Hard SAT Words - Group 3

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n. bowl-shaped strainer, used to wash or drain foods

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v. cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up

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a. thorough, careful, or vigilant; implies a desire to do a task well; characterized by extreme care and great effort

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n. self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity

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

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n. a fundamental or central component

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v. destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away

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n. specialized behavior that leads to or initiates mating

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v. expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule

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