Hard SAT Words - Group 5

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n. sudden raid or military advance; venture or initial attempt, especially outside one's usual area


Spelling Word: foray
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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


Spelling Word: forensic
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ad. bravely; in game manner; in willing and spirited fashion


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


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a. wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering


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a. worthy of religious veneration,sacrosanct


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a. hesitant; faltering; imperfect or defective


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


Spelling Word: hedonist
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n. abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column; crooked back or humped back; humpback whale, fish, person


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a. of, involving, moved by, or operated by a fluid, especially water, under pressure


Spelling Word: hydraulic