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 Test Questions
SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
ambidextrous     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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incurable; uncorrectable; impossible to remedy or correct
marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
oily; composed of oil or fat; characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness
unable to compromise about points of doctrine; unyielding
capable of using either hand with equal ease
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append     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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deprive of something valuable by force; rob; take as spoils
signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of
attach; add as supplement or appendix
tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
attack with abusive language; vilify
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bewilder     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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clean; remove offensive parts of book
lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
correct; improve by critical editing; free from fault; alter for the better
enclose with a protective covering; encase; cover-up or hide
stick or hold together in a mass that resists separation
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chicanery     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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the sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction
fertility; fruitfulness; productive or creative power
free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint
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constrain     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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cancel; revoke command or order; order or direct in opposition to; prohibit; forbid
swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum-like; waver
condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
apply in use; use or accustom till no pain or inconvenience; harden; habituate
restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
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domineer     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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rule or exercise power in cruel; rule over or control arbitrarily
sing note or song with trills; modulate tone's frequency
hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike
spot; make spot or mark onto; mark with small spots
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ersatz     Speak
 
(7)
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being an artificial and inferior substitute or imitation
external; not essential; extraneous
foul-smelling; having bad or offensive odor
played abruptly; marked by an abrupt sharp sound
attacking cherished traditions; characterized by an attack on established beliefs
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fulsome     Speak
 
(8)
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having or covered with protective barbs or others; very irritable
vigorously passionate; excessive desire, especially in sexual activity
offensively flattering or insincere; offensive; disgusting
obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority
stiff and artificially formal; inflated
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gourmand     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community
obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach
a person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
concise summing up of main points
branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes, including its production and perception
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insensible     Speak
 
(10)
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attacking cherished traditions; characterized by an attack on established beliefs
unconscious; unresponsive; very small or gradual
driving forward; having power to propel
discordant; inharmonious; sounding harsh; ill-sounding
not allowing passage, especially of liquids; waterproof
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lionize     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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cause to rise, especially by fermentation; add a rising agent to
exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
look on or treat a person as a celebrity; visit famous places in order to revere them
bring up and expel from throat or stomach; vomit; discharge or pour forth contents
give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
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moodiness     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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dictionary; a stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; vocabulary
abusive language used to express blame or ill will
the term during which one learns a trade from a skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
feeling of depression or gloom; sullenness
food eaten or provided at a meal; feast; banquet
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neonate     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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eye defect that prevents proper focus
a sudden outburst of anger; state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity
imitation of another's style in musical composition or writing
strong dislike, contempt, or aversion; hatefulness; disrepute
newborn infant, especially one less than four weeks old
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pastiche     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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one who wastes, especially one who wastes money; idler or loafer
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
imitation of another's style in musical composition or writing
act of admitting to holy orders; disposition as in ranks or rows; formal arrangement
one who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct; not conforming to some norm; unconventional
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polygamist     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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one who has more than one spouse at a time
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit
witty sentence, phrase, or remark; wisecrack
artificial channel for water; sewer or drain crossing under the road
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punctilious     Speak
 
(16)
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marked by precise accordance with details
intended to confuse in an argument
explanatory; serving to explain
childish; belonging to childhood; immature
unattractive; unimpressive or unremarkable; dull and ordinary
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saturate     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
settle oneself securely or comfortably; place or conceal in a secure place
hatch; develop under favorable conditions
chew over and over mentally, or like cows physically; mull over; ponder
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slipshod     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
untidy or slovenly; shabby; great carelessness; done poorly or too quickly
accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
assisting, or intended to assist the memory
distasteful because excessive; excessively sweet, or sentimental
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strident     Speak
 
(19)
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worn or burdened with care; showing the signs of long-term stresses
youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
sordid; morally degraded; squalid or corrupt
spotted; having mottled or spotted skin or coat
loud and harsh; insistent; high-pitched; rough-sounding
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turgid     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient
impartial; fair; rightly balanced; equitable
swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language
diligent; hardworking; persevering, and constant in effort or application
slavish; suitable to slave or servant;  relating to servitude or forced labor
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