Hard SAT Words - Group 5

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v. confuse; hot and rosy, as with drinking; be in a heat or bustle; be agitated


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a. relating to the use of science or technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law


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n. fern leaf, especially compound leaf; palm or banana leaf


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a. containing seeds of later development; creative


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n. person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink


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a. hesitant; faltering; imperfect or defective


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v. visit often; appear to in the form of ghost or other supernatural being; come to the mind of continually


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n. one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life


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a. sealed by fusion so as to be airtight


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v. deceive; take in by deceptive means; delude


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