Hard SAT Words - Group 8

pervading; spread throughout every part

one who argues in support of something; advocate; backer

ability to be molded, formed, or modeled; quality or state of being plastic

effort or inclination to increase the well-being of humankind, as by charitable aid or donations

belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess

tending to discourage; prohibiting; forbidding

relating to or characterized by platitude or platitudes; dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality

act or process of branching out or dividing into branches; subdivision or branch

drink with relish; swallow hurriedly or greedily

one who supplies provisions, especially food; caterer

put or throw flat with face down; cause to lie flat

process of turning some plant material into stone

state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; keenness of emotion

combativeness; inclination or readiness to fight; quarrelsomeness

supposed, reputed, generally regarded as such

pervading; spread throughout every part

driving forward; having power to propel

foretelling events as if by divine inspiration

close enough so that missing the target is unlikely or impossible; so close to a target that a weapon may be aimed directly at it

put or throw flat with face down; cause to lie flat

after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death

put or throw flat with face down; cause to lie flat

inoffensive expression of fat; stout

acting in advance to deal with an expected difficulty

forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach

ability to be molded, formed, or modeled; quality or state of being plastic

inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly; wildly immoral

flexible; easily influenced; easily bent or flexed; pliable

give inclination toward; make susceptible to; settle or dispose of in advance

relating to or characterized by platitude or platitudes; dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality

hardship; state of extreme poverty

flexible; easily influenced; easily bent or flexed; pliable

involving clever rogues or adventurers

acting in advance to deal with an expected difficulty

determine, decide, or establish in advance; influence markedly

church dignitary; senior clergyman

forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach

tending to discourage; prohibiting; forbidding

concise summing up of main points

bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred