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SAT Vocabulary: Level 2
ambience     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension
coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
particular environment or surrounding influence; an atmosphere of the environment
the feeling of great happiness and well-being, sometimes exaggerated
beginning of something; taking in, as by swallowing; the process of receiving within
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arduous     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
turned to one side; twisted; marked by humorous twist, often with a touch of irony
worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
demanding great effort or labor; difficult
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bandy     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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cry out suddenly, as from surprise or emotion
kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to
spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
discuss lightly or glibly; exchange words heatedly
stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe
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cistern     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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reservoir or water tank; a vessel to hold water for household uses
bully; lawless and cruel; cruel and brutal person or gangster
a person who refuses to see the beauty or the value of art or culture.
favoring of relatives or friends because of their relationship rather than their abilities
surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
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complacency     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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one who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people; bootlicker; yes man
great enjoyable or amusing activity
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
good-fellowship; companionship; close friendship in friends or teammates
the feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble
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disheveled     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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excessively or elaborately decorated; flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner
marked by disorder; untidy; having hair in loose disorder
by a small amount at a time; in stages; gradually
able to be dissolved; able to be explained
detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
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eminent     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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marked by disorder; untidy; having hair in loose disorder
sweet sounding; pleasing to ear; melodious
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
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expansive     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
felt in one's inner organs; obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size
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furtive     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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having or producing full, loud, or deep sound; impressive in the style of speech; easy to feel
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
modest; not bold or forward; not arrogant
able to live both on land and in water
relating to space; existing in or connected with space
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haphazard     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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wandering; traveling place to place, especially to perform work or duty
able to be dissolved; able to be explained
exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
large in volume or bulk;  large in number or quantity, especially of discourse
not thorough, constant, or consistent; by chance
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inconsequential     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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of lowly origin; not noble in quality, character, or purpose; unworthy
magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious
in or into a high place; high or higher up
insignificant; lacking importance; not following from premises or evidence; illogical
dull, unimaginative, and commonplace; old-fashioned; stuffy
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lustrous     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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harmful; tending to injure or impair; abusive; insulting
friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having a brilliant surface
unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
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mitigate     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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make sore by abrasion; damage surface friction; annoy
open the mouth wide; yawn from sleepiness, weariness, or dullness
incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
make less severe or harsh; moderate
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paltry     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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marked by energy and vigor; manly; able to copulate, as for male
pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms
not interested; indifferent; free of self-interest; impartial
insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to the practice of fraud
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piety     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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great enjoyable or amusing activity
religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness
ban on commerce or other activity
idle person; male bee; someone who takes more time than necessary
liquid food made by boiling oatmeal
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reprisal     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom
natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
humorous short verse; nonsense song or verse
action taken in return for injury or offense
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retentive     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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extremely disturbed from emotion
outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size
fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; worthless; mean; shabby
holding; having quality, power, or capacity of retaining, as to retain knowledge with ease
suffering from indigestion; appearing as if affected by disorder; sickly
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subdued     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse
expressing devotion or piety; earnest in the religious field
conquered; overpowered; becoming quieter; not glaring in color; soft in tone
large destructive fire; burning; the large-scale military conflict
invulnerable; able to withstand attack
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tiller     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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lever used to turn a rudder and steer a boat; drawer in table, chest, or counter
doctor who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments
a person who refuses to see the beauty or the value of art or culture.
bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
physician specializing in delivery of babies
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upshot     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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final result; outcome or effect; central idea or point; gist
talking to oneself; the act of a character speaking to himself to reveal his thoughts to the audience
small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
a biologist who studies the relationship between organisms and their environment
a short, simple story teaching moral or religious lesson
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