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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
aerie     Speak
 
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n.  
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painful labor; work, especially when arduous or involving painful effort
nest of a bird, such as an eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from the center
strong feeling of aversion; dislike
undoubted or self-evident truth; obvious truth
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aplomb     Speak
 
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n.  
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quality of smoothness of flow; quality of being fluent in language
the most powerful members of society
prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
poise; self-confident assurance
strict disciplinarian; one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules
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cajole     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion
aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
burden; put a heavy load on; load with debts or other legal claims
influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
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cartographer     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; yes man
indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
one who makes maps or charts
government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
strong feeling of aversion; dislike
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cull     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
pick out from others; weed out; remove rejected members or parts from
burn the surface of; roast over the fire, as dry grain; dry to extremity
become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade
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ecclesiastic     Speak
 
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n.  
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an outer, protective layer of skin of vertebrates
excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; acting like a stuffed shirt
minister or priest; cleric; one holding an office in the Christian ministry
lack of proper respect; disrespectful act or remark
flirt; a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
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equable     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
tranquil; not varying; uniform; not easily disturbed
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated degree
pleasing or agreeable to ear; having a pleasant sound
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expository     Speak
 
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exhibiting or giving out colors like those of rainbow; gleaming or shimmering with rainbow colors
explanatory; serving to explain
existing concurrently; in company or combination
external; not essential; extraneous
full of unspecifiable significance; exciting wonder and awe; wonderful
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impalpable     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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difficult to perceive senses or mind
having low-necked dress
perfect or blameless in every respect; faultless; impeccable
foretelling events as if by divine inspiration
incomplete; fragmentary; favoring one person or side over another or others
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inequity     Speak
 
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n.  
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domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by political group or nation over others
similarity in form or character; agreement
upward slope, as of hill
pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing
unfairness; lack of equity or abstract justice; disagreement with equitable principles
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jostle     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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give off  liquid; purify; refine; increase the concentration of
reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade
express strong disapproval of; disparage
come into rough contact with while moving; make one's way by pushing or elbowing
cut down; reduce; restrict; economize
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mollify     Speak
 
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v.  
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make less rigid or softer; calm in temper or feeling
rule or exercise power in cruel; rule over or control arbitrarily
calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
induce someone to convert to one's own religious faith
occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
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ornithologist     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior
calmness; peace; freedom from disturbance or agitation
narrow-mindedness; isolation; state of being isolated or detached
person of no importance; something that does not exist or that exists only in the imagination
one who makes special study of birds
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petrify     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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reconstruct sentence or story; present ideas in a new or different arrangement
make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike
make less rigid or softer; calm in temper or feeling
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proffer     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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carve or cut into a block or surface, as used for printing; impress deeply as if by carving
interpret incorrectly; misjudge; mistake the meaning of
induce someone to convert to one's own religious faith
expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
hold forth so that a person may take; offer for acceptance
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proprietorship     Speak
 
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n.  
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storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit
branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants
disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition
abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
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rote     Speak
 
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n.  
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a person interested mostly in external objects and actions
memorizing process using routine or repetition; the sound of surf breaking on the shore
quality of smoothness of flow; quality of being fluent in language
merrymaking, especially, festivity or jollity
state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy
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spurious     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing
slow; sluggish; wasting time
false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
in the manner of an uncle, about uncle; kind, genial, benevolent, or tolerant
be similar or bear a likeness to horse; relating to horse
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suborn     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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persuade to act unlawfully, especially to commit perjury
absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
enroll in college or graduate school
give indication beforehand;  indicate by signs
sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate
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unkempt     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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impossible to assail; without flaws or loopholes
slavish; suitable to slave or servant;  relating to servitude or forced labor
untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
preventing infection; having cleansing effect
gloomy; marked by a tendency to be bitter or sardonic
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