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SAT Vocabulary: Level 1
altercation     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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beginning or early stages; offensive against an enemy
avoiding detection by moving carefully; acting in a covert way
a noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
one who expects a favorable or good outcome
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asteroid     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of turning aside; pastime; an activity that relaxes or entertains
small planet; any small celestial bodies that revolve around the sun
change something into another form; transform
dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light; faint glow; shimmer
specialized knowledge; expert skill
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avail     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
turn to the advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; regularly travel from a place of residence to another place
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
argue about prices; bargain something, as over the price of something
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caprice     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
something apparently contradictory in nature; a statement that looks false but is actually correct
extreme rigor; strictness; rigidity; harshness
dwarf; a fabled race of dwarflike creatures who live underground
outer boundary length; closed curve bounding a plane area
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communal     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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violent; not restrained or controlled
lustful;  indecent; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
held in common; of a group of people
laughable; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
kindly; favorable; not malignant
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dismiss     Speak
 
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v.  
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talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath
set resolution or proposal for future consideration; hold back to a later time
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entity     Speak
 
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n.  
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written statement made under oath
mixture; musical composition consisting of a series of  pieces
immediate insight; the power of knowing without reasoning
real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
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fester     Speak
 
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v.  
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make an energetic, usually hasty search
weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath
release from something that holds firmly
begin; originate; admit into membership
undergo decay; infect, inflame, or corrupt;
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heed     Speak
 
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v.  
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put into effect; supply with tools
take apart; disassemble; tear down
obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; regularly travel from a place of residence to another place
pay attention to; listen to, and consider
combine something into a larger whole; unite
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imbalance     Speak
 
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n.  
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lack of balance or symmetry; disproportion
severe trial; a form of trial to determine guilt or innocence; a difficult or painful experience
someone seeking revenge; source of harm or ruin; opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome
the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
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innuendo     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past
comedy characterized by improbable situations; treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous
product of a body's mass and its velocity; impelling force or strength; impetus
a group of parts that work together to perform a given function; appliance, or device for a particular purpose
hint; indirect implication , usually malicious
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memento     Speak
 
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n.  
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oppression; cruel government; office or authority of an absolute ruler; absolute power
social outcast; a person who is rejected from society or home
someone chosen to judge and decide the disputed issue;  one having the power to make authoritative decisions
someone who assumes a false identity
token; a reminder of past; hint, suggestion, notice, or memorial to awaken the memory
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narrative     Speak
 
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n.  
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one that refuses to abide or be independent; an unbranded range animal
security pledged for repayment of loan
extensive space or area; distance or area over which something extends; the degree to which a thing extends
story; art, technique, or process of telling a story
condition or state, especially a bad state or condition
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pendant     Speak
 
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n.  
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excessively modest person; person excessively concerned about correct behavior
ornament, hanging from a necklace; one of a matched pair; a companion piece
a burst of ill humor; display of temper; ill-natured caprice
partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
one who harvests grain, especially a machine for harvesting grain or pulse crops
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prod     Speak
 
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v.  
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wander or stray; turn aside sharply; climb or move upward
correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel; become compatible or consistent
hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
offer formally; extend; propose a payment
stir up; urge; goad to action; incite
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relevant     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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pertinent; having a connection with the matter at hand
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
energetic; vigorously active
relating to or caused by heat; designed to help retain heat
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
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sensual     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
produced by imagination; characterized by vision or foresight; imaginary; idealistic
lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
lacking in energy or will;  peacefully resistant in response to injustice
physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory
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shroud     Speak
 
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v.  
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hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve
display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
undergo decay; infect, inflame, or corrupt;
induce; be greater in strength or influence; triumph; win out
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tirade     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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the agent sent on a mission to represent or advance the interests of another
something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
government under a single ruler
extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; spiral motion of fluid within a limited area
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velocity     Speak
 
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n.  
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understanding and entering into another's feelings
rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
fundamental reasons; basis; exposition of principles or reasons
slope; mobile staircase; inclined surface or roadway connecting different levels
plants of a region or era; plants considered as a group; bacteria that normally inhabit a bodily organ
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