Hard SAT Words - Group 1

a. sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

n. feeling of animosity

v. comment; make explanatory notes

n. source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

v. precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

n. preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

a. antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

n. book of literary selections by various authors

a. regarding human beings as the center of the universe

a. manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance

a. having human form or characteristics

n. letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise

n. strong feelings of aversion or dislike

n. South Africa's policy of racial separation, in place from 1948 to 1990.

n. loss of speech due to injury or illness

n. definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion

n. place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey

n. poise; self-confident assurance

n. the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited

a. having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs