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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
addle     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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renounce upon oath; abandon forever
fly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by
exceed or surpass; leave behind
muddle; drive crazy; become confused
prolong; draw out or lengthen in time
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aureole     Speak
 
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n.  
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the letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with the previous rise
the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
wrong apprehension of one's meaning or a fact; misunderstanding
young offspring of a mammal, such as a dog or a wolf; child or youth
flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart
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brindled     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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outstanding; superior to or notable above all others
agreeable; gracious; charming, often in a childlike or naive way
bringing disgrace; shameful or infamous
ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient
of brownish, tawny color, with streaks, spots, or patterns
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cartographer     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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one who makes maps or charts
unbordered picture, often a portrait; decorative design placed at beginning or end of book; short literary sketch
group of men joined in political intrigue; a group of military officers ruling a country
someone who has withdrawn from his native land
animal, such as an insect that lacks backbone or spinal column
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defection     Speak
 
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n.  
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award of merit; expression of approval; praise
food eaten or provided at a meal; feast; banquet
withdrawing support; the act of abandoning something to which one is bound by allegiance or duty; failure in duty
gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
feeling of depression or gloom; sullenness
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disconsolate     Speak
 
(6)
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having or covered with protective barbs or others; very irritable
sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting
having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
driving forward; having power to propel
drowsy; dull; indifferent or apathetic
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epicure     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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dock; landing place; reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded
seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony
a person with refined taste, especially in food and wine
book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer
deliberate, vigorous motion or gesture
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fraternize     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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praise highly; glorify; celebrate
repair or unite by using fusible metal alloy, usually tin and lead
associate with others in a brotherly or  friendly  way
vary; go in different directions from the same point
mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner
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hermetic     Speak
 
(9)
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irritable; easily angered; excited by or arising from anger
swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
unwholesome; not healthful; not promoting health
lacking substance or reality; insignificant; frail; not firm or solid
sealed by fusion so as to be airtight
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ingenuous     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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tied in knots; covered with knots or knobs; difficult to understand or solve
naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
very stormy; turbulent; rough with wind; impassioned; violent
wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering
confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
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lilliputian     Speak
 
(11)
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having only one color; viewing only one color, total color blindness
humorous, amusing or joking; sportive; not serious
pouring forth; uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
without money; poor; penniless
extremely small; very small person; trivial or petty
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mawkish     Speak
 
(12)
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awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
lacking self-restraint; lacking sexual restraint; unchaste
ill-humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
insincerely emotional; showing a sickly excess of sentiment
serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
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obviate     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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be lazy or idle; move, stand, or recline in a relaxed manner
reach the highest or most decisive point;  rise to the summit
exceed or surpass; leave behind
run at the nose; snuffle; whine; talk in a tearful manner
bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of
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peremptory     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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capable of being repaired; admitting of repair
sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting
made less dense of gas; elevated in character or style; lofty
spotted with different shades or colors
offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal
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plod     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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teach with biased or one-sided ideology; teach doctrines to; teach uncritically
move or walk heavily or laboriously;  travel slowly but steadily
discharge; release liquid in drops or small quantities
criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to the publication
force or push out; drive away; displace or remove, as a person from a place or office
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recidivism     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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an object that serves as a focal point of attention and admiration; something that strongly attracts attention
inclination; favorable prejudice or bias; special fondness
habitual return to crime; committing new offenses after being punished for a crime
one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning
goblet; bowl-shaped drinking vessel; large drinking cup, often having stem and base
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reverent     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous
respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
speaking or expressed in lofty style; using high sounding language; overly wordy
not effective; unable to produce the desired result
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sobriquet     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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the letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with the previous rise
advocate of voting rights for women
nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of the given name
solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
fragment substance, as of glass or metal; a piece of broken pottery, especially found in an archaeological dig
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temerity     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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elevated platform for public speaking; pulpit
power of proving or of producing belief; quality of being highly probable or convincing; force; credibility
boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger
act of seceding; withdrawal; withdrawal of 11 Southern states from the Union
a small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
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urbane     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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varied; greatly diversified; made up of many differing parts
formless; lacking shape or definition
showing a high degree of refinement
marked by precise accordance with details
assisting, or intended to assist the memory
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