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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
agnostic     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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branch of zoology that deals with the study of fishes
one who is skeptical of the existence of a god or any ultimate reality
young offspring of a mammal, such as a dog or a wolf; child or youth
fern leaf, especially compound leaf; palm or banana leaf
enthusiastically worded approval; a round of applause
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apologist     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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dictionary; a stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; vocabulary
a person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
a group that meets socially; an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated
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badinage     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation
rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
right to claim something; right to benefits
government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking
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coagulate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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express an opinion;  think; suppose
plan, arrange or plot in advance; deliberate upon future action
explain; make clear the meaning of; unfold meaning or sense of
cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
aid; assist and deliver from suffering; relieve
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continence     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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one who makes special study of birds
moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault
self-control; self-restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
feeling of depression or gloom; sullenness
process of turning some plant material into stone
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domineer     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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rule or exercise power in cruel; rule over or control arbitrarily
split into opposite extremes or camps
steal, often in violation of trust; put away; remove
tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another
cut the top off; make something shorter as if by cutting off
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excoriate     Speak
 
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v.  
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surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
discourage; cause to lose courage or hope
scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off; abrade
make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
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frenetic     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion
childish; belonging to childhood; immature
tied in knots; covered with knots or knobs; difficult to understand or solve
of the same lineage or origin; having a common ancestor
proper; appropriate; of pleasing appearance; handsome
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gentry     Speak
 
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n.  
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idealistic but usually impractical social reformer
one who feigns illness to escape duty
witty thought or saying, usually short; short, witty poem expressing a single thought or observation
the most powerful members of society
the tool has two jaws to hold the workpiece firmly in place
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importune     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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loose bands of; set free; disunite; scatter
cajole; coax; deceive by flattery
beg persistently; ask for urgently or repeatedly; annoy
cut the surface of something carefully with a sharp tool; carve
win by a wide margin; beat thoroughly or heavily; punish or beat severely
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lechery     Speak
 
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n.  
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preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness
unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity; impurity in thought and deed
restraint, limit, or restriction; adverse remark or criticism
laugh in a restrained, nervous way; giggle
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miscellany     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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the behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
collection of various items, parts, or ingredients, especially one composed of diverse literary works
noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
member of working class; blue collar person
an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
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oratorio     Speak
 
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n.  
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fight in which the combatants are mingled; hand to hand conflict; noisy, riotous fight
musical composition for voices and orchestra based on religious text
excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; acting like a stuffed shirt
rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
vitality and energy; healthy capacity for vigorous activity
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phalanx     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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inclination; favorable prejudice or bias; special fondness
free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint
aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior
enthusiastically worded approval; a round of applause
a compact, close-knit group of people, animals, or things
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precursor     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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having a softening or soothing effect, especially on skin
sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act
forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
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purloin     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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form a circle about; enclose within a circle or ring; surround
steal, often in violation of trust; put away; remove
lessen the violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses
act or react with equal force; ; counteract
oppose with arguments; attempt to prove to be false or incorrect; contradict
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revile     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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wet thoroughly; stain with mud; soil or wet by dragging in the dirt, mud, moist places
give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
attack with abusive language; vilify
expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
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secrete     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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be lazy or idle; move, stand, or recline in a relaxed manner
prolong; draw out or lengthen in time
disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion
accuse; condemn; mark as wicked
hide away; generate and separate substance from cells or bodily fluids
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transmute     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
mar or spoil appearance or surface; impair usefulness, value, or influence of
change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform
distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
look on or treat a person as a celebrity; visit famous places in order to revere them
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truism     Speak
 
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n.  
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memorizing process using routine or repetition; the sound of surf breaking on the shore
opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by person or organization
undoubted or self-evident truth; obvious truth
someone who releases people from captivity
deceptive scheme; military maneuver designed to deceive or surprise enemy
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