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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
ambivalence     Speak
 
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n.  
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region; remote and undeveloped area
state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
song of praise or joy;  loud and joyous song; the song of triumph
well-paid position with little responsibility
manuscript, typically of papyrus or parchment that has been written on more than once, with the earlier writing erased
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anodyne     Speak
 
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n.  
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self-control; self-restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
person of no importance; something that does not exist or that exists only in the imagination
the sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
any of various flies that bite or annoy livestock and other animals; an irritating person
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bemused     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life
having an odor of musk, a secretion produced by certain animals, such as otter or civet
of the same lineage or origin; having a common ancestor
thoroughly soaked; expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink
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catechism     Speak
 
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n.  
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narrow-mindedness; isolation; state of being isolated or detached
book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer
expression of protest, complaint, or reproof, and especially formal statement of grievances
repetition of a beginning sound in poetry
covering of feathers on the bird; feathers used ornamentally; elaborate dress
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dehydrate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids
soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
persuade to act unlawfully, especially to commit perjury
pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust
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dissimulate     Speak
 
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v.  
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renounce or deny something, especially under oath; swear falsely, usually under pressure
wet thoroughly; stain with mud; soil or wet by dragging in the dirt, mud, moist places
deflect sound or light from straight path; alter by viewing through a medium
destroy completely; scrape or shave off
pretend; hide feelings from other people
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enigmatic     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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haphazard; careless; done hastily
having parallel lines or grooves on surface
drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness
obscure; puzzling; not easily explained or accounted for
slavish; suitable to slave or servant;  relating to servitude or forced labor
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fictive     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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impossible to overcome; unbeatable
completely happy and contented; showing or producing exalted joy
fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar
fictional, relating to imaginative creation
tending to betray; disloyal; faithless
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impalpable     Speak
 
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prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous
full of unspecifiable significance; exciting wonder and awe; wonderful
dazzling; glorious; shining with brilliant luster; very bright
uncertain how to act or proceed; undecided; lacking in resolution
difficult to perceive senses or mind
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incandescent     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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belong to noble origin; having high birth
sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression
strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as a result of being heated
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points
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invigorate     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of
give vigor to; give life and energy to; strengthen; animate
signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of
rise again; sweep or surge back again
beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements
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misconstrue     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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split; tear or split apart or into pieces violently
arouse again; make someone have a feeling that they had in the past
cause disgrace to by malicious and false statements; hold up or expose to ridicule or calumny; defame
lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth
interpret incorrectly; misjudge; mistake the meaning of
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mutinous     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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giving one's name to a tribe, people, city, year, or period; regarded as founder or originator
able to cause disease; producing disease
forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen
slavish; suitable to slave or servant;  relating to servitude or forced labor
unruly; rebellious; turbulent and uncontrollable
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perdition     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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the most powerful members of society
one who is very reluctant to spend money; a miser; a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
rejoicing; feeling of extreme joy
entire ruin; utter destruction, especially, utter loss of soul, or of final happiness in future
excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; acting like a stuffed shirt
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predetermine     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
enroll in college or graduate school
determine, decide, or establish in advance; influence markedly
wrestle; come to grips with; seize firmly, as with the hands
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propitious     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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easily influenced; flexible; pliable
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated degree
characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like a new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor
presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous
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reparable     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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capable of being repaired; admitting of repair
excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal
completely happy and contented; showing or producing exalted joy
foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous
able to produce the desired effect; valid
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spurn     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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make worse; irritate; make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly
divide into classes; form, arrange or deposit in layers
reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn
rule or exercise power in cruel; rule over or control arbitrarily
signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of
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traduce     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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turn into a god; idolize or idealize; worship or revere as a god
appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
stimulate by shock; stir up; spur to action
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly
cause disgrace to by malicious and false statements; hold up or expose to ridicule or calumny; defame
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unstinting     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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explanatory; serving to explain
calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
with great care or delicacy; cautiously
generous and tireless with one's contributions of time, money
composed of distinct particles
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