Hard SAT Words - Group 5

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hard outer layer that covers something
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lacking self-restraint; lacking sexual restraint; unchaste
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thrift; prudent economy; sparing use
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quality of smoothness of flow; quality of being fluent in language
fluster  Speak Example sentences
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worship of idols; excessive admiration
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inspire or influence thoroughly; stain or dye deeply or completely
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cry of praise or adoration to God; a Hebrew exclamation of praise to the Lord, or an invocation of blessings
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confuse; hot and rosy, as with drinking; be in a heat or bustle; be agitated
fulsome  Speak Example sentences
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drink in; absorb or take in as if by drinking
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process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent
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speaking or expressed in lofty style; using high sounding language; overly wordy
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offensively flattering or insincere; offensive; disgusting
gait  Speak Example sentences
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manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
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large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill
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abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column; crooked back or humped back; humpback whale, fish, person
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process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent
harbinger  Speak Example sentences
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One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner
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inspire or influence thoroughly; stain or dye deeply or completely
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skin of an animal, especially the thick tough skin or pelt of a large animal
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drink in; absorb or take in as if by drinking
havoc  Speak Example sentences
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excessively exacting; inclined to judge too severely
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widespread destruction; devastation; disorder or chaos
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wrestle; come to grips with; seize firmly, as with the hands
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inspire or influence thoroughly; stain or dye deeply or completely
Holy See  Speak Example sentences
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large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill
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drink in; absorb or take in as if by drinking
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cannot be penetrated or affected, immune
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home of the Pope and the central administration of the Roman Catholic Church; achieved independence from Italy in 1929
hypercritical  Speak Example sentences
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cannot be penetrated or affected, immune
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speaking or expressed in lofty style; using high sounding language; overly wordy
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wrestle; come to grips with; seize firmly, as with the hands
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excessively exacting; inclined to judge too severely
imbibe  Speak Example sentences
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drink in; absorb or take in as if by drinking
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one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
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like a glacier; extremely cold; lacking warmth and friendliness
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large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill
imbue  Speak Example sentences
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hard outer layer that covers something
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warmth of disposition and manners; kindliness; sympathy
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inspire or influence thoroughly; stain or dye deeply or completely
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cry of praise or adoration to God; a Hebrew exclamation of praise to the Lord, or an invocation of blessings