Hard SAT Words - Group 2

a. drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness

n. teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation

n. legal officer to whom some degree of authority

n. sudden loud noise, as of an explosion; sudden loud blow or bump; sudden burst of action

a. good-natured ridiculing; cleverly amusing in tone

n. trader; one who trades goods for other goods without involving money

v. let down; restrain; lessen force or intensity of; moderate

v. hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows

n. small, often round piece of material, such as glass, plastic, or wood, that is pierced for stringing or threading

n. line traveled by a particle beam in an accelerator

a. completely happy and contented; showing or producing exalted joy

n. blessedness; state of extreme happiness

v. keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still

v. signal or summon, as by nodding or waving; attract because of inviting or enticing appearance

v. make less visible; obscure or blur; darken with or as if with clouds

v. adorn or ornament in a showy fashion

v. ornament something in showy, tasteless, or gaudy finery

v. wet thoroughly; stain with mud; soil or wet by dragging in dirt, mud, moist places

ad. in advance; early; at an earlier or preceding time

v. confuse thoroughly; becloud and confuse, as with liquor; make stupid with alcohol