Hard SAT Words - Group 3

of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty

bowl-shaped strainer, used to wash or drain foods

exercising power or serving a function without being legally or officially established; in fact or in practice; in actual use or existence

lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle

pipe or channel for conveying fluids; tube for enclosing electric wires or cable

force into military service; take for public use; seize for military use; take arbitrarily or by force

cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert

remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids

reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade

flirt; seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men

to defeat completely,to make perplex or uneasy

large destructive fire

discourage; cause to lose courage or hope

discord; disagreeable sounds; harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds

large destructive fire

a fundamental or central component

strip leaves or branches from; cause leaves of plant, tree, or forest to fall off, especially by use of chemicals

act or react with equal force; ; counteract

act or ceremony of crowning a sovereign or the sovereign's consort; ceremony of installing a new monarch

to defeat completely,to make perplex or uneasy

participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing

act or practice of tilling land and preparing it for crops; the agricultural management of land; husbandry in general

large destructive fire

state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; disturbance; inconsistency; disagreement

act or art of writing in code or secret characters; also, secret characters, codes or ciphers, or messages written in a secret code

lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle

reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade

force into military service; take for public use; seize for military use; take arbitrarily or by force

speak loudly and vehemently; make formal speech

falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth

pipe or channel for conveying fluids; tube for enclosing electric wires or cable

cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert

force into military service; take for public use; seize for military use; take arbitrarily or by force

speak loudly and vehemently; make formal speech

remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids

planned or accomplished together; combined

annul in part; repeal partly; restrict; limit the action of

exercising power or serving a function without being legally or officially established; in fact or in practice; in actual use or existence

change shape by stress; become misshapen; make formless

small pieces of colored paper generally thrown about at festive occasions