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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
actuarial     Speak
 
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eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything; having an interest in a variety of subjects
moving with wavelike motion
spacious and comfortable; fit; proper; convenient
childish; belonging to childhood; immature
calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
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arraign     Speak
 
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v.  
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pretend; hide feelings from other people
steal in small quantities or articles of small value; practice petty theft
officially charge someone in a court of law
act or react with equal force; ; counteract
clean; remove offensive parts of book
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bicameral     Speak
 
(3)
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composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
difficult to believe; incredible; skeptical
capable of being repaired; admitting of repair
self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
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catechism     Speak
 
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n.  
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book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer
change, especially in one's life or fortunes; regular change or succession of one thing to another; alternation
instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory
slandering; act of discrediting from someone's reputation
cleverly executed trick or deception; skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with hands
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confound     Speak
 
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act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; imitate
act or react with equal force; ; counteract
express strong disapproval of; disparage
cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess
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discursive     Speak
 
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without limits in extent, size, or quantity
haphazard; careless; done hastily
matchless; not able to be imitated
tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
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eschew     Speak
 
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v.  
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make liquids murky by stirring up sediment
fill beyond capacity, especially with food;  swallow greedily
avoid; refuse to use or participate in; stand aloof from
mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake
cause disgrace to by malicious and false statements; hold up or expose to ridicule or calumny; defame
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frond     Speak
 
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n.  
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fern leaf, especially compound leaf; palm or banana leaf
loud, harsh roar or screech; a dazzling blaze of light
the term during which one learns a trade from a skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
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iconoclastic     Speak
 
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attacking cherished traditions; characterized by an attack on established beliefs
given to joking; merry; humorous
strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
relating to motif or idea; relating to theme or topic
having human form or characteristics
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indigent     Speak
 
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poor; experiencing want or need; impoverished
fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar
occurring or appearing again or repeatedly
compensating; rewarding; profitable or paying
having low-necked dress
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irascible     Speak
 
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marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
irritable; easily angered; excited by or arising from anger
marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding
daily; relating to or occurring in a 24-hour period
displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or previous ancestral form
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matriculate     Speak
 
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enroll in college or graduate school
enter drop by drop; infuse slowly
remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids
move uneasily one way and the other; behave or move nervously or restlessly
give in; become more compassionate or forgiving; cause to soften in attitude or temper
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numismatist     Speak
 
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n.  
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oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from the center
collector and student of money, in particular of coins
indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
goblet; bowl-shaped drinking vessel; large drinking cup, often having stem and base
bowl-shaped strainer used to wash or drain foods
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phalanx     Speak
 
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a compact, close-knit group of people, animals, or things
communication using gesture and facial expression
clothing; garments; dress; garb; costume
the government ruled by or subject to religious authority
a small, representative system having analogies to the larger system; miniature model of something
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polygamist     Speak
 
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a small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
one who has more than one spouse at a time
knowledge or recognition; awareness; a range of what one can know or understand
one who speaks in dialogue or takes part in a conversation
branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes, including its production and perception
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recapitulate     Speak
 
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v.  
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summarize; repeat in concise form
walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger; sway, as if about to fall
gallop slowly; run or ride with steady, easy gait; travel at an easy pace with long strides
put or throw flat with face down;  cause to lie flat
approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
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retrench     Speak
 
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adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
cut down; reduce; restrict; economize
stroll slowly; walk at a leisurely pace
foretell; tell in advance; indicate likelihood of; portend
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sectarian     Speak
 
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fragrant; odorous; suggestive of odor
strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
relating to religious faction or subgroup; narrow-minded; limited
deeply established; firmly rooted
having time error in the story; erroneous in date; in the wrong time
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tempestuous     Speak
 
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capable of being caused or made to take place
unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
opposite; reversed in order, nature, or effect; turned upside down
marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
very stormy; turbulent; rough with wind; impassioned; violent
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unprepossessing     Speak
 
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unattractive; unimpressive or unremarkable; dull and ordinary
impossible to assail; without flaws or loopholes
loud and harsh; insistent; high-pitched; rough-sounding
uncertain how to act or proceed; undecided; lacking in resolution
poor; experiencing want or need; impoverished
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