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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
abjure     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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present obstacle; stump; cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck
signal or summon, as by nodding or waving; attract because of inviting or enticing appearance
force into military service; take for public use; seize for military use; take arbitrarily or by force
make or become better; improve; grow better
renounce upon oath; abandon forever
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aristocracy     Speak
 
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n.  
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hereditary nobility; privileged class
the medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain
any gain above stipulated salary; extra payment
great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty
cleverly executed trick or deception; skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with hands
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bombardment     Speak
 
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n.  
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animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column
someone who has withdrawn from his native land
the argument for exercise merely; plausible but misleading argument; art or process of reasoning; logic
merrymaking, especially, festivity or jollity
attack with missiles; continuous attack with shot and shell upon a town, fort, or other position
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catcall     Speak
 
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n.  
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loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound
recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated
teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation
a gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in the workforce without firing employees; wearing away through harassment
a shout of disapproval; shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from crowd or audience
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culvert     Speak
 
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artificial channel for water; sewer or drain crossing under the road
recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated
participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in a crime or other wrongdoing
the letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with the previous rise
state of collapse caused by illness or old age
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disband     Speak
 
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v.  
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muddle; drive crazy; become confused
appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
renovate; make bright by polishing
cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
loose bands of; set free; disunite; scatter
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epicure     Speak
 
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n.  
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the whole universe; complex structure, such as society, considered as a single entity containing smaller structures
crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems
young offspring of a mammal, such as a dog or a wolf; child or youth
inner excitement or exuberance; a process of bubbling as gas escapes
a person with refined taste, especially in food and wine
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fluctuate     Speak
 
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v.  
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carve or cut into a block or surface, as used for printing; impress deeply as if by carving
fly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by
free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
recover gradually from an illness
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glower     Speak
 
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pronounce the letter s imperfectly; give s and z the sound of th; speak hesitatingly with a low voice, as if afraid
fall from clouds; hurl or throw violently; fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
set apart; distinguish; perceive or show the difference in or between
look at with a fixed gaze; angry stare
cut down; reduce; restrict; economize
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improvident     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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every two years; lasting or living for two years
thriftless; not providing for future; incautious
ill-humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
impartial; fair; rightly balanced; equitable
suitable for drinking; drinkable
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lecherous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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characterized by loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter
relating to the highest point; ascending or leading to climax
vigorously passionate; excessive desire, especially in sexual activity
loosely connected; divided into incidents; occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals
flexible; easily influenced; easily bent or flexed; pliable
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malingerer     Speak
 
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n.  
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flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart
undoubted or self-evident truth; obvious truth
large sailing ship, usually having two or more decks and carrying guns
the sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
one who feigns illness to escape duty
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nonconformist     Speak
 
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n.  
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author or compiler of dictionary; one employed in the making of vocabulary or wordbook of language
celebrity; a person who is an inspiration to others; a person who has achieved eminence in a specific field
poem or song expressing lamentation;  mournful poem
one who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct; not conforming to some norm; unconventional
one who speaks in dialogue or takes part in a conversation
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petrifaction     Speak
 
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n.  
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process of turning some plant material into stone
repetition of a beginning sound in poetry
loss of speech due to injury or illness
petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated
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polygamist     Speak
 
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n.  
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attack with missiles; continuous attack with shot and shell upon a town, fort, or other position
large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
one who has more than one spouse at a time
restraint, limit, or restriction; adverse remark or criticism
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protrude     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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interpret incorrectly; misjudge; mistake the meaning of
substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
extend out or project in space; stick out
encode; convert plain message into code
cajole; coax; deceive by flattery
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resumption     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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hard outer layer that covers something
small brook or stream; streamlet
fragment substance, as of glass or metal; a piece of broken pottery, especially found in an archaeological dig
plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss
resuming; beginning again; recommencement
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sectarian     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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relating to religious faction or subgroup; narrow-minded; limited
recently begun; imperfectly formed or developed; elementary
regarding human beings as the center of the universe
aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious
mocking; exposing human folly to ridicule
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tantalize     Speak
 
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v.  
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be larger in number, quantity, power, status, or importance
tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
debase; degrade; spread negative information about
move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
reconstruct sentence or story; present ideas in a new or different arrangement
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unfrock     Speak
 
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v.  
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mock; laugh at with contempt and derision
crash; move with or as if with great speed and rushing noise
strip a priest or minister of church authority; remove from the status as a member of the clergy
lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth
move or walk heavily or laboriously;  travel slowly but steadily
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