Hard SAT Words - Group 3

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concerted  Speak Example sentences
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harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous
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oppose with arguments; attempt to prove to be false or incorrect; contradict
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agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act
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planned or accomplished together; combined
conflagration  Speak Example sentences
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to take apart, disassemble
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lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
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unable to compromise about points of doctrine; unyielding
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large destructive fire
confound  Speak Example sentences
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to assemble something in a logical sequence
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cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
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tending to depart from main point or cover a wide range of subjects
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slandering; act of discrediting from someone's reputation
constrain  Speak Example sentences
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plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss
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cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert
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to assemble something in a logical sequence
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restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
contentious  Speak Example sentences
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having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous
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quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
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make strong or secure; strengthen; become solidified or united
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restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
convoke  Speak Example sentences
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deprive of civil right; deprive someone of franchise, generally their right to vote
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call together; cause to assemble in meeting; convene
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strip leaves or branches from; cause leaves of plant, tree, or forest to fall off, especially by use of chemicals
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vary; go in different directions from the same point
coterie  Speak Example sentences
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group that meets socially; an exclusive circle of people with common purpose
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lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
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unable to compromise about points of doctrine; unyielding
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spotted; having mottled or spotted skin or coat
courtship  Speak Example sentences
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harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous
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falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
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specialized behavior that leads to or initiates mating
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deprive of civil right; deprive someone of franchise, generally their right to vote
deciduous  Speak Example sentences
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express strong disapproval of; disparage
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vary; go in different directions from the same point
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to take apart, disassemble
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falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
delineate  Speak Example sentences
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portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
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plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss
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participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
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express strong disapproval of; disparage