restrain; prevent the progress or free movement of
Heavy luggage will hamper your movement through the crowded airport terminals.
Vocabulary like hamper appears on the Digital SAT in Words-in-Context questions, where you choose the word that fits a passage's meaning and tone. You can also drill this word with vocabulary flashcards.
pretentious; impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur
satisfy; make happy or satisfied
unnecessary and unearned
seriousness; the force of attraction between all masses
talkative; (of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species
trickery; shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
easily deceived
overused; repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
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