Hard SAT Words - Group 9

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v. separate the fibers or threads of; clarify by separating the aspects of


Spelling Word: ravel
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v. renovate; make bright by polishing


Spelling Word: refurbish
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n. often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound


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a. lustful; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness


Spelling Word: salacious
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n. practical application of knowledge and science to the preservation of health


Spelling Word: sanitation
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n. a large number or quantity


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n. temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; platform for execution


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n. any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language


Spelling Word: schizophrenia
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v. give off sparks; shine as if emanating sparks; twinkle or glow


Spelling Word: scintillate
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n. act of seceding; withdrawal; withdrawal of 11 Southern states from the Union


Spelling Word: secession