Hard SAT Words - Group 7

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n. petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact

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v. tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another

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v. make less rigid or softer; calm in temper or feeling

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a. having many facets or aspects

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a. eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything; having interest in a variety of subjects

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n. musical composition for voices and orchestra based on religious text

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n. one who makes special study of birds

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v. swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum like; waver

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v. exceed or surpass; leave behind

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a. of nature of palace, as in spaciousness or ornateness