Hard SAT Words - Group 3

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

flirt; seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men

to defeat completely,to make perplex or uneasy

serving to fill out or to complete; supplying mutual needs or offsetting mutual lacks

give off liquid; purify; refine; increase the concentration of

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

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

serving to fill out or to complete; supplying mutual needs or offsetting mutual lacks

pretend; hide feelings from other people

act or react with equal force; ; counteract

give off liquid; purify; refine; increase the concentration of

to defeat completely,to make perplex or uneasy

loose bands of; set free; disunite; scatter

serving to fill out or to complete; supplying mutual needs or offsetting mutual lacks

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

extremely evil or cruel; possessed or controlled by a demon

change appearance of something or someone to the negative; deform

smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings

recover gradually from an illness

cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part

flirt; seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men

frighten; abate the courage of; discourage

act or practice of tilling land and preparing it for crops; the agricultural management of land; husbandry in general

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

recover gradually from an illness

express disapproval of; protest against; belittle

slow down rate of advancement of; decrease speed of

a yielding to the wishes and opinions of others

harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous

to defeat completely,to make perplex or uneasy

extremely evil or cruel; possessed or controlled by a demon

deserving hatred and contempt

person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people

recover gradually from an illness

deserving hatred and contempt

act or react with equal force; ; counteract

restrain; keep within close bounds; confine

express disapproval of; protest against; belittle

coarse twilled cloth, usually cotton, used for jeans, overalls, and work uniforms

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