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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
ambidextrous     Speak
 
(1)
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capable of using either hand with equal ease
lacking definite form or limits; hazy; cloudy
after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death
related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns
having an odor of musk, a secretion produced by certain animals, such as otter or civet
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antecede     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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criticize for petty or frivolous reasons; raise trivial objections
avoid or neglect duty or responsibility; malinger
restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
divide into branches or subdivisions; subordinate branchlike parts
precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
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bucolic     Speak
 
(3)
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related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal
rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
varied; greatly diversified; made up of many differing parts
deeply established; firmly rooted
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collate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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aid; assist and deliver from suffering; relieve
inspire or influence thoroughly;  stain or dye deeply or completely
examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
hold forth so that a person may take; offer for acceptance
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decollete     Speak
 
(5)
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compensating; rewarding; profitable or paying
designed to create ill will or envy
having low-necked dress
astonished; appalled, amazed, or stunned
serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
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diverge     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements
vary; go in different directions from the same point
confuse; hot and rosy, as with drinking; be in a heat or bustle; be agitated
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equable     Speak
 
(7)
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not allowing passage, especially of liquids; waterproof
relating to religious faction or subgroup; narrow-minded; limited
tranquil; not varying; uniform; not easily disturbed
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
diligent; hardworking; persevering, and constant in effort or application
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foment     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction
renounce upon oath; abandon forever
cut the surface of something carefully with a sharp tool; carve
try to stir up public opinion; promote the growth of; apply warm lotion to
lean to one side, as a ship under a press of sail; sway from side to side
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hodgepodge     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot
restraint, limit, or restriction; adverse remark or criticism
often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound
jumble; a mixture of ill-suited elements; something made up of miscellaneous
preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
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indent     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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comment; make explanatory notes
loose bands of; set free; disunite; scatter
reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade
replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another
nick; set in from margin;  impress or stamp
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ire     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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one who harasses others; one who tries to embarrass others with questions and objections
anger; wrath; keen resentment; irritate
sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
established procedure for solving problem
a window set vertically into a small gable projecting from the sloping roof; sleeping-room
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matriculate     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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enroll in college or graduate school
explain; make clear the meaning of; unfold meaning or sense of
stop or check the flow of liquid; stop the flow of blood from a wound
cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
exceed or surpass; leave behind
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mystify     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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drink in; absorb or take in as if by drinking
lean to one side, as a ship under a press of sail; sway from side to side
bewilder purposely; confuse or puzzle mentally;  make obscure or mysterious
infringe; advance beyond usual limit; make a physical impact on; touch
blow away; separate good parts from bad; sort or select desirable; extract
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percolate     Speak
 
(14)
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spread gradually; cause the liquid to pass through small holes; filter
direct or impose with urgent appeal; order with emphasis
praise highly; glorify; celebrate
pretend; hide feelings from other people
crash; move with or as if with great speed and rushing noise
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postulate     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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established procedure for solving problem
essential premise; the underlying assumption
strong dislike, contempt, or aversion; hatefulness; disrepute
seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony
goblet; bowl-shaped drinking vessel; large drinking cup, often having stem and base
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ramshackle     Speak
 
(16)
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regarded as sacred and inviolable
of nature of palace, as in spaciousness or ornateness
of very poor quality or condition; loose-jointed; ill-made; out of gear or repair
assumed to be such; supposed; rumored
bitingly painful; harshly ironic or sinister; serving to fix colors in dyeing
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rhapsodize     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
give off sparks; shine as if emanating sparks; twinkle or glow
mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake
speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner
criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to the publication
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skinflint     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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teaching; the art of education; the science of teaching
quality of being well-mannered; refinement; people of good birth
repetition of a beginning sound in poetry
one who is very reluctant to spend money; a miser; a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
inclination; favorable prejudice or bias; special fondness
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tangential     Speak
 
(19)
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thriftless; not providing for future; incautious
insincerely emotional; showing a sickly excess of sentiment
capable of being derived by reasoning from known principles or facts
exhibiting or giving out colors like those of rainbow; gleaming or shimmering with rainbow colors
peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
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undulating     Speak
 
(20)
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sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety
relating to motif or idea; relating to theme or topic
damaged or disfigured by injury or rough wear
moving with wavelike motion
having a harmful effect; injurious; having the quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous
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