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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
abrogate     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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tending to betray; disloyal; faithless
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
accustomed; made tough by habitual exposure
stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate
offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal
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assay     Speak
 
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eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess
determine, decide, or establish in advance; influence markedly
hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food
direct or impose with urgent appeal; order with emphasis
analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to the test
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betroth     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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become engaged to marry; promise to marry
crash; move with or as if with great speed and rushing noise
apply in use; use or accustom till no pain or inconvenience; harden; habituate
cut down; reduce; restrict; economize
liberate; free from chains; set free or keep free from restrictions or bonds
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colander     Speak
 
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n.  
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loud, rude burst of laughter; horse-laugh
a person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; yes man
officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division
tranquility; state of peace and quiet
bowl-shaped strainer used to wash or drain foods
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deducible     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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of brownish, tawny color, with streaks, spots, or patterns
capable of being derived by reasoning from known principles or facts
formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor
secure from corruption, attack, or violation; unassailable
gloomy; marked by a tendency to be bitter or sardonic
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depredation     Speak
 
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n.  
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pirate; robber upon the sea
plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss
the tool has two jaws to hold the workpiece firmly in place
withdrawing support; the act of abandoning something to which one is bound by allegiance or duty; failure in duty
poem or song expressing lamentation;  mournful poem
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enrapture     Speak
 
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v.  
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sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate
look on or treat a person as a celebrity; visit famous places in order to revere them
call together; cause to assemble in a meeting; convene
cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
please intensely; fill with great delight or joy
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fatuous     Speak
 
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foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way
fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure
poor; experiencing want or need; impoverished
fictional, relating to imaginative creation
giving one's name to a tribe, people, city, year, or period; regarded as founder or originator
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halting     Speak
 
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intended to confuse in an argument
self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
not effective; unable to produce the desired result
hesitant; faltering; imperfect or defective
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
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insolvent     Speak
 
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witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky
discordant; inharmonious; sounding harsh; ill-sounding
be similar or bear a likeness to horse; relating to horse
bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts
accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
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libertarian     Speak
 
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n.  
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wrong apprehension of one's meaning or a fact; misunderstanding
poor verse; of crude or irregular construction
one who advocates individual rights and free will
tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop
restraint, limit, or restriction; adverse remark or criticism
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malediction     Speak
 
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n.  
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curse; evil-speaking; the utterance of curse or execration
clever, witty remark often prompted by occasion
treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community
one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning
unbordered picture, often a portrait; decorative design placed at beginning or end of book; short literary sketch
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numismatist     Speak
 
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n.  
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overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness
collector and student of money, in particular of coins
belief in magical spells to produce unnatural effects; the communicating with spirits of dead ones to predict future
a large number or quantity
pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing
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palliate     Speak
 
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v.  
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mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner
lessen the violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses
be next to; be contiguous to; border on
embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
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postulate     Speak
 
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n.  
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state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy
recollection; process of remembering
unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity; impurity in thought and deed
essential premise; the underlying assumption
instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory
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rarefied     Speak
 
(16)
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falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
lacking definite form or limits; hazy; cloudy
made less dense of gas; elevated in character or style; lofty
respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
stiff and artificially formal; inflated
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regale     Speak
 
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v.  
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make a sound quieter and less clear
root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly
speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner
encode; convert plain message into code
entertain; provide with great enjoyment
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specious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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offensively flattering or insincere; offensive; disgusting
designed to create ill will or envy
relating to a tailor, tailoring, or tailored clothing
seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading intentionally
difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
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tantalize     Speak
 
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v.  
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dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
annul in part; repeal partly; restrict; limit the action of
tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
stop or check the flow of liquid; stop the flow of blood from a wound
make less rigid or softer; calm in temper or feeling
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vacillate     Speak
 
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v.  
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sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate
clarify; free from mystery or obscurity
assign to obscure place, position, or condition; delegate; assign
discuss fully; talk at great length about something of one's interest
blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
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