Hard SAT Words - Group 7

a. pertaining to art or skill of removing metals from ores

n. stony or metallic mass of matter that has fallen to the earth's surface from outer space

n. swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence

n. small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something

a. habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work; wandering

a. wandering; moving from place to place; unsettled

n. environment; person’s social setting or environment

n. a fighting or aggressive person or party

n. imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking

a. speaking or walking affectedly or with caution; affectedly elegant and nice

n. one that intensely affects the mind or emotions

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

n. one who hates or mistrusts mankind

n. wrong apprehension of one's meaning or of a fact; misunderstanding

n. collection of various items, parts, or ingredients, especially one composed of diverse literary works

v. interpret incorrectly; misjudge; mistake the meaning of

a. indicative of lack of generosity; cautious with money

n. error in naming a person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object

v. give false or incorrect impression, often deliberately; serve unsatisfactorily as representative

n. letter; written message; messenger