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selection; organised killing of selected animals; person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
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specialized behavior that leads to or initiates mating
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discord; disagreeable sounds; harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds
crusade  Speak Example sentences
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capable of being derived by reasoning from known principles or facts
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attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome
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vary; go in different directions from the same point
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a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
cryptography  Speak Example sentences
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a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
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make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
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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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vary; go in different directions from the same point
cull  Speak Example sentences
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selection; organised killing of selected animals; person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
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reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
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flirt; seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
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cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
defection  Speak Example sentences
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a sudden take-over of leadership or power
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strip leaves or branches from; cause leaves of plant, tree, or forest to fall off, especially by use of chemicals
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discuss fully; talk at great length about something of one's interest
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withdrawing support or help; act of abandoning something to which one is bound by allegiance or duty; failure in duty