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SAT Vocabulary: Level 1
alleviate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete
urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to
moderate; tone down or restrain;  bring to the desired consistency; adjust finely
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asinine     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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relating to, or adjacent to the sea; nautical
pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
generous; high-minded; chivalrous
energetic; vigorously active
utterly stupid or silly; inanely foolish
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beseech     Speak
 
(3)
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give up temporarily; yield; give up voluntarily; defer
stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
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browse     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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compose, perform, or do something with little or no preparation
call upon; ask for; request earnestly
graze; skim or glance at casually
display in order to impress others; swagger; walk with a lofty proud gait
refrain from buying or using
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convention     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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mixture; a combination of diverse things
watching; inspection; close observation of a person or group; supervision
social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
the target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
one that is turned or applied to for aid or security; resort for help or protection; access or admittance
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dissertation     Speak
 
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n.  
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printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction
death notice; list of dead
the doctor who specializes in medical problems related to heart
small cave, usually with attractive features
formal essay;  paper written by a candidate for the doctoral degree at university
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extort     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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force with the thumb; make a groove in
stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
obtain from another by coercion; get money by threats
stand up against; successfully resist; oppose with force or resolution
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felicity     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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the pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
legal delay of payment; suspension of an ongoing or planned activity
outward appearance or aspect; mode of dress; false appearance
goodness, moral excellence; good quality
great happiness; pleasing and appropriate manner or style
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hoax     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
person who eats too much food and drink
an act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
one who manages museum or library; superintendent; manager
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implore     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
acknowledge by signing a bill, draft, or other instruments; approve; support
remove or get rid of something unwanted; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or purify
cut away; trim; reduce
talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
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kindle     Speak
 
(11)
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wander or stray; turn aside sharply; climb or move upward
build or fuel a fire; cause to glow; light up; inspire
reveal or tell; grant a share of; bestow
view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
nourish; help grow or develop; foster
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malicious     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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excessive in degree or nature; preoccupying
deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred
made of or containing inferior material; not genuine; of low rank; poor quality or craft
lacking judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
based on assumptions; supposed
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narrative     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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combination of two or more elements or parts
story; art, technique, or process of telling a story
element; ingredient; abstract part of something
anger aroused by something unjust
the opponent in a contest; someone who offers opposition
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perceptive     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature
no fixed or regular course; wandering
insightful; aware; wise; having the ability to perceive
offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
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puny     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
insignificant; tiny; weak; of inferior size, strength
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
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relinquish     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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retract a previous statement; sing over again; repeatedly utter in song
give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon
erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
prevent from being successful
make pieces of money from metal; invent or fabricate
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scenario     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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wall painting; very large image applied directly to a wall or ceiling.
unintelligible or nonsensical talk or writing; babbling
screenplay; outline or model of an expected sequence of events
amendment or clause added to a legislative bill; one that rides, especially one who rides horses
act or an instance of buying; something bought
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solitude     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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one that is turned or applied to for aid or security; resort for help or protection; access or admittance
having foresight; fortuneteller
maze; the complex structure of interconnecting passages
state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
a metal tool with a sharp edge used to cut and shape stone, wood, or metal
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tawdry     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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flexible; moving and bending with ease
notoriously bad; having an exceedingly bad reputation
cheap in nature or appearance;  tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
lasting; surviving; long-suffering; patient
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vulnerable     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking
overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward
relating to, or suggestive of war; connected with the armed forces
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