Hard SAT Words - Group 3

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complaisant  Speak Example sentences
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capable of being derived by reasoning from known principles or facts
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move from a higher to a lower place; come or go down; arrive or attack in a sudden or an overwhelming manner
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spotted; having mottled or spotted skin or coat
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trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others
controvert  Speak Example sentences
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selection; organised killing of selected animals; person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
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bring up and expel from throat or stomach; vomit; discharge or pour forth contents
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oppose with arguments; attempt to prove to be false or incorrect; contradict
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speak loudly and vehemently; make formal speech
coronary  Speak Example sentences
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artificial channel for water; sewer or drain crossing under road
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of or relating to the heart
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make a clear distinction; make distinctions on basis of category without regard to individual merit; show preference or prejudice
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strip leaves or branches from; cause leaves of plant, tree, or forest to fall off, especially by use of chemicals
crater  Speak Example sentences
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destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
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to fall or crash violent from great heights, to form a crater
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unable to compromise about points of doctrine; unyielding
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to take apart, disassemble
crowdfunding  Speak Example sentences
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give off liquid; purify; refine; increase the concentration of
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wrinkled; shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges
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falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
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funding by many individuals pooling their money together for a common goal, usually via the Internet.
cull  Speak Example sentences
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selection; organised killing of selected animals; person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
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deprive of civil right; deprive someone of franchise, generally their right to vote
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cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
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change appearance of something or someone to the negative; deform
culvert  Speak Example sentences
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artificial channel for water; sewer or drain crossing under road
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to defeat completely,to make perplex or uneasy
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speak loudly and vehemently; make formal speech
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to take apart, disassemble
curriculum  Speak Example sentences
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having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous
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all the courses of study offered by an educational institution; a group of related courses, often in a special field of study
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frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
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to take apart, disassemble
curtail  Speak Example sentences
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existing concurrently; in company or combination
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of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor
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discourage; cause to lose courage or hope
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cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
dehydrate  Speak Example sentences
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express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
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remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids
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expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
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set apart; distinguish; perceive or show difference in or between