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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
adumbrate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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give vigor to; give life and energy to; strengthen; animate
spread gradually; cause the liquid to pass through small holes; filter
carve or cut into a block or surface, as used for printing; impress deeply as if by carving
exceed or surpass; leave behind
give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
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appraise     Speak
 
(2)
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accuse; condemn; mark as wicked
put forward; offer for consideration or debate
express strong disapproval of; disparage
pierce, punch, or borehole or holes in; penetrate
estimate value of; evaluate, especially in an official capacity
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bovine     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull
not consisting of matter, or not having a material body; immaterial; insubstantial
coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive
disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
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clamber     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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climb with difficulty, especially on all fours; climb by crawling
isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude
confuse; frustrate by throwing into disorder; embarrass
deliberately sink a ship by order of the commander, rather than by enemy action
precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
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deleterious     Speak
 
(5)
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pouring forth; uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
like a corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
windy or stormy; given to sudden bursts of passion; excitable; irritable
having a harmful effect; injurious; having the quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous
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disconsolate     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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having pleasing or useful qualities; gentle; knowing; cautious; cunning; shrewd
cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
nominal holding of the title without obligations; existing in name only; nominal
sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting
amoral; unrestrained; lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint
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emancipate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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repair or unite by using fusible metal alloy, usually tin and lead
clarify; free from mystery or obscurity
free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
hide away; generate and separate substance from cells or bodily fluids
stick or hold together in a mass that resists separation
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flit     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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debase; degrade; spread negative information about
keep from motion, or stop the progress of; make calm or still
free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
portray; depict; draw or trace the outline of; sketch out
fly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by
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heckler     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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person of no importance; something that does not exist or that exists only in the imagination
the warmth of disposition and manners; kindliness; sympathy
one who harasses others; one who tries to embarrass others with questions and objections
any gain above stipulated salary; extra payment
a group that meets socially; an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
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incorporeal     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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pervading; spread throughout every part
youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
not effective; unable to produce the desired result
not consisting of matter, or not having a material body; immaterial; insubstantial
prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country
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lilliputian     Speak
 
(11)
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pertaining to bishop or pope; having dignity or authority of the bishop
worn or burdened with care; showing the signs of long-term stresses
extremely small; very small person; trivial or petty
tied in knots; covered with knots or knobs; difficult to understand or solve
lacking substance or reality; insignificant; frail; not firm or solid
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malleable     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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speaking or walking affectedly or with caution; affectedly elegant and nice
serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading intentionally
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nicety     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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precision; the subtle difference in meaning, opinion, or attitude
tranquility; state of peace and quiet
a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses
the whole universe; complex structure, such as society, considered as a single entity containing smaller structures
the mechanism that imitates actions of humans
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perturb     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of
disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion
draw a mark or line under; emphasize; stress
spot; make spot or mark onto; mark with small spots
unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
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precursor     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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the behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by person or organization
group of men joined in political intrigue; a group of military officers ruling a country
forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
vitality and energy; healthy capacity for vigorous activity
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protract     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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prolong; draw out or lengthen in time
tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
satisfy fully; overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
cleanse with water; flush; wash lightly without soap
catch sight of; glimpse; discover at a distance
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reverent     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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composed of distinct particles
able to cause disease; producing disease
having low-necked dress
respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
not intentional; not on purpose; careless; negligent; inattentive
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spurn     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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slow down the rate of advancement of; decrease speed of
be later in time
absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn
shed or cast off hair or feathers
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torpor     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound
person devoted to pleasure and luxury
state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy
forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
flirt; a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
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urbane     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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absorbed; deeply moved or delighted
capable of being stretched or extended; ductile
providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
showing a high degree of refinement
intermittently stopping and starting; irregular; variable; unstable
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