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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
abase     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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be disturbed; boil; be in a state of turmoil or ferment
give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to the publication
command against; banish;  not allow something
humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
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askance     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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not able to be explained or understood; unreasonable or mysterious
inconspicuous; not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable
ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
with a sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
having an odor of musk, a secretion produced by certain animals, such as otter or civet
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biennial     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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spacious and comfortable; fit; proper; convenient
every two years; lasting or living for two years
stiff and artificially formal; inflated
inoffensive expression of fat; stout
confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
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cogency     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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curse; evil-speaking; the utterance of curse or execration
power of proving or of producing belief; quality of being highly probable or convincing; force; credibility
tranquility; state of peace and quiet
a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses
undoubted or self-evident truth; obvious truth
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decelerate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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extend out or project in space; stick out
express in speech;  speak or use words to express
slow down the rate of advancement of; decrease speed of
confuse; frustrate by throwing into disorder; embarrass
regret strongly; express disapproval of
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despot     Speak
 
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n.  
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member of working class; blue collar person
tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop
reasoning; the act of concluding from premises
a large number or quantity
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
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excerpt     Speak
 
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n.  
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vitality and energy; healthy capacity for vigorous activity
unwillingness; lack of inclination; mild aversion
mental disorder  with delusions of grandeur
award of merit; expression of approval; praise
passage or segment that is taken from a longer work, such as literary or musical composition
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fitful     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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bitingly painful; harshly ironic or sinister; serving to fix colors in dyeing
varied; greatly diversified; made up of many differing parts
offensively loud; noisy; making outcry
lacking purpose or zest; halfhearted; lacking spirit or liveliness
intermittently stopping and starting; irregular; variable; unstable
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gentility     Speak
 
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n.  
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celebrity; a person who is an inspiration to others; a person who has achieved eminence in a specific field
the argument for exercise merely; plausible but misleading argument; art or process of reasoning; logic
the government ruled by or subject to religious authority
deceptive scheme; military maneuver designed to deceive or surprise enemy
quality of being well-mannered; refinement; people of good birth
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incontinent     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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extremely small; very small person; trivial or petty
lacking self-restraint; lacking sexual restraint; unchaste
marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
incomplete; fragmentary; favoring one person or side over another or others
pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute
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lassitude     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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extremely aggressive and militant patriot; one who advocates aggressive nationalism
explanation; interpretation, especially of biblical or religious text
award of merit; expression of approval; praise
unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity; impurity in thought and deed
state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness
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migrant     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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not able to be explained or understood; unreasonable or mysterious
haphazard; careless; done hastily
madly excited; in a state of hurry, panic, or wild activity
having parallel lines or grooves on surface
habitually moving from place to place, especially in search of seasonal work; wandering
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myopic     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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nearsighted; lacking foresight; narrow minded
in the manner of an uncle, about uncle; kind, genial, benevolent, or tolerant
showing a high degree of refinement
bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts
critical; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
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peregrination     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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study of language; investigation of language and its literature
travel or journey, especially by foot, notably by pilgrim
letter; written message; messenger
clothing; garments; dress; garb; costume
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for a living
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preen     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction
renounce or deny something, especially under oath; swear falsely, usually under pressure
extend out or project in space; stick out
recover gradually from an illness
equip; provide with military equipment
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pusillanimous     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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cowardly; lacking strength and firmness of mind
offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal
driving forward; having power to propel
deeply established; firmly rooted
completely happy and contented; showing or producing exalted joy
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refractory     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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impervious to moral persuasion; of hard heart
gloomy; marked by a tendency to be bitter or sardonic
sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety
stubborn; unmanageable; obstinately resistant to authority or control
deeply established; firmly rooted
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scintillate     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform
satisfy appetite fully; satisfy to excess
cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; frustrate or hinder
give off sparks; shine as if emanating sparks; twinkle or glow
cleanse with water; flush; wash lightly without soap
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transpose     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
lean to one side, as a ship under a press of sail; sway from side to side
combine; fuse; grow together; come together to form one whole; unite
occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying; make humble, earnest petition; beg
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unfrock     Speak
 
(20)
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eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess
strip a priest or minister of church authority; remove from the status as a member of the clergy
repair or unite by using fusible metal alloy, usually tin and lead
change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform
annul in part; repeal partly; restrict; limit the action of
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