Hard SAT Words - Group 2

teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation

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

crime, especially theft, or a narrative about such a crime

rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat

besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops

pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning

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

warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative

hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows

knowledge or recognition; awareness; range of what one can know or understand

besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops

like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body

temporary encampment; a site where people on holiday can pitch tent

dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull

act of cerebrating; thinking, mental activity

confused; lost in thought; preoccupied

confused; lost in thought; preoccupied

regret strongly; express disapproval of

hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows

draw back, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear

act of cerebrating; thinking, mental activity

support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion

warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative

story or poem set to music that can be sung by chorus

short heavy club, usually of wood; heavy-headed weapon

pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning

short and sometimes occasional encounter or experience

make watertight by filling in cracks

indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing

large reindeer native to northern North America

short heavy club, usually of wood; heavy-headed weapon

any of various succulent, spiny, usually leafless plants native mostly to arid regions

liberality in giving; something that is given liberally; goodness, kindness

lean to one side, as a ship under press of sail; sway from side to side

think earnestly or studiously; meditate; ponder; think deeply

blessedness; state of extreme happiness

large reindeer native to northern North America

remove parts of machine for use in other similar machines; consume another of one's own type or kind

regret strongly; express disapproval of

pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning