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SAT Vocabulary: Basic Level

alloy

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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

mixture; combination of diverse things

goodness, moral excellence; good quality

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amnesia

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soul; mind; spirit or soul

knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; trait of judging wisely and objectively

pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret

art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language

partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness

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beseech

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move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected

hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter

beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly

void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract

abandon; disown; turn away from; give up

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carnage

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act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste

direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry

moderation, especially regarding indulgence in alcohol; seriousness; gravity in manner or treatment

code of correct conduct ; rules governing socially acceptable behavior; record of transaction

destruction of life; savage and excessive killing of many people

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degenerate

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pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts

confirm; ratify; declare or make legally valid

hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter

stuff oneself; overeat; make a pig of oneself

become worse; decline; fall

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eccentric

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bloody; full by bloodshed and violence

departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern

lustful; indecent; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness

generous; high-minded or great-souled; chivalrous

affecting all; general; present everywhere; relating to the entire world or all within the world; worldwide

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epic

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small body revolving around a larger one; subordinate

introduction of something new

direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry

long heroic poem, or similar work of art

lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm

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fester

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acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use

fail completely; sink below the surface of the water

undergo decay; infect, inflame, or corrupt;

obtain for services of; arrange for the use of; pledge or promise, especially to marry

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

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glimmer

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put in order; arrange or place something in line

force with the thumb; make a groove in

beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal

shine brightly, like a star or a light

express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace

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infamous

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relating to or caused by heat; designed to help retain heat

very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute or pure

relating to ships, sailors, or navigation

cautious; careful in regard to one's own interests

notoriously bad; having exceedingly bad reputation

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leery

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tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence

in utter disorder; lacking visible order or organization

suspicious or distrustful; wary; cautious

without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern

swollen or puffed as with water or air

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mercenary

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inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency

unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint

middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional

grossly improper; indecent; in poor taste

interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army

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ominous

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irritated or impatient; easily annoyed; peevish

lacking of judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish

yielding; lenient; forbearing or tolerant

threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

pretending to be virtuous; deceiving

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parasite

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animal or plant living on another

judgment that someone is guilty of crime; strongly held belief

feud in which members of opposing parties murder each other; blood bitter quarrel

idle person; male bee; someone who takes more time than necessary

right or claim to possession; mark of rank; name of a book or film

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provoke

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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

stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling

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

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rebuttal

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proving to be false or incorrect; response with contrary evidence

beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving

gap; interruption in duration or continuity; pause

small opening; means of escape or release; outlet; hole for the escape of gas or air

wise and trusted counselor or teacher

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rousing

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expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling

lively; vigorous; inducing enthusiasm or excitement; stirring

relating to stars; star-shaped

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

easily irritated or annoyed; unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered

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solace

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one who studies skin and its diseases

torn, ragged wound; rough or jagged breach made by rending

lengthy intent consideration; long and thoughtful observation; contemplation of spiritual matters

comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress

prevailing style; manner; way of doing something; fashion or style

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touchstone

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remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance

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

one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard

stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; excellent quality used to test excellence or genuineness of others

door bar; fastening pin or screw; length of fabric

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yen

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dwarf; fabled race of dwarflike creatures who live underground

wild party involving excessive drinking; unrestrained indulgence; secret rite in the cults of ancient

breaking of contract or duty

determination; resolving to do something; formal statement of a decision

strong desire or inclination; yearning or craving

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