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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
abet     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
weaken or destroy strength or vitality of; remove a nerve or part of a nerve
clean; remove offensive parts of book
become engaged to marry; promise to marry
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex
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antecedents     Speak
 
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n.  
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branch of zoology that deals with the study of fishes
preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
poise; self-confident assurance
disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition
the behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
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beckon     Speak
 
(3)
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signal or summon, as by nodding or waving; attract because of inviting or enticing appearance
bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of
arouse again; make someone have a feeling that they had in the past
fill beyond capacity, especially with food;  swallow greedily
depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
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colloquial     Speak
 
(4)
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feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds
the attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome
of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech
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daunt     Speak
 
(5)
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debase; degrade; spread negative information about
smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings
combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy metal with mercury
frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
command against; banish;  not allow something
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disband     Speak
 
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arouse again; make someone have a feeling that they had in the past
follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction
loose bands of; set free; disunite; scatter
isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude
grow tiresome; have dulling, wearisome, or boring effect
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endemic     Speak
 
(7)
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prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country
speaking or walking affectedly or with caution; affectedly elegant and nice
not capable of being swayed; unyielding; implacable
stubborn; unmanageable; obstinately resistant to authority or control
not allowing passage, especially of liquids; waterproof
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febrile     Speak
 
(8)
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mottled; spotted or patched, especially in black and white
having or causing lustful thoughts and desires; having an eager desire for something
feverish; intense emotion or activity
trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others
sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
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galleon     Speak
 
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n.  
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loud, harsh roar or screech; a dazzling blaze of light
anger; wrath; keen resentment; irritate
uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment
large sailing ship, usually having two or more decks and carrying guns
state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; disturbance; inconsistency; disagreement
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importunate     Speak
 
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diligent; hardworking; persevering, and constant in effort or application
urging; demanding; expressing earnest entreaty
strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as a result of being heated
pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
providing general overview; summary
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juxtaposition     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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the beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as main horizontal support in building
act of positioning close together; side-by-side position
power of proving or of producing belief; quality of being highly probable or convincing; force; credibility
turmoil; bewildering jumble; confused mass
depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act
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monochromatic     Speak
 
(12)
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given to joking; merry; humorous
with great care or delicacy; cautiously
offensively loud; noisy; making outcry
thriftless; not providing for future; incautious
having only one color; viewing only one color, total color blindness
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onerous     Speak
 
(13)
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be similar or bear a likeness to horse; relating to horse
impossible to recover or regain; irreparable
matchless; not able to be imitated
burdensome or oppressive; not easily borne; wearing
unwholesome; not healthful; not promoting health
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percussion     Speak
 
(14)
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insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fussy
able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
easily influenced; flexible; pliable
striking one object against another sharply
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promulgate     Speak
 
(15)
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make less active or intense; satisfy thirst
reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn
wear away by friction; scrape; erode
proclaim doctrine or law; make known by an official publication
deliberately sink a ship by order of the commander, rather than by enemy action
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quiescent     Speak
 
(16)
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causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes
capable of being stretched or extended; ductile
expressed or expressible as a quantity; relating to the measurement of quantity
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regale     Speak
 
(17)
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examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order
entertain; provide with great enjoyment
contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term
change the appearance of something or someone to the negative; deform
ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying; make humble, earnest petition; beg
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staid     Speak
 
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abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading intentionally
related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
not able to be explained or understood; unreasonable or mysterious
sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety
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tautological     Speak
 
(19)
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transparent; limpid; easy to understand
needlessly repetitious; using repetition or excessive wordiness
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason
peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
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unfetter     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
explain; make clear the meaning of; unfold meaning or sense of
hide away; generate and separate substance from cells or bodily fluids
liberate; free from chains; set free or keep free from restrictions or bonds
move uneasily one way and the other; behave or move nervously or restlessly
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