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 Test Questions
SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
affix     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
run at the nose; snuffle; whine; talk in a tearful manner
eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess
ridicule; subject to abusive ridicule expressed in work of art
fasten; append; add on; secure to something
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apostate     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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flirt; a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age
the mechanism that imitates actions of humans
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brindled     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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of brownish, tawny color, with streaks, spots, or patterns
haphazard; careless; done hastily
grain-eating; plant-eating; feeding only on plants
urging; demanding; expressing earnest entreaty
assumed to be such; supposed; rumored
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climactic     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious
ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient
relating to the highest point; ascending or leading to climax
calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety
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convoke     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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spot; make spot or mark onto; mark with small spots
call together; cause to assemble in a meeting; convene
become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
stop or check the flow of liquid; stop the flow of blood from a wound
prolong; draw out or lengthen in time
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detraction     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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one who is skeptical of the existence of a god or any ultimate reality
slandering; act of discrediting from someone's reputation
prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
food eaten or provided at a meal; feast; banquet
animal, such as an insect that lacks backbone or spinal column
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elegy     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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poem or song expressing lamentation;  mournful poem
a person without home or job; bird found outside its species' usual range
dock; landing place; reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded
quality of not moving; remaining in place
food eaten or provided at a meal; feast; banquet
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fraternize     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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mar or spoil appearance or surface; impair usefulness, value, or influence of
be lazy or idle; move, stand, or recline in a relaxed manner
burn the surface of; roast over the fire, as dry grain; dry to extremity
associate with others in a brotherly or  friendly  way
hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food
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gregarious     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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lying; habitually dishonest; speaking falsely
inconspicuous; not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable
sociable; seeking and enjoying the company of others
secure from corruption, attack, or violation; unassailable
marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
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indissoluble     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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urging; demanding; expressing earnest entreaty
bringing disgrace; shameful or infamous
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points
difficult to manage or govern; stubborn; unyielding
permanent; impossible to dissolve, disintegrate, or decompose
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inured     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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deeply established; firmly rooted
lacking in spirit; affected or marked by low spirits
amoral; unrestrained; lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint
accustomed; made tough by habitual exposure
after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death
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mellifluous     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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flowing or dropping like honey; sweetly or smoothly flowing, especially in sound
lacking self-restraint; lacking sexual restraint; unchaste
reclining; lying down completely or in part
lacking purpose or zest; halfhearted; lacking spirit or liveliness
exhibiting or giving out colors like those of rainbow; gleaming or shimmering with rainbow colors
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optometrist     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty
the tool has two jaws to hold the workpiece firmly in place
dictator; ruler having unlimited power
a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses
recollection; process of remembering
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penitent     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds
fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar
intended to confuse in an argument
characteristic of acting or stage performance
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prestidigitation     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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scarcity; smallness of number; fewness
one who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct; not conforming to some norm; unconventional
something that holds or links various parts together
aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior
cleverly executed trick or deception; skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with hands
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proselytize     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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make peace with; appease and render favorable
entertain; provide with great enjoyment
induce someone to convert to one's own religious faith
hold forth so that a person may take; offer for acceptance
go ashore from a ship; unload cargo from a ship; leave a vehicle or aircraft
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rote     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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memorizing process using routine or repetition; the sound of surf breaking on the shore
the behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
a person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people
slight offense; small sin or fault
scholar; man of learning or science; one eminent for learning
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sententious     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate
having many facets or aspects
concise and full of meaning; using as few words as possible
pervading; spread throughout every part
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talon     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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the mechanism that imitates actions of humans
repetition of a beginning sound in poetry
enthusiastically worded approval; a round of applause
claw of a bird of prey; part of the lock that key presses to shoot bolt
characteristic or feature that distinguishes something from others
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turgid     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading intentionally
pertaining to cultivation of gardens or orchards
swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language
assumed to be such; supposed; rumored
calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
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