Hard SAT Words - Group 3

formal discussion on a topic, either written or spoken

guarantee, usually in the form of an asset, for the repayment of a loan if one cannot procure enough funds to repay

pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute

unwillingness; lack of inclination; mild aversion

all commentators of the news media collectively

large destructive fire

attachment to materialistic values or possessions; theory that a progressively greater consumption of goods is economically beneficial

calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice

agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act

quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy

expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule

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

slow down rate of advancement of; decrease speed of

act or react with equal force; ; counteract

with a way of nestling together; by hugging, embracing so as to keep warm

express disapproval of; protest against; belittle

swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure

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

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

quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy

large destructive fire

act or react with equal force; ; counteract

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

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

attachment to materialistic values or possessions; theory that a progressively greater consumption of goods is economically beneficial

discord; disagreeable sounds; harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds

thorough, careful, or vigilant; implies a desire to do a task well; characterized by extreme care and great effort

artificial channel for water; sewer or drain crossing under road

group that meets socially; an exclusive circle of people with common purpose

swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure

pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute

wooden; impersonal; deliberately impassive or expressionless, as face or look

artificial channel for water; sewer or drain crossing under road

quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy

expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule

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

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

mar or spoil appearance or surface; impair usefulness, value, or influence of

formal discussion on a topic, either written or spoken

setting or marking of boundaries or limits