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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
allegory     Speak
 
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n.  
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fertility; fruitfulness; productive or creative power
act of admitting to holy orders; disposition as in ranks or rows; formal arrangement
food eaten or provided at a meal; feast; banquet
scarcity; smallness of number; fewness
symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
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asperity     Speak
 
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imitation of another's style in musical composition or writing
enthusiastically worded approval; a round of applause
the sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
hardship; state of extreme poverty
song of praise or joy;  loud and joyous song; the song of triumph
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blench     Speak
 
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hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food
a drawback, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear
claim without justification; claim for oneself without the right
satisfy appetite fully; satisfy to excess
act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; imitate
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cohere     Speak
 
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stick or hold together in a mass that resists separation
exceed or surpass; leave behind
catch sight of; glimpse; discover at a distance
be later in time
criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to the publication
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deprecate     Speak
 
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try to stir up public opinion; promote the growth of; apply warm lotion to
burn the surface of; roast over the fire, as dry grain; dry to extremity
cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass
express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
divide into classes; form, arrange or deposit in layers
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ecclesiastic     Speak
 
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the whole universe; complex structure, such as society, considered as a single entity containing smaller structures
entire ruin; utter destruction, especially, utter loss of soul, or of final happiness in future
hothead; a person who stirs up trouble; a piece of burning wood
minister or priest; cleric; one holding an office in the Christian ministry
advance forces; leading units at the front of army or fleet; persons at the forefront of any group or movement
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encompass     Speak
 
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treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
fill with astonishment and perplexity; confound
surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
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expropriate     Speak
 
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reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade
lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
chuckle with delight;  joyful laugh or chuckle; laugh quietly or with restraint
take possession of; transfer another's property to oneself
insult to one's character or reputation; pronounce indistinctly; talk about disparagingly or insultingly
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immobility     Speak
 
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skillful deceit; disposition to deceive or cheat; disguise cunningly
expression of protest, complaint, or reproof, and especially formal statement of grievances
quality of not moving; remaining in place
pride; arrogance; highness or loftiness
large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
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inducible     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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having properties of vinegar; sour
generous and tireless with one's contributions of time, money
serving to compensate or as compensation; making amends; repaying
pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
capable of being caused or made to take place
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irretrievable     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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incomplete; fragmentary; favoring one person or side over another or others
impossible to recover or regain; irreparable
having only one syllable;  speaking in curt
extremely evil or cruel; possessed or controlled by a demon
foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous
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macabre     Speak
 
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suggesting the horror of death and decay; gruesome
characteristic of acting or stage performance
presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous
having parallel lines or grooves on surface
spotted; having mottled or spotted skin or coat
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nonchalance     Speak
 
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n.  
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vitality and energy; healthy capacity for vigorous activity
dictator; ruler having unlimited power
bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together
gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
indifference; lack of concern; composure
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palimpsest     Speak
 
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distaste; extreme aversion; act of driving back
authority on a subject; learned person; expert
the term during which one learns a trade from a skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in a crime or other wrongdoing
manuscript, typically of papyrus or parchment that has been written on more than once, with the earlier writing erased
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postulate     Speak
 
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n.  
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the fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors
the bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
quality of smoothness of flow; quality of being fluent in language
authority on a subject; learned person; expert
essential premise; the underlying assumption
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proprietorship     Speak
 
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oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from the center
hereditary nobility; privileged class
flirt; a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
any disease-producing agent
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refraction     Speak
 
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n.  
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flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart
lack of proper respect; disrespectful act or remark
the fact of light or sound being caused to change direction or to separate when it travels through water, glass
young offspring of a mammal, such as a dog or a wolf; child or youth
strong dislike, contempt, or aversion; hatefulness; disrepute
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specious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading intentionally
idealistic without regard to practicality
agreeable; gracious; charming, often in a childlike or naive way
trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others
unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech
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symbiosis     Speak
 
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n.  
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mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
loud, rude burst of laughter; horse-laugh
artificial channel for water; sewer or drain crossing under the road
a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution
the interdependent relationship between groups or species, often mutually beneficial
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uproarious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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acting in strength, firmness, or resilience
offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
dazzling; glorious; shining with brilliant luster; very bright
drowsy; dull; indifferent or apathetic
characterized by loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter
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