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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
ameliorate     Speak
 
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v.  
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cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated
combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy metal with mercury
make or become better; improve; grow better
sing note or song with trills; modulate tone's frequency
speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner
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aristocracy     Speak
 
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n.  
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musical composition for voices and orchestra based on religious text
withdrawing support; the act of abandoning something to which one is bound by allegiance or duty; failure in duty
small brook or stream; streamlet
hereditary nobility; privileged class
fertility; fruitfulness; productive or creative power
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billowing     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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regarding human beings as the center of the universe
capable of being caused or made to take place
swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
of very poor quality or condition; loose-jointed; ill-made; out of gear or repair
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cognizance     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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the feeling of enmity or ill will; an attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
expression of protest, complaint, or reproof, and especially formal statement of grievances
the government ruled by or subject to religious authority
knowledge or recognition; awareness; a range of what one can know or understand
source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
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concomitantly     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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red, especially blood-red; of the blood-red color of raw flesh
existing concurrently; in company or combination
capable of being derived by reasoning from known principles or facts
tending toward center; moving or directed toward center or axis
feverish; intense emotion or activity
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descant     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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call together; cause to assemble in a meeting; convene
swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum-like; waver
make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
spread gradually; cause the liquid to pass through small holes; filter
discuss fully; talk at great length about something of one's interest
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emollient     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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deceptive scheme; military maneuver designed to deceive or surprise enemy
having a softening or soothing effect, especially on skin
text of dramatic musical work, such as opera
overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness
loud, harsh roar or screech; a dazzling blaze of light
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extol     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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catch sight of; glimpse; discover at a distance
perplex or bewilder someone; confound or flummox
praise highly; glorify; celebrate
cut down; reduce; restrict; economize
avoid or neglect duty or responsibility; malinger
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gregarious     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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lacking in spirit; affected or marked by low spirits
sociable; seeking and enjoying the company of others
false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes
designed to create ill will or envy
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indent     Speak
 
(10)
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cut the surface of something carefully with a sharp tool; carve
nick; set in from margin;  impress or stamp
induce someone to convert to one's own religious faith
blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
act evasively in order to gain time, avoid an argument, or postpone a decision
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ire     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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celebrity; a person who is an inspiration to others; a person who has achieved eminence in a specific field
a small, representative system having analogies to the larger system; miniature model of something
repetition of a beginning sound in poetry
the whole universe; complex structure, such as society, considered as a single entity containing smaller structures
anger; wrath; keen resentment; irritate
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metallurgical     Speak
 
(12)
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penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression
good-natured ridiculing; cleverly amusing in tone
about art or skill of removing metals from ores
formless; lacking shape or definition
inconspicuous; not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable
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mutability     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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the temporary halting of usual operations of government or control; the time between two reigns
ability to change in form; fickleness
one who argues in support of something; advocate; backer
power of proving or of producing belief; quality of being highly probable or convincing; force; credibility
one who supplies provisions, especially food; caterer
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permeable     Speak
 
(14)
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penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass-through
sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
infallibly; without error, mistake, or failure
serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
universally present; being present everywhere
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plod     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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make or become better; improve; grow better
move or walk heavily or laboriously;  travel slowly but steadily
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
foretell; serve as an omen or a warning of; indicate by prediction
blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
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ravel     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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look on or treat a person as a celebrity; visit famous places in order to revere them
associate with others in a brotherly or  friendly  way
reach the highest or most decisive point;  rise to the summit
separate the fibers or threads of; clarify by separating the aspects of
move uneasily one way and the other; behave or move nervously or restlessly
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ribald     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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mottled; spotted or patched, especially in black and white
spotted; having mottled or spotted skin or coat
coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive
sealed by fusion so as to be airtight
slavish; suitable to slave or servant;  relating to servitude or forced labor
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sobriquet     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution
branch of zoology that deals with the study of fishes
nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of the given name
the temporary halting of usual operations of government or control; the time between two reigns
obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach
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stilted     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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pardonable; able to be forgiven; trivial
providing general overview; summary
developing; forming; capable of forming or molding
stiff and artificially formal; inflated
full of unspecifiable significance; exciting wonder and awe; wonderful
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viscid     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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a measure of temperature used widely in Europe
serving to compensate or as compensation; making amends; repaying
lacking in spirit; affected or marked by low spirits
adhesive; gluey; covered with a sticky or clammy coating
indicative of lack of generosity; cautious with money
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