Hard SAT Words - Group 10

swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language

laugh in a restrained, nervous way; giggle

seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony

end or extinguish by forceful means; get rid of

end or extinguish by forceful means; get rid of

loud and harsh; insistent; high-pitched; rough-sounding

one who is stingy or overly cautious or defensive with money; miser

produce or deposit eggs, as fishes; bring forth, generate

swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language

reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn

win by wide margin; beat thoroughly or heavily; punish or beat severely

twisting about in a wriggling, snakelike motion

sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness

change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform

forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen

end or extinguish by forceful means; get rid of

oily; composed of oil or fat; characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness

kind or sort; a particular breed or race of animal, microbe etc

aid; assist and deliver from suffering; relieve

supremacy of authority or rule

nominal holding of title without obligations; existing in name only; nominal

forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen

walk with a stiff, haughty, or angry gait; go through in pursuit of prey or quarry

present obstacle; stump; cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck

smooth and gracious in manner; quality of being sweet or pleasing to mind; agreeableness

undoubted or self-evident truth; obvious truth

twisting about in a wriggling, snakelike motion

secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently

eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess

walk with a stiff, haughty, or angry gait; go through in pursuit of prey or quarry

strip a priest or minister of church authority; remove from status as member of clergy

present obstacle; stump; cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck

one who is stingy or overly cautious or defensive with money; miser

status or position of a superstar

one who spends money recklessly or wastefully

tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied

boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger

of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants; living or growing on land; not aquatic

forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen

sign with a tick; annoy or aggravate