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SAT Vocabulary: Level 1
agent     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a short account of the amusing or interesting event; short narrative; a secret story of history or biography
loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
act of making or arriving at a decision; putting an end to; termination
one that acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune; something that apparently has magic power
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amnesty     Speak
 
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n.  
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cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
study of prehistoric life; science of former life of the globe
the general pardon granted by the government, especially for political offenses
point or respect in which things differ; the difference
covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place
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beneficial     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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weighting authority; peremptory and dictatorial
enormous scope, power, or influence; huge or colossal
helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
absence of ceremony; casual
performed with a natural or offhand ease
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callous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
tiresome because of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
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compact     Speak
 
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n.  
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capricious notion; something many people believe that is false
implied comparison; one thing conceived as representing another; symbol
small and economical car; small cosmetics case
proving to be false or incorrect; response with contrary evidence
one that takes position of another; substitute
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dissertation     Speak
 
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n.  
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legal delay of payment; suspension of an ongoing or planned activity
anxiety disorder by extreme and irrational fear; dislike
a person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
formal essay;  paper written by a candidate for the doctoral degree at university
wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; magnate
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extradition     Speak
 
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n.  
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expression by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; the witty language used to insult
a person who establishes an organization, business
surrender of a prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
a gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
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genre     Speak
 
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n.  
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type or class; a kind of literary or artistic work
wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; magnate
overbearing pride; haughtiness; manifest feeling of personal superiority in rank, power, or estimation
extreme edge or margin; border; enclosing boundary; space enclosed by such a boundary
quality of being novel; newness; something new and unusual
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grotesque     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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reddish color; healthy-looking
loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness
lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry
open for the public to read; obvious; plain
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
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ineffectual     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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insufficient to produce the desired effect; fruitless
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden
no fixed or regular course; wandering
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insomnia     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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inability to sleep; lack of sleep
a person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
freedom to behave, act, or think in the way you want to; angular distance north or south of the earth's equator
propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior
anger aroused by something unjust
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livid     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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capable of being accomplished or brought about
exaggerated; pompous; enlarged with air or gas
lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry
pertaining to the moon; affecting the moon
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
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mock     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
treat with ridicule or contempt; mimic; frustrate hopes of
stop motion; curb or restrain
put at a disadvantage; prevent the progress or free movement of
use economically; conserve; save
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potential     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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existing in possibility; expected to become or be
injurious; tending to cause death; disposed to do evil
close in time; about to occur; approaching
having a university degree; having completed training; having steps; arranged by grade, level, degree
having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
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quibble     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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minor objection or complaint; petty distinction
payment in money made by one ruler or nation; tax; the mark of respect; praiseworthy quality
a separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
something originally of little value becomes very valuable; unexpected hit; one that sleeps
failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
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render     Speak
 
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v.  
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adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
enrage; infuriate; cause to be extremely angry
deliver; give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
cause something to happen; set off
multiply, grow, or expand rapidly
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rudimentary     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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open for the public to read; obvious; plain
relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
given freely; unwarranted; granted without recompense; unearned
rubbing away; tending to grind down
pitiless; cruel; having no compassion or pity; merciless
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spectrum     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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unfortunate accident; bad luck
someone engaged in a profession as law, medicine
the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
public declaration of principles; statement of policy
overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
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tundra     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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defamation;  false and malicious statement or report about someone
lure or bait; means used to mislead or lead into danger
something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
rolling, treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America
lack of sound judgment; lack of discretion
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waive     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
give up temporarily; yield; give up voluntarily; defer
take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
cause something to happen; set off
adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
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