Hard SAT Words - Group 2

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cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated

teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation

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

mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry

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

blessedness; state of extreme happiness

critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure

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

to cause to overturn (usually a vessel)

radiating; departing from the center

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

mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry

adorn or ornament in a showy fashion

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water

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

signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of

small box or case for tea, coffee, etc

region; climate; particular region as defined by its weather or climate

cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated

radiating; departing from the center

region; climate; particular region as defined by its weather or climate

measure of temperature, used widely in Europe

move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions

swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms

small box or case for tea, coffee, etc

surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply

cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated

adorn or ornament in a showy fashion

having pleasing or useful qualities; gentle; knowing; cautious; cunning; shrewd

arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize

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

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

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

besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops

cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated

intellectual rather than emotional

besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops

worn or burdened with care; showing the signs of long-term stresses

treasury, especially of a public institution or religious order; scholarship granted to a university student in need