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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
adumbrate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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cajole; coax; deceive by flattery
smirk; smile in an artificial way to make an impression
carve or cut into a block or surface, as used for printing; impress deeply as if by carving
surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
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attrition     Speak
 
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n.  
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a gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in the workforce without firing employees; wearing away through harassment
song of praise or joy;  loud and joyous song; the song of triumph
friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
recollection; process of remembering
the behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
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bumptious     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
not allowing passage, especially of liquids; waterproof
worn or burdened with care; showing the signs of long-term stresses
worn through till threads show; wearing old, shabby clothing; shabby and poor
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centigrade     Speak
 
(4)
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a measure of temperature used widely in Europe
improperly forward or bold; trim and stylish in appearance
serving to fill out or to complete; supplying mutual needs or offsetting mutual lacks
beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason
marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
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decelerate     Speak
 
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slow down the rate of advancement of; decrease speed of
direct or impose with urgent appeal; order with emphasis
confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex
enroll in college or graduate school
express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
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doldrums     Speak
 
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unnecessary repetition, especially for the same sense in different words; redundancy
animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column
one who is stingy or overly cautious or defensive with money; a miser
period of depression or unhappy listlessness; slack period; state of inactivity
self-control; self-restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
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emanate     Speak
 
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v.  
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come or send forth from a source, used chiefly of an intangible thing, as light
express in speech;  speak or use words to express
make watertight by filling in cracks
analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to the test
rule or exercise power in cruel; rule over or control arbitrarily
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exegesis     Speak
 
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n.  
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quality of smoothness of flow; quality of being fluent in language
act of positioning close together; side-by-side position
explanation; interpretation, especially of biblical or religious text
lack of proper respect; disrespectful act or remark
scholar; man of learning or science; one eminent for learning
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glossary     Speak
 
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n.  
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a brief explanation of words often placed at the back of a book
poise; self-confident assurance
philosophy or science of law; a division or department of law
curse; the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness
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infidel     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems
one who does not hold the same religious beliefs as another
the whole universe; complex structure, such as society, considered as a single entity containing smaller structures
petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
enthusiastically worded approval; a round of applause
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knave     Speak
 
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n.  
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untrustworthy person;  deceitful and unreliable scoundrel; a man of humble birth; male servant
teaching; the art of education; the science of teaching
great excitement; public disorder or uproar
one who speaks in dialogue or takes part in a conversation
text of dramatic musical work, such as opera
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monosyllabic     Speak
 
(12)
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having only one syllable;  speaking in curt
assisting, or intended to assist the memory
mutually destructive; equally devastating to both sides
assumed to be such; supposed; rumored
radiating; departing from the center
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neonate     Speak
 
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n.  
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scarcity; smallness of number; fewness
dictator; ruler having unlimited power
newborn infant, especially one less than four weeks old
inclination; favorable prejudice or bias; special fondness
bowl-shaped strainer used to wash or drain foods
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phylum     Speak
 
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n.  
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nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of the given name
a major class of plants; primary branch of the animal kingdom; division
established procedure for solving problem
poor verse; of crude or irregular construction
a brief explanation of words often placed at the back of a book
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preen     Speak
 
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interpret incorrectly; misjudge; mistake the meaning of
make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction
unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
look at with a fixed gaze; angry stare
nick; set in from margin;  impress or stamp
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pulverize     Speak
 
(16)
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express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust
criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to the publication
give in; become more compassionate or forgiving; cause to soften in attitude or temper
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reprise     Speak
 
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n.  
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source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
expression of protest, complaint, or reproof, and especially formal statement of grievances
musical repetition; repeat performance; recurrent action
calmness; peace; freedom from disturbance or agitation
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shirk     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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avoid or neglect duty or responsibility; malinger
make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
beg persistently; ask for urgently or repeatedly; annoy
divide into branches or subdivisions; subordinate branchlike parts
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stilted     Speak
 
(19)
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unconscious; unresponsive; very small or gradual
excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal
stiff and artificially formal; inflated
not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
free from deceit; sincere; honest
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vacuous     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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marked by precise accordance with details
moving with wavelike motion
exhibiting or giving out colors like those of rainbow; gleaming or shimmering with rainbow colors
empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant
very bad; extremely inferiorl; intolerable; very hateful
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