Hard SAT Words - Group 3

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

plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss

to assemble something in a logical sequence

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

portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out

cancel; revoke command or order; order or direct in opposition to; prohibit; forbid

slandering; act of discrediting from someone's reputation

destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away

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

change shape by stress; become misshapen; make formless

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

express disapproval of; protest against; belittle

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

meaning or indication; distinguishing by name; something, such as a sign or symbol, that denotes

mad; crazy; simple; stupid; foolish; gay; playful

portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out

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

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

slow down rate of advancement of; decrease speed of

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

pretend; hide feelings from other people

meaning or indication; distinguishing by name; something, such as a sign or symbol, that denotes

make a clear distinction; make distinctions on basis of category without regard to individual merit; show preference or prejudice

change shape by stress; become misshapen; make formless

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

reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit

remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids

express disapproval of; protest against; belittle

slandering; act of discrediting from someone's reputation

respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic

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

slow down rate of advancement of; decrease speed of

make smaller or less or to cause to appear so; detract from the authority, reputation, or prestige of

pretend; hide feelings from other people

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

funding by many individuals pooling their money together for a common goal, usually via the Internet.

deserving hatred and contempt

to assemble something in a logical sequence

pretend; hide feelings from other people

slandering; act of discrediting from someone's reputation