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SAT Vocabulary: Level 1
address     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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make a formal speech to; deal with or discuss; direct efforts or attention of
make better or more attractive; increase; improve
operate with one's hands; control or play upon people, forces artfully
darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
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asteroid     Speak
 
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n.  
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small planet; any small celestial bodies that revolve around the sun
slight hint or indication; slight understanding
government under a single ruler
firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
translation, often interpretive; performance of a musical or dramatic work
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blasphemy     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God
large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
broad comedy; ridiculous parade; foolish show
a person who turns animal hides into leather; craftsman who tans skins and hides;  sixpence
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brochure     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
pamphlet; small book usually having a paper cover
use of force to get someone to obey
state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult
the calmness of mind; quietness; stillness; peace
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compute     Speak
 
(5)
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gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; contract one's lips into a rounded shape
be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to
prevent from being successful
reckon; make a mathematical calculation
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diva     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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gift giver; a person who gives people or institutions financial help
agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
female operatic singer or star
comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
an agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
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exhilarating     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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invigorating and refreshing; cheering; making lively and joyful
weak; ineffective; lacking physical strength or vigor; incapable of sexual intercourse
marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
secretive, not openly shown
deep; not superficial; far-reaching
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founder     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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the whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment
extraordinary ability; military bravery; superior skill or ability
a person who establishes an organization, business
promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt
tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific; a violent whirlwind
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grotesque     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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pertaining to passionate love; tending to arouse sexual desire
without an equal; being the only one of its kind
uncorrupted by civilization; primitive; remaining free from dirt or decay
rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
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infamous     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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deserving blame; admonition; blameworthy
full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing
very important; of outstanding significance or consequence
based upon traditional rules; formed by agreement or compact
notoriously bad; having an exceedingly bad reputation
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initiate     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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contract into wrinkles; grow together; form into fabric by intertwining
position troops in readiness for combat, as along a front or line; put into use or action
begin; originate; admit into membership
form, plan, or arrange in mind; transmit or give by will
bring into being; give rise to; produce
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lineage     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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small opening; means of escape or release; outlet; hole for the escape of gas or air
direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry
storage place for military equipment; a stock of weapons
partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
standstill resulting from the opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate
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obsolete     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office
overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
completely lacking; barren or empty
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pivotal     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential
being of vital or central importance; crucial
held in common; of a group of people
apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs
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prototype     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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story; art, technique, or process of telling a story
state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
original work used as a model; original type
something that discourages; tending to deter
something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
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resolve     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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use economically; conserve; save
cause something to happen; set off
make a firm decision about; find a solution to
testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
make an energetic, usually hasty search
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sadistic     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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inclined to cruelty; deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on another
marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
cheap in nature or appearance;  tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious
suspicious or distrustful; wary; cautious
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surrogate     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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public records; place where public records are kept
ceremony of crowning queen or king
unreal reflection; an optical illusion
ornamental clasp;  decorative pin worn by women
one that takes position of another; substitute
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therapeutic     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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causing anger, displeasure, resentment, or affront
unavoidable;  incapable of being avoided or prevented
without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
curative; having or exhibiting healing powers; relating to the healing art
firmly established by nature or habit
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ultimate     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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lacking seriousness; dizzy; frivolous and lighthearted
gracious; showing warmth and friendliness
making severe demands; demanding a lot of effort, care, or attention
pertaining to the moon; affecting the moon
final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
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