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 Test Questions
SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
acuity     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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disposition, character, or fundamental values peculiar to a specific person, people, culture, or movement
sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
appearance of truth; probability; likelihood
process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent
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atheistic     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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occurring or appearing again or repeatedly
fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant
denying existence of God; godless
serving to fill out or to complete; supplying mutual needs or offsetting mutual lacks
idealistic without regard to practicality
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cajole     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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force into military service; take for public use; seize for military use; take arbitrarily or by force
change the appearance of something or someone to the negative; deform
lie in wait for and attack from ambush; wait in hiding to attack; intercept unexpectedly
influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
infringe; advance beyond usual limit; make a physical impact on; touch
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clangor     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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withdrawing support; the act of abandoning something to which one is bound by allegiance or duty; failure in duty
sorcery; power or effect that appears magical; great ability in the specified field
loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound
the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
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demoniac     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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extremely evil or cruel; possessed or controlled by a demon
without money; poor; penniless
naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
tending toward center; moving or directed toward center or axis
unruly; rebellious; turbulent and uncontrollable
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desiccate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture
clarify; free from mystery or obscurity
create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
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enclave     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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trader; one who trades goods for other goods without involving money
country or part of a country lying wholly within boundaries of another
communication using gesture and facial expression
state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
large group; a group of animals or birds, especially larks or quail
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expropriate     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
explain; make clear the meaning of; unfold meaning or sense of
take possession of; transfer another's property to oneself
look at with a fixed gaze; angry stare
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gingerly     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive
impossible to recover or regain; irreparable
with great care or delicacy; cautiously
pouring forth; uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
thriftless; not providing for future; incautious
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iniquitous     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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extremely evil or cruel; possessed or controlled by a demon
peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
made less dense of gas; elevated in character or style; lofty
not effective; unable to produce the desired result
wicked or sinful; immoral; unrighteous
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ire     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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clever, witty remark often prompted by occasion
author or compiler of dictionary; one employed in the making of vocabulary or wordbook of language
person who has compulsive desire to steal
passage or segment that is taken from a longer work, such as literary or musical composition
anger; wrath; keen resentment; irritate
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missive     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape
reasoning; the act of concluding from premises
letter; written message; messenger
an object that serves as a focal point of attention and admiration; something that strongly attracts attention
deceptive scheme; military maneuver designed to deceive or surprise enemy
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omniscient     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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having total knowledge; knowing everything
falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as a result of being heated
noisily aggressive; making great noise or outcry
wicked or sinful; immoral; unrighteous
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picaresque     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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developing; forming; capable of forming or molding
wicked or sinful; immoral; unrighteous
involving clever rogues or adventurers
having a harmful effect; injurious; having the quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous
of the same lineage or origin; having a common ancestor
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polygamist     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a person without home or job; bird found outside its species' usual range
one who has more than one spouse at a time
wrong apprehension of one's meaning or a fact; misunderstanding
explanation; interpretation, especially of biblical or religious text
smooth and gracious in manner; quality of being sweet or pleasing to mind; agreeableness
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recalcitrant     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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choosing at random; not marked by fine distinctions
madly excited; in a state of hurry, panic, or wild activity
obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority
reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
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reverent     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading intentionally
ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient
respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
impervious to moral persuasion; of hard heart
wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering
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sheathe     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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fill with astonishment and perplexity; confound
enclose with a protective covering; encase; cover-up or hide
increase the scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
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supplant     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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cut the surface of something carefully with a sharp tool; carve
speak loudly and vehemently; make formal speech
move or walk heavily or laboriously;  travel slowly but steadily
replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another
depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
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venerate     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth
spread or flow throughout; pervade
ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
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