Hard SAT Words - Group 8

inoffensive expression of fat; stout

system of sustainable agriculture that renews natural resources and enriches local ecosystems

abundance; completeness; ample amount or quantity

to cause irritation or resentment, to embitter

clever, witty remark often prompted by occasion

pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating; charming or attractive

disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion

dock; landing place; reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded

dock; landing place; reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded

idealistic without regard to practicality

great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty

compact or close knit group of people, animals, or things

driving forward; having power to propel

penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through

major class of plants; primary branch of animal kingdom; division

beat, as with the fists; hit or strike heavily and repeatedly

member of working class; blue collar person

mottled; spotted or patched, especially in black and white

compact or close knit group of people, animals, or things

put forward; offer for consideration or debate

close enough so that missing the target is unlikely or impossible; so close to a target that a weapon may be aimed directly at it

belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess

great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty

penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through

to cause irritation or resentment, to embitter

a literary, dramatic, or cinematic work whose narrative takes place before that of a preexisting work or a sequel

one who supplies provisions, especially food; caterer

split into opposite extremes or camps

property of being close together; kinship; nearness; similarity in nature

foretell; serve as an omen or a warning of; indicate by prediction

disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion

capable of grasping or holding; having keen intellect

pertaining to bishop or pope; having dignity or authority of bishop

natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape

divide into branches or subdivisions; subordinate branchlike parts

become formal or affected in dress or manners; give neat appearance to

make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction

study of language; investigation of language and its literature

compact or close knit group of people, animals, or things

something that propels or drives forward