Hard SAT Words - Group 3

to defeat completely,to make perplex or uneasy

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

to fall or crash violent from great heights, to form a crater

serving to compensate or as compensation; making amends; repaying

existing concurrently; in company or combination

reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit

argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute

recover gradually from an illness

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

discord; disagreeable sounds; harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds

strip leaves or branches from; cause leaves of plant, tree, or forest to fall off, especially by use of chemicals

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

discord; disagreeable sounds; harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds

to defeat completely,to make perplex or uneasy

restrain; keep within close bounds; confine

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

existing concurrently; in company or combination

ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt

complete or perfect in every respect; supremely accomplished or skilled

formal discussion on a topic, either written or spoken

serving to compensate or as compensation; making amends; repaying

dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture

recover gradually from an illness

clarify; free from mystery or obscurity

serving to compensate or as compensation; making amends; repaying

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

blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade

reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit

make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of

act or art of writing in code or secret characters; also, secret characters, codes or ciphers, or messages written in a secret code

blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade

pipe or channel for conveying fluids; tube for enclosing electric wires or cable

speak loudly and vehemently; make formal speech

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

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

discuss fully; talk at great length about something of one's interest

clarify; free from mystery or obscurity

argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute

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

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