Hard SAT Words - Group 3

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conduit  Speak Example sentences
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daily; relating to or occurring in a 24-hour period
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plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss
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pipe or channel for conveying fluids; tube for enclosing electric wires or cable
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sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting
confetti  Speak Example sentences
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remove or reduce an area's military power
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cancel; revoke command or order; order or direct in opposition to; prohibit; forbid
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to assemble something in a logical sequence
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small pieces of colored paper generally thrown about at festive occasions
consumerism  Speak Example sentences
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one who manages or oversees, usually as an administrator in a museum or library
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clarify; free from mystery or obscurity
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attachment to materialistic values or possessions; theory that a progressively greater consumption of goods is economically beneficial
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attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome
convalesce  Speak Example sentences
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confuse; frustrate by throwing into disorder; embarrass
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a yielding to the wishes and opinions of others
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recover gradually from an illness
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one who differs in opinion, or one who declares his disagreement
courtship  Speak Example sentences
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discourage; cause to lose courage or hope
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small pieces of colored paper generally thrown about at festive occasions
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with a way of nestling together; by hugging, embracing so as to keep warm
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specialized behavior that leads to or initiates mating
cub  Speak Example sentences
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increasing or enlarging by successive addition; acquired by or resulting from accumulation
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to defeat completely,to make perplex or uneasy
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young of certain animals, such as the bear, wolf, or lion
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harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous
culminate  Speak Example sentences
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reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
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recover gradually from an illness
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outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot
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sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting
cumbersome  Speak Example sentences
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lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
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heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
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reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
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serving to compensate or as compensation; making amends; repaying
curator  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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one who manages or oversees, usually as an administrator in a museum or library
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increasing or enlarging by successive addition; acquired by or resulting from accumulation
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tending to depart from main point or cover a wide range of subjects
debunk  Speak Example sentences
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expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
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increasing or enlarging by successive addition; acquired by or resulting from accumulation
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to assemble something in a logical sequence
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fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar