Hard SAT Words - Group 3

logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts; state of cohering or sticking together

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

move from a higher to a lower place; come or go down; arrive or attack in a sudden or an overwhelming manner

to defeat completely,to make perplex or uneasy

bowl-shaped strainer, used to wash or drain foods

argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute

trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others

spotted; having mottled or spotted skin or coat

frighten; abate the courage of; discourage

logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts; state of cohering or sticking together

trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others

serving to compensate or as compensation; making amends; repaying

frighten; abate the courage of; discourage

swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure

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

to defeat completely,to make perplex or uneasy

annul in part; repeal partly; restrict; limit the action of

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

setting or marking of boundaries or limits

discourage; cause to lose courage or hope

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

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

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

spotted; having mottled or spotted skin or coat

serving to compensate or as compensation; making amends; repaying

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

frighten; abate the courage of; discourage

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

to take apart, disassemble

quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy

calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice

make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of

heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk

calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice

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

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

speak loudly and vehemently; make formal speech

state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; disturbance; inconsistency; disagreement

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

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