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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
adventitious     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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tending to betray; disloyal; faithless
accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
half asleep; inclined to drowsiness; tending to induce sleep
noisily aggressive; making great noise or outcry
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ancillary     Speak
 
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serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
good-natured ridiculing; cleverly amusing in tone
lacking self-restraint; lacking sexual restraint; unchaste
capable of being stretched or extended; ductile
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bumptious     Speak
 
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false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor
pleasing or agreeable to ear; having a pleasant sound
offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
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clangor     Speak
 
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n.  
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process of turning some plant material into stone
error in the use of language, especially  intentional use of misspelling; violation of the conventional rules of society
abundance; completeness; ample amount or quantity
the lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically
loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound
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confound     Speak
 
(5)
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look on or treat a person as a celebrity; visit famous places in order to revere them
push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude
cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
ridicule; subject to abusive ridicule expressed in work of art
be lazy or idle; move, stand, or recline in a relaxed manner
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dictatorial     Speak
 
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relating to religious faction or subgroup; narrow-minded; limited
youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
critical; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute
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epidermis     Speak
 
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n.  
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ability to foretell the future; knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foresight
the warmth of disposition and manners; kindliness; sympathy
an outer, protective layer of skin of vertebrates
pantry; place where food is kept
environment; person's social setting or environment
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exegesis     Speak
 
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n.  
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advocate of voting rights for women
a person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds
manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to an artist
explanation; interpretation, especially of biblical or religious text
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halting     Speak
 
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being beyond the normal course of nature; differing from natural
eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything; having an interest in a variety of subjects
having pleasing or useful qualities; gentle; knowing; cautious; cunning; shrewd
choosing at random; not marked by fine distinctions
hesitant; faltering; imperfect or defective
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importunate     Speak
 
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impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control
versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes
urging; demanding; expressing earnest entreaty
pervading; spread throughout every part
transparent; limpid; easy to understand
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larder     Speak
 
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n.  
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turmoil; bewildering jumble; confused mass
someone who has withdrawn from his native land
fern leaf, especially compound leaf; palm or banana leaf
pantry; place where food is kept
a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society
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marsupial     Speak
 
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n.  
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an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot
truth, fact, or reality, especially enduring religious or ethical truth
any mammal of which the female typically has a pouch in which it rears young, such as kangaroo or koala
attack with missiles; continuous attack with shot and shell upon a town, fort, or other position
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obviate     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude
attack with abusive language; vilify
aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
fly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by
bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of
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percussion     Speak
 
(14)
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unorthodox; unconventional; not in agreement with accepted beliefs, especially in church doctrine
every two years; lasting or living for two years
designed to create ill will or envy
striking one object against another sharply
marked by precise accordance with details
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portentous     Speak
 
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recently begun; imperfectly formed or developed; elementary
full of unspecifiable significance; exciting wonder and awe; wonderful
varied; greatly diversified; made up of many differing parts
habitually moving from place to place, especially in search of seasonal work; wandering
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points
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recapitulate     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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summarize; repeat in concise form
make less active or intense; satisfy thirst
combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy metal with mercury
crash; move with or as if with great speed and rushing noise
follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction
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satire     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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an outer, protective layer of skin of vertebrates
overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness
book of literary selections by various authors
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
loud, rude burst of laughter; horse-laugh
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seethe     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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make peace with; appease and render favorable
aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
lessen the violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses
catch sight of; glimpse; discover at a distance
be disturbed; boil; be in a state of turmoil or ferment
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stupefy     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
blow away; separate good parts from bad; sort or select desirable; extract
lean to one side, as a ship under a press of sail; sway from side to side
make senseless or dizzy; be a mystery or bewildering to
chew over and over mentally, or like cows physically; mull over; ponder
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venal     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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absorbed; deeply moved or delighted
capable of being bribed; for sale, available for a price; corrupt
slavish; suitable to slave or servant;  relating to servitude or forced labor
unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech
related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
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