Hard SAT Words - Group 4

being in violation of marriage vows; adulterous; taking place outside marriage

loosely connected; divided into incidents; occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals

adorn richly with prominent markings; make illustrious; celebrate

instruct or correct, especially so as to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement

muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination

pPleasing or agreeable to ear; having a pleasant sound

occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger

correction of errors; removal of errors; alteration intended to improve

having or showing profound knowledge; learned or deeply read

giving one's name to a tribe, people, city, year, or period; regarded as founder or originator

encode; convert plain message into code

give out in small portions; distribute sparingly

make worse; irritate; make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly

spot; make spot or mark onto; mark with small spots

a person with refined taste, especially in food and wine

country or part of a country lying wholly within boundaries of another

very bad; extremely inferiorl; intolerable; very hateful

muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination

burden; put a heavy load on; load with debts, or other legal claims

surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop

passage or segment taken from a longer work, such as literary or musical composition

capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection

being in violation of marriage vows; adulterous; taking place outside marriage

fertility; fruitfulness; productive or creative power

act of making lean or thin in flesh; state of becoming thin by gradual wasting of flesh

having softening or soothing effect, especially to skin

intermittently stopping and starting; irregular; variable; unstable

right to claim something; right to benefits

burden; put a heavy load on; load with debts, or other legal claims

loosely connected; divided into incidents; occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals

correction of errors; removal of errors; alteration intended to improve

to the very end, as in a race or contest

giving one's name to a tribe, people, city, year, or period; regarded as founder or originator

settle oneself securely or comfortably; place or conceal in secure place

adorn richly with prominent markings; make illustrious; celebrate

lifted up; raised; elevated; fill with optimism

act of making lean or thin in flesh; state of becoming thin by gradual wasting of flesh

settle oneself securely or comfortably; place or conceal in secure place

very bad; extremely inferiorl; intolerable; very hateful

carve or cut into a block or surface, as used for printing; impress deeply as if by carving