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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
abscond     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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stop or check the flow of liquid; stop the flow of blood from a wound
divide into classes; form, arrange or deposit in layers
leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
embezzle;  appropriate fraudulently to one's own use; steal public money entrusted to one's care
grow tiresome; have dulling, wearisome, or boring effect
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atypical     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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diligent; hardworking; persevering, and constant in effort or application
not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
capable of being derived by reasoning from known principles or facts
unable to be doubted; unquestionable
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
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betoken     Speak
 
(3)
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express strong disapproval of; disparage
broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of
catch sight of; glimpse; discover at a distance
be oppressed by heat; suffer terribly from the intense heat
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cantankerous     Speak
 
(4)
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ill-humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute
distasteful; disagreeable; unpleasant to taste
ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient
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deface     Speak
 
(5)
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cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
mar or spoil appearance or surface; impair usefulness, value, or influence of
hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food
beg persistently; ask for urgently or repeatedly; annoy
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doleful     Speak
 
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about art or skill of removing metals from ores
prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous
sorrowful; filled with or expressing grief; mournful
bringing disgrace; shameful or infamous
the attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome
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embellish     Speak
 
(7)
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aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
summarize; repeat in concise form
make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
spot; make spot or mark onto; mark with small spots
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expatriate     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column
pirate; robber upon the sea
someone who has withdrawn from his native land
clever, witty remark often prompted by occasion
a person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people
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haggard     Speak
 
(9)
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inclined to make trouble; disobedient; irritable
wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering
pardonable; able to be forgiven; trivial
with a sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
assumed to be such; supposed; rumored
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indubitable     Speak
 
(10)
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hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
able to produce the desired effect; valid
planned or accomplished together; combined
unable to be doubted; unquestionable
impossible to assail; without flaws or loopholes
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inure     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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induce someone to convert to one's own religious faith
separate the fibers or threads of; clarify by separating the aspects of
destroy completely; scrape or shave off
apply in use; use or accustom till no pain or inconvenience; harden; habituate
criticize for petty or frivolous reasons; raise trivial objections
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mellifluous     Speak
 
(12)
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dazzling; glorious; shining with brilliant luster; very bright
bringing disgrace; shameful or infamous
obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority
flowing or dropping like honey; sweetly or smoothly flowing, especially in sound
falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
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nauseate     Speak
 
(13)
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look at with a fixed gaze; angry stare
cause to become sick; fill with disgust
give indication beforehand;  indicate by signs
split; tear or split apart or into pieces violently
move uneasily one way and the other; behave or move nervously or restlessly
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petrifaction     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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quality of not moving; remaining in place
process of turning some plant material into stone
blessedness; state of extreme happiness
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
strict disciplinarian; one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules
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precis     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
inner excitement or exuberance; a process of bubbling as gas escapes
turmoil; bewildering jumble; confused mass
process of turning some plant material into stone
concise summing up of main points
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pulchritude     Speak
 
(16)
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great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty
distaste; extreme aversion; act of driving back
state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness
one who harasses others; one who tries to embarrass others with questions and objections
right to claim something; right to benefits
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rinse     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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beg persistently; ask for urgently or repeatedly; annoy
express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
cleanse with water; flush; wash lightly without soap
cause to become sick; fill with disgust
sleep throughout winter; be in an inactive or dormant state
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spurn     Speak
 
(18)
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steal in small quantities or articles of small value; practice petty theft
extend out or project in space; stick out
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
strip leaves or branches from; cause leaves of plant, tree, or forest to fall off, especially by use of chemicals
reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn
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temerity     Speak
 
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n.  
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fertility; fruitfulness; productive or creative power
one who is skeptical of the existence of a god or any ultimate reality
boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger
entire ruin; utter destruction, especially, utter loss of soul, or of final happiness in future
teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation
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unerringly     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
about art or skill of removing metals from ores
offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal
learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books
infallibly; without error, mistake, or failure
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