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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
adulterate     Speak
 
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v.  
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aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
burn the surface of; roast over the fire, as dry grain; dry to extremity
make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
admit to rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote
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archetype     Speak
 
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the letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with the previous rise
quality of smoothness of flow; quality of being fluent in language
petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems
prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
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bovine     Speak
 
(3)
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having or assuming relationship of child or offspring to parent
offensively loud; noisy; making outcry
choosing at random; not marked by fine distinctions
dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull
enduring pain and hardship without showing feeling or complaint
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cognate     Speak
 
(4)
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speaking, writing, written in or composed of several languages
agreeable; gracious; charming, often in a childlike or naive way
sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
loud and harsh; insistent; high-pitched; rough-sounding
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countervail     Speak
 
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make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
enclose with a protective covering; encase; cover-up or hide
act or react with equal force; ; counteract
gallop slowly; run or ride with steady, easy gait; travel at an easy pace with long strides
become engaged to marry; promise to marry
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effervescence     Speak
 
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curse; evil-speaking; the utterance of curse or execration
elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
mental disorder  with delusions of grandeur
moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault
inner excitement or exuberance; a process of bubbling as gas escapes
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effusive     Speak
 
(7)
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relating to the sense of taste; relating to gustation
pervading; spread throughout every part
providing general overview; summary
pouring forth; uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
stiff and artificially formal; inflated
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frugality     Speak
 
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moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault
one who is skeptical of the existence of a god or any ultimate reality
state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness
hard outer layer that covers something
thrift; prudent economy; sparing use
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ichthyology     Speak
 
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the fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors
the fact of light or sound being caused to change direction or to separate when it travels through water, glass
a person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
branch of zoology that deals with the study of fishes
tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop
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impoverished     Speak
 
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containing seeds of later development; creative
awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
childish; belonging to childhood; immature
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points
poor; reduced to poverty; deprived of natural richness or strength
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lechery     Speak
 
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petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
nourishing substance; source of nourishment, especially the nourishing ingredient in a food
unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity; impurity in thought and deed
recollection; process of remembering
one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
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megalomania     Speak
 
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expression of protest, complaint, or reproof, and especially formal statement of grievances
the beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as main horizontal support in building
the green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting
something that holds or links various parts together
mental disorder  with delusions of grandeur
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outmoded     Speak
 
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lacking definite form or limits; hazy; cloudy
varied; greatly diversified; made up of many differing parts
thriftless; not providing for future; incautious
no longer usable or practical; obsolete;  not in fashion
learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books
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perfidious     Speak
 
(14)
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tranquil; not varying; uniform; not easily disturbed
tending to betray; disloyal; faithless
wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering
made less dense of gas; elevated in character or style; lofty
developing; forming; capable of forming or molding
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plod     Speak
 
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v.  
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comment; make explanatory notes
weaken or destroy strength or vitality of; remove a nerve or part of a nerve
draw a mark or line under; emphasize; stress
move or walk heavily or laboriously;  travel slowly but steadily
perplex or bewilder someone; confound or flummox
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proselytize     Speak
 
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be lazy or idle; move, stand, or recline in a relaxed manner
induce someone to convert to one's own religious faith
drink with relish; swallow hurriedly or greedily
confuse thoroughly; becloud and confuse, as with liquor; make stupid with alcohol
overwhelm;  cover with water, especially floodwaters
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reverie     Speak
 
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n.  
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daydream; state of abstracted musing; absent-minded dreaming while awake
beginner in learning something; novice
the fact of light or sound being caused to change direction or to separate when it travels through water, glass
large sailing ship, usually having two or more decks and carrying guns
recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated
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sobriquet     Speak
 
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state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness
an outer, protective layer of skin of vertebrates
the government ruled by or subject to religious authority
one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of the given name
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transpose     Speak
 
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v.  
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substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
move or walk heavily or laboriously;  travel slowly but steadily
vary; go in different directions from the same point
avoid or neglect duty or responsibility; malinger
cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert
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vertex     Speak
 
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short speech at conclusion of dramatic work
one who feigns illness to escape duty
branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds
reasoning; the act of concluding from premises
highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of the angle
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