Hard SAT Words - Group 3

dig up; unearth; dig up or remove from grave or tomb; bring to public notice

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

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

existing concurrently; in company or combination

a fundamental or central component

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

attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome

pipe or channel for conveying fluids; tube for enclosing electric wires or cable

recover gradually from an illness

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

small pieces of colored paper generally thrown about at festive occasions

large destructive fire

deserving hatred and contempt

destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away

pretend; hide feelings from other people

a fundamental or central component

destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away

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

of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty

change shape by stress; become misshapen; make formless

outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot

argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute

destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away

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

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

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

recover gradually from an illness

slandering; act of discrediting from someone's reputation

change appearance of something or someone to the negative; deform

deserving hatred and contempt

specialized behavior that leads to or initiates mating

selection; organised killing of selected animals; person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality

reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit

a fundamental or central component

attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome

express disapproval of; protest against; belittle

of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty

set apart; distinguish; perceive or show difference in or between

setting or marking of boundaries or limits

withdrawing support or help; act of abandoning something to which one is bound by allegiance or duty; failure in duty