Hard SAT Words - Group 1

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v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

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v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever

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n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

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n. repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others

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a. bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

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v. appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath

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v. to assert to be true

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n. a combination of many different things; an alloy of mercury and other metals

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n. friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

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n. family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage