Hard SAT Words - Group 9
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recast 
1
 | become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe |
| reconstruct sentence or story; present ideas in new or different arrangement |
| fragrant; odorous; suggestive of odor |
| sordid; morally degraded; squalid or corrupt |
refurbish
2
| renovate; make bright by polishing |
| fragrant; odorous; suggestive of odor |
| uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment |
| religious discourse delivered as part of a church service |
reinforce
3
| attack with abusive language; vilify |
| give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; increase the number or amount of |
| pleasure in another person's misfortune |
| capable of being remedied or cured; set straight or right |
resurge
4
| compensating; rewarding; profitable or paying |
| attack with abusive language; vilify |
| rise again; sweep or surge back again |
| cut down; reduce; restrict; economize |
retardant
5
| rise again; sweep or surge back again |
| an agent that slows down or delays the actions of something |
| case for sword blade; sheath |
| scurry; run with short, rapid steps |
retinue
6
| concise and full of meaning; using as few words as possible |
| small sum of money; capital that is barely adequate |
| give off sparks; shine as if emanating sparks; twinkle or glow |
| following members; attendants accompanying high-ranking person |
satire
7
| witty language used to convey insults or scorn |
| pleasure in another person's misfortune |
| rise again; sweep or surge back again |
| reconstruct sentence or story; present ideas in new or different arrangement |
saturnine
8
| lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish |
| thin, flat piece, for roofing or covering houses; a list of candidates |
| religious discourse delivered as part of a church service |
| gloomy; marked by tendency to be bitter or sardonic |
schematic
9
| relating to outline or diagram; represented simply, as using symbols |
| cut down; reduce; restrict; economize |
| split; tear or split apart or into pieces violently |
| run at the nose; snuffle; whine; talk in tearful manner |
seamy
10
| sordid; morally degraded; squalid or corrupt |
| relating to religious faction or subgroup; narrow-minded; limited |
| renovate; make bright by polishing |
| capable of being remedied or cured; set straight or right |