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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
abdicate     Speak
 
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v.  
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give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger; sway, as if about to fall
interpret incorrectly; misjudge; mistake the meaning of
become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
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anthology     Speak
 
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n.  
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young plant or tree that has grown from seed; produced from seed
process of turning some plant material into stone
someone who releases people from captivity
aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior
book of literary selections by various authors
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beckon     Speak
 
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enclose with a protective covering; encase; cover-up or hide
strip leaves or branches from; cause leaves of plant, tree, or forest to fall off, especially by use of chemicals
blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
signal or summon, as by nodding or waving; attract because of inviting or enticing appearance
deliberately sink a ship by order of the commander, rather than by enemy action
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careen     Speak
 
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steal, especially in a small, sly way; take from another on a petty scale, as by violation of trust
lean to one side, as a ship under a press of sail; sway from side to side
expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
make less active or intense; satisfy thirst
yield or formally resign and surrender to another
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complementary     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass-through
composed of distinct particles
flexible; easily influenced; easily bent or flexed; pliable
having or covered with protective barbs or others; very irritable
serving to fill out or to complete; supplying mutual needs or offsetting mutual lacks
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eccentricity     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who supplies provisions, especially food; caterer
food eaten or provided at a meal; feast; banquet
act of positioning close together; side-by-side position
the beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as main horizontal support in building
oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from the center
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emollient     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of admitting to holy orders; disposition as in ranks or rows; formal arrangement
dictionary; a stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; vocabulary
established procedure for solving problem
environment; person's social setting or environment
having a softening or soothing effect, especially on skin
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fluency     Speak
 
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n.  
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quality of smoothness of flow; quality of being fluent in language
knowledge or recognition; awareness; a range of what one can know or understand
minister or priest; cleric; one holding an office in the Christian ministry
combativeness; inclination or readiness to fight; quarrelsomeness
poor verse; of crude or irregular construction
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glower     Speak
 
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v.  
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isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude
bring up and expel from throat or stomach; vomit; discharge or pour forth contents
examine closely and critically
look at with a fixed gaze; angry stare
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly
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insensible     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
existing concurrently; in company or combination
worn through till threads show; wearing old, shabby clothing; shabby and poor
tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling
unconscious; unresponsive; very small or gradual
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irretrievable     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
impossible to recover or regain; irreparable
humorous, amusing or joking; sportive; not serious
speaking or expressed in lofty style; using high sounding language; overly wordy
no longer usable or practical; obsolete;  not in fashion
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lugubrious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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slightly sour in taste or manner; sharp; caustic
suitable for drinking; drinkable
excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion
stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated degree
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noisome     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling
hesitant; faltering; imperfect or defective
suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
not temperate or moderate; excessive, especially in the use of alcoholic beverages
foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous
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pecuniary     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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not intentional; not on purpose; careless; negligent; inattentive
relating to money; requiring payment of money
showing lack of skill; clumsy or awkward
marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding
composed of distinct particles
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precursor     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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one who speaks in dialogue or takes part in a conversation
excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
painful labor; work, especially when arduous or involving painful effort
one who spends money recklessly or wastefully
forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
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quaff     Speak
 
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v.  
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aid; assist and deliver from suffering; relieve
drink with relish; swallow hurriedly or greedily
become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
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rejoinder     Speak
 
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n.  
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enthusiastic follower; one who is devoted or self-dedicated to a cause or practice
retort; comeback; answer to a reply
the fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors
burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity
right to claim something; right to benefits
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solecism     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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deceptive scheme; military maneuver designed to deceive or surprise enemy
a person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
slandering; act of discrediting from someone's reputation
musical composition for voices and orchestra based on religious text
error in the use of language, especially  intentional use of misspelling; violation of the conventional rules of society
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tenet     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who supplies provisions, especially food; caterer
unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity; impurity in thought and deed
vitality and energy; healthy capacity for vigorous activity
the letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with the previous rise
opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by person or organization
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vend     Speak
 
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v.  
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be larger in number, quantity, power, status, or importance
occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
call together; cause to assemble in a meeting; convene
hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food
sell or offer for sale from place to place; sell
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