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SAT Vocabulary: Basic Level

acquittal

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mildness; quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case

a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables

plan of trip; guidebook for traveler

state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty

goodness, moral excellence; good quality

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animated

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stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible

close in time; about to occur; approaching

intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious

filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded

having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon

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bloated

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swollen or puffed as with water or air

in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions

incapable of injury; impossible to damage, injure, or wound

unavoidable; incapable of being avoided or prevented

useless; having no useful result; vain

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cardinal

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open to doubt; unsettled; questionable; difficult to solve

difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by mind

hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground

chief; serving as an essential component

perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain

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debacle

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bravery; courage and boldness, as in battle

sudden downfall; complete disaster

extreme edge or margin; border; enclosing boundary; space enclosed by such a boundary

rebellion; uprising; rising against civil or political authority

amount produced; crop; income on investment; energy released by an explosion

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duration

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moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings

animal or plant living on another

inability to sleep; lack of sleep

written order to require appearance in court to give testimony

length of time something lasts

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entourage

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defiant or swaggering behavior; pretense of courage; false show of bravery

a group of attendants or associates; one's environment

direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry

value; benefit or advantage in general sense

state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune

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forum

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place to discuss public concerns; meeting or medium for open discussion

small body revolving around a larger one; subordinate

decree; authoritative command or order

state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; transitional period between youth and maturity

marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function; major transformation

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graduated

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having a university degree; having completed training; having steps; arranged by grade, level, degree

unique; extraordinary; being only one

existing in possibility; expected to become or be

without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural

without an equal; being the only one of its kind

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incentive

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separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs

refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist

something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward

propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior

one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard

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interrogate

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be thrifty; restrict or limit, as in amount or number

bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve

question closely; examine by questioning formally or officially

float in air ,especially by magical means

disparage or depreciate; put down

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low

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express, especially forcefully; release or discharge through an opening; rise to surface of water to breathe

attract by arousing hope or desire

commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey

make a firm decision about; find a solution to

utter sound made by cattle; make a low noise

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novel

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previously unknown; strikingly new, unusual, or different; young

irritated or impatient; easily annoyed; peevish

secretive, not openly shown

not injured or unharmed

foolish; idiotic; lacking intelligence or wit

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potent

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pertaining to passionate love; tending to arouse sexual desire

powerful; having power to influence or convince; having great control or authority

unanswered; not returned; not reciprocated; not repaid

arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others

lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry

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prune

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combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

obtain from another by coercion; get money by threats

utter suddenly and impulsively

cut away; trim; reduce

act, feel, or give mutually or in return; move back and forth alternately; be complementary or equivalent

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rescind

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cancel; make void; repeal or annul

commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey

frighten; make timid; fill with fear

roll in water, snow, or mud; indulge in; move with difficulty in clumsy manner; plunge into course or condition

beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly

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sap

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make a firm decision about; find a solution to

help bring about; make less difficult

carry from one place to another; carry away; deport

diminish; undermine the foundations; dig

make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin

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taint

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make steady progress; prosper; flourish

give in; surrender; give forth a natural product; be productive

contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally

turn aside; draw someone's attention away from something

draw back, as with fear or pain

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tenacious

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sticking together; stubbornly unyielding; holding together firmly

highly excited with strong emotion; disordered or nervous activity

middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional

following in time or order; succeeding; later

deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred

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wield

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criticize harshly; wash in pan; cook in pan

recover; find and bring in; get back

abandon; disown; turn away from; give up

move heavily or clumsily; cut down timber of

handle (a weapon or tool, for example) with skill and ease. exercise effectively; handle; have power over; rule; manage

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