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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
ambivalence     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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bowl-shaped strainer used to wash or drain foods
state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
food eaten or provided at a meal; feast; banquet
nest of a bird, such as an eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
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appraise     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
take possession of; transfer another's property to oneself
estimate value of; evaluate, especially in an official capacity
become popular with; make agreeable or acceptable
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brandish     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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grow worse; cause persistent irritation or resentment
stroll slowly; walk at a leisurely pace
express in speech;  speak or use words to express
make worse; irritate; make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly
move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
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colloquial     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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poor; experiencing want or need; impoverished
able to cause disease; producing disease
having keen insight; mentally perceptive; astute
of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
lacking self-restraint; lacking sexual restraint; unchaste
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defoliate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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ridicule; subject to abusive ridicule expressed in work of art
annul in part; repeal partly; restrict; limit the action of
take possession of; transfer another's property to oneself
express in speech;  speak or use words to express
strip leaves or branches from; cause leaves of plant, tree, or forest to fall off, especially by use of chemicals
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distill     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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come or send forth from a source, used chiefly of an intangible thing, as light
sell or offer for sale from place to place; sell
give off  liquid; purify; refine; increase the concentration of
muddle; drive crazy; become confused
give inclination toward; make susceptible to; settle or dispose of in advance
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emend     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
cause to rise, especially by fermentation; add a rising agent to
correct; improve by critical editing; free from fault; alter for the better
eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess
form a circle about; enclose within a circle or ring; surround
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fitful     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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grain-eating; plant-eating; feeding only on plants
speaking or expressed in lofty style; using high sounding language; overly wordy
feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds
untidy or slovenly; shabby; great carelessness; done poorly or too quickly
intermittently stopping and starting; irregular; variable; unstable
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hegemony     Speak
 
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n.  
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domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by political group or nation over others
short heavy club, usually of wood; heavy-headed weapon
abusive language used to express blame or ill will
one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
letter; written message; messenger
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insensible     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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unruly; rebellious; turbulent and uncontrollable
be similar or bear a likeness to horse; relating to horse
incurable; uncorrectable; impossible to remedy or correct
seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading intentionally
unconscious; unresponsive; very small or gradual
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lecherous     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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universally present; being present everywhere
having low-necked dress
foul-smelling; having bad or offensive odor
vigorously passionate; excessive desire, especially in sexual activity
bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
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mendacious     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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pardonable; able to be forgiven; trivial
lying; habitually dishonest; speaking falsely
inconspicuous; not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable
dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull
stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate
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nomenclature     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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following members; attendants accompanying high-ranking person
bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred
young plant or tree that has grown from seed; produced from seed
excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others
terminology; system of names used in an art or science
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pellucid     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful
transparent; limpid; easy to understand
red, especially blood-red; of the blood-red color of raw flesh
having or causing lustful thoughts and desires; having an eager desire for something
urging; demanding; expressing earnest entreaty
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privation     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in a crime or other wrongdoing
hardship; state of extreme poverty
appearance of truth; probability; likelihood
generous gift; money or gifts bestowed
member of working class; blue collar person
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recumbent     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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reclining; lying down completely or in part
sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
inclined to make trouble; disobedient; irritable
impossible to overcome; unbeatable
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated degree
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requite     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly
ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying; make humble, earnest petition; beg
make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
repay; revenge; make repayment for or return something
mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner
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slake     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to an enemy
liberate; free from chains; set free or keep free from restrictions or bonds
make less active or intense; satisfy thirst
make uneasy or perplexed;  cause to lose one's composure; disconcert
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torpor     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy
abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
smooth and gracious in manner; quality of being sweet or pleasing to mind; agreeableness
sorcery; power or effect that appears magical; great ability in the specified field
cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
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verisimilitude     Speak
 
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n.  
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fern leaf, especially compound leaf; palm or banana leaf
idealistic but usually impractical social reformer
a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses
appearance of truth; probability; likelihood
short heavy club, usually of wood; heavy-headed weapon
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