Hard SAT Words - Group 5

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a. developing; forming; capable of forming or molding


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n. thrift; prudent economy; sparing use


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n. great excitement; public disorder or uproar


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n. any of large-scale aggregates of stars, gas, and dust that constitute the universe; assembly of brilliant or distinguished persons or things


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n. a mount for a traveling crane consisting of a large frame to move along a set of tracks; supporting framework for a barrel


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n. brief explanation of words, often placed at back of book


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a. unorthodox; unconventional; not in agreement with accepted beliefs, especially in church doctrine


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v. sleep throughout winter; be in inactive or dormant state


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a. characteristic of acting or stage performance


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a. attacking cherished traditions; characterized by attack on established beliefs


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