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SAT Vocabulary: Level 2
adorn     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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go through or across, often under difficult conditions
discuss repeatedly; attack verbally; work hard upon
mislead; delude; deceive by guile
enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
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anoint     Speak
 
(2)
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fall away or back; decline or recede; fall back from the flood stage
dig out of ground; remove from grave
assent; agree without protesting
apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
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broach     Speak
 
(3)
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cut into small parts; withdraw or exclude from membership, as of a society or body
express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
introduce;  bring up for discussion or debate; announce
subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
quick forward dive or reach; thrust
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chassis     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; waste or worthless matter
unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
rectangular frame attached  working parts, as of an automobile
skillful performance or ability in using hands; dexterity
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comely     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; clear and unambiguous
so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
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depose     Speak
 
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cry out suddenly, as from surprise or emotion
make muddy; mix confusedly; think, act, or proceed in a confused or aimless manner
force to leave; remove from office
severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply
catch sight of; discover by careful observation or scrutiny
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dote     Speak
 
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stop short and refuse to go on; refuse obstinately or abruptly
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
avoid deliberately; keep away from
cut into small parts; withdraw or exclude from membership, as of a society or body
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evocative     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
tending to call up emotions, memories
untimely; poorly chosen;  inconvenient; unseasonable; unsuitable
attempting to win favor by flattering; flattering
leading a wandering life with no fixed abode; changeable; unsettled
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filament     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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study of the historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words
a minor quarrel; a noisy quarrel, usually about a trivial matter
excessive pride or self-confidence
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
fine thread or fiber; thin wire;  threadlike structure within the light bulb
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hyperbole     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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the figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis; overstatement
great enjoyable or amusing activity
group of closely located islands
distance around something; circumference; size; bulk
reparation; getting something back again; restoring something to its original state
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indentation     Speak
 
(11)
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act of throwing or shooting out; darting or casting forth; uttering of exclamations, or of brief exclamatory phrases
concave cut into a surface or edge; small hollow or depression
indefinitely long period of time; age
place or situation affording some advantage, especially good view
enthusiastic, prolonged applause; show of public homage or welcome
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limpid     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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using or having ability to use several languages
modest and reserved in manner or behavior
friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
comical because of strangeness; ludicrously comical; clownish; bizarre
clear, transparent or bright; calm, untroubled, and without worry
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menagerie     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
a person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others
hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
main impact or shock; main burden
collection of live wild animals on exhibition; enclosure in which wild animals are kept
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optician     Speak
 
(14)
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limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing
annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
double-dealing; deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech; acting in bad faith.
maker and seller of eyeglasses
rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
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politic     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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tending to call up emotions, memories
expedient;  artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy
exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
not interested; indifferent; free of self-interest; impartial
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reactionary     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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artificially formal; obviously planned or calculated; not natural
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size
abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative
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serendipity     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck
mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
exact copy or reproduction, as of a document; fax
act of coming or going out; emergence; right to leave; path or opening for going out
remedy; compensation; an act of correcting error or fault
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spatial     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate
capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
harmful to living things; injurious to health
relating to space; existing in or connected with space
unwilling or reluctant; filled with disgust or aversion; dislike
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topography     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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gold and silver in the form of bars
omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event
physical features of a region; detailed, precise description of a place
ban on commerce or other activity
doubter; a person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
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vernacular     Speak
 
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n.  
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everyday speech of people, as distinguished from literary language; standard native language of a locality
rapid growth; spread; increase in size by reproduction
tube in which patterns made by reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass; produce interesting symmetrical effects
rate of occurrence; particular occurrence
faithless lover; fickle lover; flirt, usually applies only to men
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