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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
allay     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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determine, decide, or establish in advance; influence markedly
calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
give vigor to; give life and energy to; strengthen; animate
hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
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astigmatism     Speak
 
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n.  
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claw of a bird of prey; part of the lock that key presses to shoot bolt
smooth and gracious in manner; quality of being sweet or pleasing to mind; agreeableness
state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
philosophy or science of law; a division or department of law
eye defect that prevents proper focus
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blench     Speak
 
(3)
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give vigor to; give life and energy to; strengthen; animate
make less visible; obscure or blur; darken with or as if with clouds
collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous
a drawback, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear
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capitulate     Speak
 
(4)
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debase; degrade; spread negative information about
surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
criticize for petty or frivolous reasons; raise trivial objections
make watertight by filling in cracks
be larger in number, quantity, power, status, or importance
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daub     Speak
 
(5)
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present obstacle; stump; cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck
smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings
be later in time
summarize; repeat in concise form
induce someone to convert to one's own religious faith
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distend     Speak
 
(6)
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pronounce the letter s imperfectly; give s and z the sound of th; speak hesitatingly with a low voice, as if afraid
form a circle about; enclose within a circle or ring; surround
frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure
surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
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emend     Speak
 
(7)
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contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term
correct; improve by critical editing; free from fault; alter for the better
foretell; tell in advance; indicate likelihood of; portend
give off  liquid; purify; refine; increase the concentration of
cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
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fervid     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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obscure; puzzling; not easily explained or accounted for
composed of distinct particles
bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
extremely hot; eager; impassioned; burning
inoffensive expression of fat; stout
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gingerly     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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with great care or delicacy; cautiously
absorbed; deeply moved or delighted
capable of being caused or made to take place
speaking, writing, written in or composed of several languages
not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
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incontinent     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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difficult to manage or govern; stubborn; unyielding
heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
lacking self-restraint; lacking sexual restraint; unchaste
the attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome
no longer usable or practical; obsolete;  not in fashion
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invertebrate     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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animal, such as an insect that lacks backbone or spinal column
one who wastes, especially one who wastes money; idler or loafer
unbordered picture, often a portrait; decorative design placed at beginning or end of book; short literary sketch
imitation of another's style in musical composition or writing
small ornamental statuette; small molded or sculptured figure
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malleable     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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lying; habitually dishonest; speaking falsely
irreverent; lacking due respect or dutifulness
capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
fragrant; odorous; suggestive of odor
bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts
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multiform     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
any of various pale or light colors; lacking in body or vigor
not temperate or moderate; excessive, especially in the use of alcoholic beverages
occurring in or having many forms or shapes
madly excited; in a state of hurry, panic, or wild activity
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phalanx     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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society or government ruled by wealthy class
one who fights with his fists, especially a professional prize fighter; boxer
a compact, close-knit group of people, animals, or things
similarity in form or character; agreement
something that holds or links various parts together
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plasma     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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country or part of a country lying wholly within boundaries of another
great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty
member of working class; blue collar person
the fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors
minister or priest; cleric; one holding an office in the Christian ministry
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propitiate     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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insult to one's character or reputation; pronounce indistinctly; talk about disparagingly or insultingly
cause disgrace to by malicious and false statements; hold up or expose to ridicule or calumny; defame
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly
make peace with; appease and render favorable
pronounce the letter s imperfectly; give s and z the sound of th; speak hesitatingly with a low voice, as if afraid
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refractory     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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critical; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating; charming or attractive
wandering; moving from place to place; unsettled
exhibiting or giving out colors like those of rainbow; gleaming or shimmering with rainbow colors
stubborn; unmanageable; obstinately resistant to authority or control
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smolder     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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pierce, punch, or borehole or holes in; penetrate
substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
rule or exercise power in cruel; rule over or control arbitrarily
plan, arrange or plot in advance; deliberate upon future action
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temerity     Speak
 
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n.  
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process of turning some plant material into stone
undoubted or self-evident truth; obvious truth
boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger
a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses
hardship; state of extreme poverty
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verity     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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slight offense; small sin or fault
truth, fact, or reality, especially enduring religious or ethical truth
flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart
gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot
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