Hard SAT Words - Group 3

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v. recover gradually from an illness

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

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

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n. selection; organised killing of selected animals; person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality

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

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n. one who manages or oversees, usually as an administrator in a museum or library

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v. mar or spoil appearance or surface; impair usefulness, value, or influence of

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v. harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous

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n. withdrawing support or help; act of abandoning something to which one is bound by allegiance or duty; failure in duty

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v. change shape by stress; become misshapen; make formless