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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
abrogate     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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planned or accomplished together; combined
capable of being derived by reasoning from known principles or facts
like a corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
needlessly repetitious; using repetition or excessive wordiness
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
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appraise     Speak
 
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pierce, punch, or borehole or holes in; penetrate
extend out or project in space; stick out
restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to an enemy
estimate value of; evaluate, especially in an official capacity
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billowing     Speak
 
(3)
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heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
relating to the highest point; ascending or leading to climax
false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass-through
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canny     Speak
 
(4)
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irritable; easily angered; excited by or arising from anger
very bad; extremely inferiorl; intolerable; very hateful
excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal
feverish; intense emotion or activity
having pleasing or useful qualities; gentle; knowing; cautious; cunning; shrewd
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decelerate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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slow down the rate of advancement of; decrease speed of
strip leaves or branches from; cause leaves of plant, tree, or forest to fall off, especially by use of chemicals
weaken or destroy strength or vitality of; remove a nerve or part of a nerve
cajole; coax; deceive by flattery
disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion
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draconian     Speak
 
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of nature of palace, as in spaciousness or ornateness
extremely harsh; very severe, oppressive, or strict
capable of being derived by reasoning from known principles or facts
involving clever rogues or adventurers
naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
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epistolary     Speak
 
(7)
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consisting of letters; written in the form of or carried on by letters
harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing
bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts
pleasing or agreeable to ear; having a pleasant sound
with great care or delicacy; cautiously
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extrapolation     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
inference about future or hypothetical situation based on known facts
habitual return to crime; committing new offenses after being punished for a crime
opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by person or organization
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herbivorous     Speak
 
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lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
grain-eating; plant-eating; feeding only on plants
heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
angelic; having sweet nature befitting an angel
planned or accomplished together; combined
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impoverished     Speak
 
(10)
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striking one object against another sharply
given to joking; merry; humorous
poor; reduced to poverty; deprived of natural richness or strength
penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression
antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
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lampoon     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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ridicule; subject to abusive ridicule expressed in work of art
humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
fall from clouds; hurl or throw violently; fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
steal, especially in a small, sly way; take from another on a petty scale, as by violation of trust
express strong disapproval of; disparage
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marsupial     Speak
 
(12)
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gayness; splendor; cheerfulness or celebration
person devoted to pleasure and luxury
enthusiastically worded approval; a round of applause
any mammal of which the female typically has a pouch in which it rears young, such as kangaroo or koala
moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault
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outmoded     Speak
 
(13)
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empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant
not consisting of matter, or not having a material body; immaterial; insubstantial
assumed to be such; supposed; rumored
providing general overview; summary
no longer usable or practical; obsolete;  not in fashion
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phalanx     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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generous gift; money or gifts bestowed
act of admitting to holy orders; disposition as in ranks or rows; formal arrangement
claw of a bird of prey; part of the lock that key presses to shoot bolt
a compact, close-knit group of people, animals, or things
moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
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plod     Speak
 
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v.  
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approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
plan, arrange or plot in advance; deliberate upon future action
cause to rise, especially by fermentation; add a rising agent to
move or walk heavily or laboriously;  travel slowly but steadily
make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
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propound     Speak
 
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make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen the density of
debase; degrade; spread negative information about
officially charge someone in a court of law
isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude
put forward; offer for consideration or debate
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salubrious     Speak
 
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absolute; having no exception; of using category or categories
needlessly repetitious; using repetition or excessive wordiness
providing general overview; summary
healthful; favorable to health; promoting health; wholesome
having parallel lines or grooves on surface
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spendthrift     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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one who spends money recklessly or wastefully
depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act
mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
an animal, plant, or person that lives in or is often in a particular place, a regular visitor
any disease-producing agent
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succor     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying; make humble, earnest petition; beg
deceive; take in by deceptive means; delude
follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction
aid; assist and deliver from suffering; relieve
surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
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verisimilitude     Speak
 
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n.  
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state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; keenness of emotion
poise; self-confident assurance
period of depression or unhappy listlessness; slack period; state of inactivity
appearance of truth; probability; likelihood
often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound
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