Hard SAT Words - Group 3
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concoct 
1
 | logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts; state of cohering or sticking together |
| prepare by mixing ingredients, as in cooking; devise, using skill and intelligence |
| vary; go in different directions from the same point |
| plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss |
concubine
2
| take off; remove; tip or remove one's hat in salutation; put aside; discard |
| unwillingness; lack of inclination; mild aversion |
| thorough, careful, or vigilant; implies a desire to do a task well; characterized by extreme care and great effort |
| in certain societies, such as imperial China, a woman contracted to a man as a secondary wife, often having few legal rights and low social status |
conformity
3
| annul in part; repeal partly; restrict; limit the action of |
| calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice |
| express disapproval of; protest against; belittle |
| similarity in form or character; agreement |
consumerism
4
| vary; go in different directions from the same point |
| all the courses of study offered by an educational institution; a group of related courses, often in a special field of study |
| attachment to materialistic values or possessions; theory that a progressively greater consumption of goods is economically beneficial |
| sale or other disposal of some kind of asset |
contentious
5
| existing concurrently; in company or combination |
| quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy |
| calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice |
| express disapproval of; protest against; belittle |
convalesce
6
| make smaller or less or to cause to appear so; detract from the authority, reputation, or prestige of |
| recover gradually from an illness |
| sale or other disposal of some kind of asset |
| tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop |
deciduous
7
| prepare by mixing ingredients, as in cooking; devise, using skill and intelligence |
| recover gradually from an illness |
| falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth |
| similarity in form or character; agreement |
denim
8
| coarse twilled cloth, usually cotton, used for jeans, overalls, and work uniforms |
| all the courses of study offered by an educational institution; a group of related courses, often in a special field of study |
| take off; remove; tip or remove one's hat in salutation; put aside; discard |
| ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt |
depredation
9
| plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss |
| ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt |
| existing concurrently; in company or combination |
| discourage; cause to lose courage or hope |
deride
10
| strip leaves or branches from; cause leaves of plant, tree, or forest to fall off, especially by use of chemicals |
| remove or reduce an area's military power |
| logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts; state of cohering or sticking together |
| ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt |