Hard SAT Words - Group 1

n. look, or particular appearance of the face; the visual percept of a region

n. harshness of manner, roughness

n. one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

v. analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test

v. to make similar, to incorporate or absorb into

n. eye defect that prevents proper focus

a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

a. not identical on both sides of a dividing central line

ad. engaged in a dispute

n. resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations

a. displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form

a. denying existence of God; godless

n. extreme criminality or cruelty; quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane

v. make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of

n. gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment

a. not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type

n. an invisible breath; distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something

n. the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo

a. characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras

n. severe and rigid economy; severe or rigorous simplicity; absence of adornment or luxury