Hard SAT Words - Group 4

burden; put a heavy load on; load with debts, or other legal claims

minister or priest; cleric; one holding an office in the Christian ministry

waste; foul-smelling outflow or vapor

weaken; lessen or attempt to lessen seriousness of, especially by providing partial excuses

pouring forth; uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm

serve as an example of; embody

waste; foul-smelling outflow or vapor

fictional, relating to imaginative creation

act of making lean or thin in flesh; state of becoming thin by gradual wasting of flesh

foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way

excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others

pPleasing or agreeable to ear; having a pleasant sound

settle oneself securely or comfortably; place or conceal in secure place

fictional, relating to imaginative creation

outer, protective layer of skin of vertebrates

waste; foul-smelling outflow or vapor

outer, protective layer of skin of vertebrates

tranquil; not varying; uniform; not easily disturbed

fictional, relating to imaginative creation

covered or smeared with filth; disgustingly dirty; very unpleasant or disagreeable

either of the two times during a year when the when the length of day and night are equal; anything equal; an equal measure

move uneasily one way and the other; behave or move nervously or restlessly

scold with biting harshness; strip skin off; abrade

foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way

one who fishes with a dredge, which is an instrument used to gather things by dragging

pPleasing or agreeable to ear; having a pleasant sound

reject; mock; express contempt for rules by word or action; behave with contempt

excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others

external; not essential; extraneous

act of making lean or thin in flesh; state of becoming thin by gradual wasting of flesh

having softening or soothing effect, especially to skin

person marked by extreme enthusiasm for or support of any cause, particularly with regard to religion

impartial; fair; rightly balanced; equitable

a scientist who studies insects

direct or impose with urgent appeal; order with emphasis

serve as an example of; embody

serve as an example of; embody

someone who has withdrawn from his native land

reject; mock; express contempt for rules by word or action; behave with contempt

admit to rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote