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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
ambidextrous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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capable of using either hand with equal ease
willing to try new things and take risks; bold
calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority
penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression
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apotheosis     Speak
 
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n.  
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short heavy club, usually of wood; heavy-headed weapon
act of positioning close together; side-by-side position
artificial channel for water; sewer or drain crossing under the road
mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
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cadence     Speak
 
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n.  
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inference about future or hypothetical situation based on known facts
one who differs in opinion, or one who declares his disagreement
highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of the angle
prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
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certitude     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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temporary encampment; a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
something that holds or links various parts together
roundness; rounded fullness; integral entireness
state of being certain; complete assurance; confidence
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demoniac     Speak
 
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extremely evil or cruel; possessed or controlled by a demon
enduring pain and hardship without showing feeling or complaint
willing to try new things and take risks; bold
not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
of the same lineage or origin; having a common ancestor
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disinclination     Speak
 
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n.  
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unwillingness; lack of inclination; mild aversion
small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
ancient paper made from stem of plant
retort; comeback; answer to a reply
manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to an artist
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espy     Speak
 
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v.  
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stroll slowly; walk at a leisurely pace
cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
catch sight of; glimpse; discover at a distance
assume the existence of; put forward, as for consideration or study; suggest
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formative     Speak
 
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ugly; displeasing to eye; unpleasant to look at
worn through till threads show; wearing old, shabby clothing; shabby and poor
able to cause disease; producing disease
eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything; having an interest in a variety of subjects
developing; forming; capable of forming or molding
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gesticulation     Speak
 
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n.  
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society or government ruled by wealthy class
deliberate, vigorous motion or gesture
petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach
region; remote and undeveloped area
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intelligentsia     Speak
 
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n.  
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an exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners
anger; wrath; keen resentment; irritate
eye defect that prevents proper focus
the temporary halting of usual operations of government or control; the time between two reigns
intelligent and educated  elite, especially in nineteenth-century Poland, in Russia, and later the Soviet Union
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intransigence     Speak
 
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n.  
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feeling of depression or gloom; sullenness
state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy
the letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with the previous rise
refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
one who advocates individual rights and free will
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monastic     Speak
 
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pardonable; able to be forgiven; trivial
tending toward center; moving or directed toward center or axis
tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling
related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns
penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression
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nonentity     Speak
 
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n.  
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indifference; lack of concern; composure
person of no importance; something that does not exist or that exists only in the imagination
goblet; bowl-shaped drinking vessel; large drinking cup, often having stem and base
newborn infant, especially one less than four weeks old
often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound
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petrifaction     Speak
 
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the highest point; point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited
excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others
the tool has two jaws to hold the workpiece firmly in place
process of turning some plant material into stone
growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
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promontory     Speak
 
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n.  
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inner excitement or exuberance; a process of bubbling as gas escapes
state of collapse caused by illness or old age
period of depression or unhappy listlessness; slack period; state of inactivity
natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape
criminal; one who does evil or injury to another
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recast     Speak
 
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v.  
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mar or spoil appearance or surface; impair usefulness, value, or influence of
win by a wide margin; beat thoroughly or heavily; punish or beat severely
reconstruct sentence or story; present ideas in a new or different arrangement
disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion
scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off; abrade
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resplendent     Speak
 
(17)
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attacking cherished traditions; characterized by an attack on established beliefs
healthful; favorable to health; promoting health; wholesome
unable to compromise about points of doctrine; unyielding
dazzling; glorious; shining with brilliant luster; very bright
sociable; seeking and enjoying the company of others
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seedling     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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hardship; state of extreme poverty
lazy person; person habitually lazy, idle, and slow; sluggish; lazy
one who supplies provisions, especially food; caterer
young plant or tree that has grown from seed; produced from seed
resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after the passage of two or more generations
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temerity     Speak
 
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n.  
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intelligent and educated  elite, especially in nineteenth-century Poland, in Russia, and later the Soviet Union
outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot
the lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically
pompous array of words; overabundance of words
boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger
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vociferous     Speak
 
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filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied
pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating; charming or attractive
having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
offensively loud; noisy; making outcry
stiff and artificially formal; inflated
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