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SAT Vocabulary: Level 2
alchemy     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group; likeness or image, especially of a person
everyday speech of people, as distinguished from literary language; standard native language of a locality
medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
greediness for wealth; the insatiable desire to gain
severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
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apparition     Speak
 
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n.  
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small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
uniformity or lack of variation; continual increase, or continual decrease; tedium as a result of repetition
sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; waste or worthless matter
a substance believed to cure all ills
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brevity     Speak
 
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n.  
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formal investigation, often held before a jury;  judicial inquiry
quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
a substance believed to cure all ills
the feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble
distance around something; circumference; size; bulk
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burnish     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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restrain with U-shaped bar for ankles or feet; impede; hamper
state without proof; assert to be true
lay responsibility or blame for, often unjustly
make shiny by rubbing; polish
stockpile; accumulate for future use
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commensurate     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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containing a high amount of water or water vapor
free of guilt; not subject to blame; completely acceptable
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
of the same size, extent, or duration as another
rising in revolt against established authority; rebelling against the leadership of a political party
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detrimental     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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with reference or regard; in respect
in name only; insignificantly small
knowing or perceiving; part of mental functions that deals with logic
causing damage or harm; injurious
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
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dote     Speak
 
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v.  
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expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
offer illicit sex with the third party; tempt with or appeal to improper motivations
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exacerbate     Speak
 
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v.  
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cry out suddenly, as from surprise or emotion
beat or pound with fists; hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
accuse; challenge or discredit the credibility of
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge the validity of; try to discredit
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fresco     Speak
 
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n.  
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word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing
cool, refreshing state of the air; the art of painting on freshly spread plaster before it dries
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
lizard that changes color in different situations
violation of rule or regulation; breach; minor offense or petty crime
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ignominy     Speak
 
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n.  
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inscription on a tombstone in memory
deep disgrace; shame or dishonor
picture design made by setting small colored pieces, as of stone or tile, into the surface
one derived from another; offspring or descendant; the result of creative effort, as product
trace; remains; an indication that something has happened
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insulated     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms
cunning; full of tricks; skill in deception
relating to space; existing in or connected with space
set apart; isolated in a restricted sense, so remote from other bodies
dull, unimaginative, and commonplace; old-fashioned; stuffy
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lout     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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group of closely located islands
cheat; one who defrauds or does a practice of defrauding others
withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
an awkward and stupid person; troublemaker, often violent
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molten     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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having a common center, circles of different size, one within another
vigorously active; active, as in leaping or running
eating away by chemicals or disease
made liquid by heat; glowing red-hot; being in a state of fusion
unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
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obtuse     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to the practice of fraud
deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
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pillage     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge
be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed
rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils
open the mouth wide; yawn from sleepiness, weariness, or dullness
cut or clip hair; a strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping
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pyromania     Speak
 
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n.  
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religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness
person with insane desire to set things on fire
sudden sharp turn or twist; strange attitude or habit; the peculiarity of behavior
truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies
rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
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sardonic     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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disdainful or ironically humorous; cynical; scornful and mocking
slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull
holding; having quality, power, or capacity of retaining, as to retain knowledge with ease
dull; lacking luster or shine
dead; no longer in use or existence
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sporadic     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently
with reference or regard; in respect
occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
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supersede     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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throw overboard; eject from boat, submarine, aircraft, or spaceship
make something last; preserve from extinction
be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
leave to someone by a will; hand down
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verbatim     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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plowed but left unseeded during a growing season; uncultivated
periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals
lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby; old-fashioned
using exactly the same words; corresponding word for word
not open to question; obviously true; beyond dispute or doubt
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