Hard SAT Words - Group 6

comic misuse of word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound

weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age

move, arrange, operate, or control by the hands or by mechanical means, especially in a skillful manner; tamper with or falsify for personal gain

strict disciplinarian; one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules

clumsy, slow, or awkward

to be of assistance

not temperate or moderate; excessive, especially in use of alcoholic beverages

difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable; mysterious

to walk or move clumsily

overwhelm; cover with water, especially floodwaters

move, arrange, operate, or control by the hands or by mechanical means, especially in a skillful manner; tamper with or falsify for personal gain

the most important person in a group or undertaking; bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle

apply in use; use or accustom till no pain or inconvenience; harden; habituate

act of positioning close together; side-by-side position

one who advocates individual rights and free will

perfect or blameless in every respect; faultless; impeccable

impossible to recover or regain; irreparable

extremely small; very small person; trivial or petty

strict disciplinarian; one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules

naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated

fearless, brave, bold

apply in use; use or accustom till no pain or inconvenience; harden; habituate

be lazy or idle; move, stand, or recline in relaxed manner

a group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power; small legislative body in a government, especially in Central or South America

mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to exaggerated degree

be lazy or idle; move, stand, or recline in relaxed manner

clumsy, slow, or awkward

criminal; one who does evil or injury to another

to walk or move clumsily

unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity; impurity in thought and deed

apply in use; use or accustom till no pain or inconvenience; harden; habituate

unfairness; lack of equity or abstract justice; disagreement with equitable principles

clumsy, slow, or awkward

tied in knots; covered with knots or knobs; difficult to understand or solve

incurable; uncorrectable; impossible to remedy or correct

difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable; mysterious

not temperate or moderate; excessive, especially in use of alcoholic beverages

free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint

person able to do a variety of different jobs acceptably well

a powerful whirlpool that can suck in objects; events with similar degree of impact as a maelstrom