Hard SAT Words - Group 5

Stories of USA Today
Materials for Reading & Listening Practice
 Hard SAT Words - Group 5View Group Words   
Read [Esc] (1)
a. developing; forming; capable of forming or molding


Spelling Word: formative
Read [Esc] (2)
v. renounce or deny something, especially under oath; swear falsely, usually under pressure


Spelling Word: forswear
Read [Esc] (3)
n. manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving


Spelling Word: gait
Read [Esc] (4)
n. quality of being well-mannered; refinement; people of good birth


Spelling Word: gentility
Read [Esc] (5)
n. deliberate, vigorous motion or gesture


Spelling Word: gesticulation
Read [Esc] (6)
a. speaking or expressed in lofty style; using high sounding language; overly wordy


Spelling Word: grandiloquent
Read [Esc] (7)
n. one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life


Spelling Word: hedonist
Read [Esc] (8)
a. sealed by fusion so as to be airtight


Spelling Word: hermetic
Read [Esc] (9)
a. attacking cherished traditions; characterized by attack on established beliefs


Spelling Word: iconoclastic
Read [Esc] (10)
v. drink in; absorb or take in as if by drinking


Spelling Word: imbibe