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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
ameliorate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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make or become better; improve; grow better
hatch; develop under favorable conditions
win by a wide margin; beat thoroughly or heavily; punish or beat severely
enroll in college or graduate school
signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of
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auroral     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like a new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
denying existence of God; godless
good-natured ridiculing; cleverly amusing in tone
having properties of vinegar; sour
poor; experiencing want or need; impoverished
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bowdlerize     Speak
 
(3)
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mar or spoil appearance or surface; impair usefulness, value, or influence of
teach with biased or one-sided ideology; teach doctrines to; teach uncritically
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly
tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another
nick; set in from margin;  impress or stamp
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chortle     Speak
 
(4)
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express strong disapproval of; disparage
cause; bring into existence; give rise to
chuckle with delight;  joyful laugh or chuckle; laugh quietly or with restraint
adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth
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deify     Speak
 
(5)
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destroy completely; scrape or shave off
push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude
turn into a god; idolize or idealize; worship or revere as a god
approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
spread or flow throughout; pervade
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disputatious     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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of nature of palace, as in spaciousness or ornateness
madly excited; in a state of hurry, panic, or wild activity
bringing disgrace; shameful or infamous
perfect or blameless in every respect; faultless; impeccable
argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute
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emendation     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; keenness of emotion
following members; attendants accompanying high-ranking person
overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness
rabies, especially in human beings; abnormal fear of water
correction of errors; removal of errors; alteration intended to improve
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flaccid     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure
not effective; unable to produce the desired result
good-natured ridiculing; cleverly amusing in tone
acting in strength, firmness, or resilience
bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts
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geniality     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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a window set vertically into a small gable projecting from the sloping roof; sleeping-room
nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of the given name
process of turning some plant material into stone
pantry; place where food is kept
the warmth of disposition and manners; kindliness; sympathy
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ingratiate     Speak
 
(10)
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portray; depict; draw or trace the outline of; sketch out
vary; go in different directions from the same point
become popular with; make agreeable or acceptable
charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to an enemy
be disturbed; boil; be in a state of turmoil or ferment
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licentious     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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amoral; unrestrained; lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint
confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
of nature of palace, as in spaciousness or ornateness
completely happy and contented; showing or producing exalted joy
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malediction     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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the fact of light or sound being caused to change direction or to separate when it travels through water, glass
worship of idols; excessive admiration
a compact, close-knit group of people, animals, or things
reasoning; the act of concluding from premises
curse; evil-speaking; the utterance of curse or execration
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multifarious     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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varied; greatly diversified; made up of many differing parts
occurring in or having many forms or shapes
compensating; rewarding; profitable or paying
mottled; spotted or patched, especially in black and white
harsh and rough-sounding; disturbing public peace; loud and rough
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pessimism     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a small, representative system having analogies to the larger system; miniature model of something
theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original
the belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess
witty thought or saying, usually short; short, witty poem expressing a single thought or observation
one who hates or mistrusts mankind
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polygamist     Speak
 
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one who has more than one spouse at a time
elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
hereditary nobility; privileged class
poor verse; of crude or irregular construction
one who makes special study of birds
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redolent     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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fragrant; odorous; suggestive of odor
incipient; coming into existence; emerging
hesitant; faltering; imperfect or defective
flowing or dropping like honey; sweetly or smoothly flowing, especially in sound
grain-eating; plant-eating; feeding only on plants
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restive     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control
reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
distasteful because excessive; excessively sweet, or sentimental
lustful; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
tending to betray; disloyal; faithless
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sectarian     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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tending to betray; disloyal; faithless
impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control
seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading intentionally
relating to religious faction or subgroup; narrow-minded; limited
being beyond the normal course of nature; differing from natural
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stupefy     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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make senseless or dizzy; be a mystery or bewildering to
bewilder purposely; confuse or puzzle mentally;  make obscure or mysterious
walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger; sway, as if about to fall
restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
cause disgrace to by malicious and false statements; hold up or expose to ridicule or calumny; defame
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vituperative     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control
idealistic without regard to practicality
marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding
sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety
compensating; rewarding; profitable or paying
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