Hard SAT Words - Group 3

prepare by mixing ingredients, as in cooking; devise, using skill and intelligence

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

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

of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty

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

to assemble something in a logical sequence

to defeat completely,to make perplex or uneasy

a fundamental or central component

calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice

specialized behavior that leads to or initiates mating

act or react with equal force; ; counteract

serving to compensate or as compensation; making amends; repaying

enthusiastic follower; one who is devoted or self-dedicated to a cause or practice

specialized behavior that leads to or initiates mating

large destructive fire

act or react with equal force; ; counteract

make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of

artificial channel for water; sewer or drain crossing under road

prepare by mixing ingredients, as in cooking; devise, using skill and intelligence

deprive of something valuable by force; rob; take as spoils

vary; go in different directions from the same point

all commentators of the news media collectively

grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune

increasing or enlarging by successive addition; acquired by or resulting from accumulation

serving to compensate or as compensation; making amends; repaying

to take apart, disassemble

cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up

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

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

clarify; free from mystery or obscurity

make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of

of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty

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

dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture

specialized behavior that leads to or initiates mating

discourage; cause to lose courage or hope

argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute

clarify; free from mystery or obscurity

increasing or enlarging by successive addition; acquired by or resulting from accumulation

having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous