Hard SAT Words - Group 11

streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful

blow away; separate good parts from bad; sort or select desirable; extract

adhesive; gluey; covered with sticky or clammy coating

empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant

advance forces; leading units at front of army or fleet; persons at forefront of any group or movement

witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky

person without home or job; bird found outside its species' usual range

tool has two jaws to hold work piece firmly in place

young offspring of a mammal, such as a dog or wolf; child or youth

person without home or job; bird found outside its species' usual range

harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing

streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful

express in speech; speak or use words to express

Instinctive; having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect

pardonable; able to be forgiven; trivial

attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful

Instinctive; having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect

express in speech; speak or use words to express

witty sentence, phrase, or remark; wisecrack

highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of angle

eager bark or cry; sharp, quick bark or cry caused by fear or pain

turmoil; bewildering jumble; confused mass

sing note or song with trills; modulate tone's frequency

pompous array of words; overabundance of words

the property of appearing to be true or real

young offspring of a mammal, such as a dog or wolf; child or youth

cajole; coax; deceive by flattery

offensively loud; noisy; making outcry

any of many types of stinging flying insect

witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky

unbordered picture, often a portrait; decorative design placed at beginning or end of book or chapter; short literary sketch

truth, fact or reality, especially enduring religious or ethical truth

change, especially in one's life or fortunes; regular change or succession of one thing to another; alternation

highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of angle

exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners

spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest; caused by a virus

the property of appearing to be true or real

person without home or job; bird found outside its species' usual range

unbordered picture, often a portrait; decorative design placed at beginning or end of book or chapter; short literary sketch

make vicious and defamatory statements about; attempt to degrade by slander; defame