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SAT Vocabulary: Level 2
alloy     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed
speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame
combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
list each one; mention one by one
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
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assuage     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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pay costs of; undertake payment of; make compensation to or for
apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
make shiny by rubbing; polish
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bastion     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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ceremonial procession or display; succession or series
a biologist who studies the relationship between organisms and their environment
fortress; projecting part of fortification; well-fortified position
quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
one who rides a horse or performs on horseback
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catapult     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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everyday speech of people, as distinguished from literary language; standard native language of a locality
cliff; an overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
slingshot; hurling machine; military machine for hurling missiles, used in ancient and medieval times
the event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
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converge     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
pierce; kill by piercing with a spear or sharp
drive out evil spirits by or as if by incantation, command, or prayer
approach; tend to meet; come together
decorate with ornamental appendages
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diffuse     Speak
 
(6)
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show or demonstrate clearly; overcome; conquer
spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
divide into parts, pieces, or sections
give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law
restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify the thought of others
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dote     Speak
 
(7)
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make whole; combine; make into one unit
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
imprison; put into jail; shut up or enclose
subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
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feckless     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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unwilling or reluctant; filled with disgust or aversion; dislike
excessively greedy; predatory; taking by force; plundering
without skill, ineffective; worthless; lacking purpose
flexible; moving and bending with ease
by a small amount at a time; in stages; gradually
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fray     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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greediness for wealth; the insatiable desire to gain
small, light sailboat; small boat propelled by oars
sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; waste or worthless matter
raised platform for guests of honor
battle, assault, or quarrel with violence; wear away by rubbing
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ignite     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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read or examine, typically with great care
kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to
say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
look at amorously; cast glances as in fondness or to attract notice
be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence
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indisputable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
pulled or drawn tight; kept in trim shape; neat and tidy
burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot
tireless; showing sustained enthusiastic action
not open to question; obviously true; beyond dispute or doubt
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jabber     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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put down by force or intimidation; restrain; crush; oppress; conceal or hide
blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly or humorously
cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
talk rapidly, unintelligibly, or idly
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matriarch     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a woman who rules a family, clan, or tribe; highly respected woman who is a mother
a substance believed to cure all ills
noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression
anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
waste or impure matter; worthless, commonplace, or trivial matter
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opus     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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something that holds back or causes problems with something else; obstacle
reserve; state or quality of being reluctant; unwillingness
creative work, as literary or musical composition
condition of balance among various forces; inactivity resulting from a static balance
deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
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perpetrate     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice
bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
drive or force onward; drive forward; urge to action through moral pressure
be responsible for; commit; do execute or perform, generally in a bad sense
provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
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reciprocal     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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unrefined; crude or indecent; of this world; worldly
treating all parts or aspects without omission; comprehensive
precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
below the threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response
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riveting     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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careful to fulfill obligations; expressing or filled with a sense of obligation
wholly absorbing one's attention
very showy or ornament, especially when excessive or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
conquered; overpowered; becoming quieter; not glaring in color; soft in tone
below the threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response
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subsidiary     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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expressing sorrow, mournful or melancholy; sad
agonizing; distressing extremely painful
modest; not bold or forward; not arrogant
elaborately or excessively ornamented
subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
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sumptuous     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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strict or severe in the discipline; severely simple and unornamented
unaware, without noticing; unmindful or thoughtless
tending to overthrow; in opposition to civil authority or government
magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious
comical because of strangeness; ludicrously comical; clownish; bizarre
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wanton     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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perceptive; shrewd; having insight
outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size
relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good;  god or angel
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
deserving high respect; impressive because of age; profoundly honored
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