Hard SAT Words - Group 3

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complaisant  Speak Example sentences
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trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others
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a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
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grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune
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with a way of nestling together; by hugging, embracing so as to keep warm
condole  Speak Example sentences
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grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune
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artificial channel for water; sewer or drain crossing under road
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act or ceremony of crowning a sovereign or the sovereign's consort; ceremony of installing a new monarch
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make smaller or less or to cause to appear so; detract from the authority, reputation, or prestige of
consummate  Speak Example sentences
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complete or perfect in every respect; supremely accomplished or skilled
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cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert
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all the courses of study offered by an educational institution; a group of related courses, often in a special field of study
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sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting
contentious  Speak Example sentences
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sale or other disposal of some kind of asset
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spread around; widespread; spread over a large area of a body, tissue, or organ
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a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
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quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
curriculum  Speak Example sentences
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act or ceremony of crowning a sovereign or the sovereign's consort; ceremony of installing a new monarch
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make smaller or less or to cause to appear so; detract from the authority, reputation, or prestige of
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young of certain animals, such as the bear, wolf, or lion
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all the courses of study offered by an educational institution; a group of related courses, often in a special field of study
daunt  Speak Example sentences
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distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
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outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot
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frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
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object that serves as a focal point of attention and admiration; something that strongly attracts attention; center of attraction
deadpan  Speak Example sentences
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group that meets socially; an exclusive circle of people with common purpose
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artificial channel for water; sewer or drain crossing under road
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increasing or enlarging by successive addition; acquired by or resulting from accumulation
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wooden; impersonal; deliberately impassive or expressionless, as face or look
debilitate  Speak Example sentences
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make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
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similarity in form or character; agreement
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object that serves as a focal point of attention and admiration; something that strongly attracts attention; center of attraction
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group that meets socially; an exclusive circle of people with common purpose
declaim  Speak Example sentences
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all the courses of study offered by an educational institution; a group of related courses, often in a special field of study
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speak loudly and vehemently; make formal speech
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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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cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
decry  Speak Example sentences
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wooden; impersonal; deliberately impassive or expressionless, as face or look
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specialized behavior that leads to or initiates mating
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express strong disapproval of; disparage
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cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up