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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
amalgamate     Speak
 
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v.  
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make a sound quieter and less clear
swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure
adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy metal with mercury
steal, especially in a small, sly way; take from another on a petty scale, as by violation of trust
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aphorism     Speak
 
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the behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
scarcity; smallness of number; fewness
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
large sailing ship, usually having two or more decks and carrying guns
one who does not hold the same religious beliefs as another
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bicameral     Speak
 
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incipient; coming into existence; emerging
composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
of very poor quality or condition; loose-jointed; ill-made; out of gear or repair
not able to be explained or understood; unreasonable or mysterious
mottled; spotted or patched, especially in black and white
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centurion     Speak
 
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the belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess
officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division
author or compiler of dictionary; one employed in the making of vocabulary or wordbook of language
friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of the given name
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consanguineous     Speak
 
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of the same lineage or origin; having a common ancestor
wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering
tied in knots; covered with knots or knobs; difficult to understand or solve
red, especially blood-red; of the blood-red color of raw flesh
insincerely emotional; showing a sickly excess of sentiment
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depredation     Speak
 
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mental disorder  with delusions of grandeur
patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine
feeling of depression or gloom; sullenness
bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred
plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss
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embellish     Speak
 
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v.  
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summarize; repeat in concise form
adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
apply in use; use or accustom till no pain or inconvenience; harden; habituate
steal, especially in a small, sly way; take from another on a petty scale, as by violation of trust
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extrude     Speak
 
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force or push out; drive away; displace or remove, as a person from a place or office
deceive; take in by deceptive means; delude
be larger in number, quantity, power, status, or importance
tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
aid; assist and deliver from suffering; relieve
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grandiloquent     Speak
 
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speaking or expressed in lofty style; using high sounding language; overly wordy
relating to motif or idea; relating to theme or topic
containing seeds of later development; creative
versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes
existing concurrently; in company or combination
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impugn     Speak
 
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hold forth so that a person may take; offer for acceptance
start; initiate; induct into office by a formal ceremony
increase the scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
turn into a god; idolize or idealize; worship or revere as a god
dispute or contradict, often in an insulting way; challenge
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lecherous     Speak
 
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childish; belonging to childhood; immature
vigorously passionate; excessive desire, especially in sexual activity
haphazard; careless; done hastily
tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
pardonable; able to be forgiven; trivial
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miscellany     Speak
 
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collection of various items, parts, or ingredients, especially one composed of diverse literary works
undoubted or self-evident truth; obvious truth
idealistic but usually impractical social reformer
the term during which one learns a trade from a skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems
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obtrude     Speak
 
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put or throw flat with face down;  cause to lie flat
free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
exceed or surpass; leave behind
push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude
give a false or incorrect impression, often deliberately; serve unsatisfactorily as representative
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pedantic     Speak
 
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after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death
flexible; easily influenced; easily bent or flexed; pliable
difficult to manage or govern; stubborn; unyielding
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points
of nature of palace, as in spaciousness or ornateness
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plod     Speak
 
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bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of
keep from motion, or stop the progress of; make calm or still
cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; frustrate or hinder
contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term
move or walk heavily or laboriously;  travel slowly but steadily
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raucous     Speak
 
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lacking in spirit; affected or marked by low spirits
offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal
providing general overview; summary
having human form or characteristics
harsh and rough-sounding; disturbing public peace; loud and rough
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resplendent     Speak
 
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dazzling; glorious; shining with brilliant luster; very bright
unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech
obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority
pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating; charming or attractive
having time error in the story; erroneous in date; in the wrong time
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slacken     Speak
 
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crash; move with or as if with great speed and rushing noise
be later in time
steal, especially in a small, sly way; take from another on a petty scale, as by violation of trust
stroll slowly; walk at a leisurely pace
become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
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stratum     Speak
 
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the temporary halting of usual operations of government or control; the time between two reigns
branch of zoology that deals with the study of fishes
plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss
a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society
imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking
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unpalatable     Speak
 
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deeply established; firmly rooted
related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
full of unspecifiable significance; exciting wonder and awe; wonderful
distasteful; disagreeable; unpleasant to taste
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