Hard SAT Words - Group 2

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v. besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops

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n. flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart

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n. loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light

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v. draw back, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear

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a. pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning

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v. raise or lift by pushing up from behind or below; increase; raise

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a. of brownish, tawny colour, with streaks, spots, or patterns

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v. mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner

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n. story or poem set to music that can be sung by chorus

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v. to cause to overturn (usually a vessel)