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SAT Vocabulary: Level 2
acquiesce     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
assent; agree without protesting
wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of the body
apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence
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annuity     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in a particular activity
annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
trick; any distracting or deceptive maneuver
mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
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bauble     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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reparation; getting something back again; restoring something to its original state
who acts in response to particular situations; one who acts in a practical or straightforward manner
line around an area to enclose or guard it
small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
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calumny     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander
school, especially a theological school for the training of priests; school of higher education, especially for girls
state of extreme confusion and disorder; very noisy place
cluster or close group of bushes, trees; mass; the sound of heavy treading
opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
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contusion     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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injury that doesn't break the skin
offensively bold behavior; the trait of being rude
a highly skilled artist, as a musician; one who is dazzlingly skilled in his field
unfortunate occurrence; mishap; bad luck
insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
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disparage     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of
belittle;  speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
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endearment     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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tender affection; love; act of showing affection
reparation; getting something back again; restoring something to its original state
one that expounds or interprets; one that speaks for represents, or advocates
a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
battle, assault, or quarrel with violence; wear away by rubbing
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exponent     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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the capacity of guardian; guardianship; capacity or activity of tutor; instruction or teaching
coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
complete agreement in opinion or resolution of all persons concerned
sameness or consistency; freedom from variation or difference
one that expounds or interprets; one that speaks for represents, or advocates
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fictitious     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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appetizing to taste or smell; salty or Non-Sweet; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable
not harmonious; conflicting; disagreeable in sound; harsh or dissonant
existing only in imagination; feigned; not true or real
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious
animated; lively; vigorous and active
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impetus     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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period of equal days and nights; the beginning of Spring and Autumn
process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay
incentive; stimulus; force or energy associated with a moving body
who acts in response to particular situations; one who acts in a practical or straightforward manner
act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
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inalienable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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extending in scope or effect to a prior time or prior conditions
unlikely; difficult to believe; dubious
open to view; not secret or hidden
not to be taken away; nontransferable
gray or white with or as if with age; covered with grayish hair
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lout     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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the former occupant of a post; ancestor or forefather
a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
an awkward and stupid person; troublemaker, often violent
noise, as made by a crowd;  riot or uprising
small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
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malign     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings
corrupt; seduce from virtue
speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame
give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law
make something last; preserve from extinction
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palpable     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; multicolored
arrogant; feeling or showing haughty disdain; overbearing
tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
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philistine     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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rapid growth; spread; increase in size by reproduction
a chronological record of the events of successive years
a person who refuses to see the beauty or the value of art or culture.
the practice of ending the life of hopelessly ill individuals; assisted suicide
one derived from another; offspring or descendant; the result of creative effort, as product
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reiterate     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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serve as an example of; embody
force to leave; remove from office
cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
restore to good condition; renew
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salient     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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full of initiative; marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs
using or having ability to use several languages
marked by energy and vigor; manly; able to copulate, as for male
consisting of, relating to, or being in the water
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stanza     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a severe pang of pain, as in childbirth; condition of agonizing struggle or trouble
doctor who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments
remainder; small part or portion that remains after the central part no longer exists
unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
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throng     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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large group of people gathered or crowded closely together
opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
person hardened in sin; a person without moral scruples
exact copy or reproduction, as of a document; fax
one that expounds or interprets; one that speaks for represents, or advocates
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wanton     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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likely to fail or be inaccurate
turned to one side; twisted; marked by humorous twist, often with a touch of irony
having many talents; capable of working in many fields
sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
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