Hard SAT Words - Group 4

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a. hard; inflexible; obstinate; sour in aspect

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v. shrink; reduce in size; become less

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a. showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm

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a. avoiding capture,especially by cunning

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n. act of making lean or thin in flesh; state of becoming thin by gradual wasting of flesh

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v. burden; put a heavy load on; load with debts, or other legal claims

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a. prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country

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v. cause; bring into existence; give rise to

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n. outer, protective layer of skin of vertebrates

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a. giving one's name to a tribe, people, city, year, or period; regarded as founder or originator