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SAT Vocabulary: Level 2
allocate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed
pierce; kill by piercing with a spear or sharp
frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
assign; distribute according to plan
luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
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aquiline     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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in name only; insignificantly small
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging
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breadth     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness
gold and silver in the form of bars
freedom from punishment or harm; exemption from injury, suffering, or discomfort
measure or dimension from side to side; width; extent
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coiffure     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
firmness of hold or of purpose; persistence
hairstyle; head-dress; manner of arranging or dressing hair
a person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others
a person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
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cornucopia     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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raised platform for guests of honor
injury that doesn't break the skin
limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing
reparation; getting something back again; restoring something to its original state
goat's horn overflowing with fruit and grain; a symbol of abundance
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diffuse     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
lay responsibility or blame for, often unjustly
appear or take shape, usually in an enlarged or distorted form
spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
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entail     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; discard as refuse
leave someone who needs or counts on you
imply or require; cause to ensue or accrue; cut or carve in an ornamental way
drive out evil spirits by or as if by incantation, command, or prayer
turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking
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extant     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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fearless; indicating or springing from courage
curving outward; having a surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of a sphere
perceptive; shrewd; having insight
uncontrollably forceful or fast; done with head leading; headfirst
still in existence;  not destroyed, lost, or extinct
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foliage     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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reserve; state or quality of being reluctant; unwillingness
extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance
masses of leaves; a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches
powerful and effective language; persuasive speech
length of time spent in a particular way; allotted amount; limitation or restriction
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hypercritical     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; clear and unambiguous
excessively exacting; inclined to judge too severely
having no justification; groundless; not guaranteed to be good, sound, or of a certain quality
marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
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incompatible     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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inharmonious; impossible to coexist; not easy to combine harmoniously
of the same or similar nature or kind
tending to call up emotions, memories
having relationship, link, etc. between two things in which one causes the other
extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
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lurk     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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avoid deliberately; keep away from
bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
make the false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
eat away; wear away by abrasion; become worn
stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived
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montage     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
homeless person, especially orphaned child; abandoned young animal
being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
person with power to decide a dispute; judge
photographic composition combining elements from different sources
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pauper     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
intense interest; eagerness to accomplish some object
physician specializing in delivery of babies
act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity
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preclude     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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pierce; kill by piercing with a spear or sharp
make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate
make something last; preserve from extinction
kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to
agree; give consent, often at the insistence of another; concede
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reprimand     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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drive out evil spirits by or as if by incantation, command, or prayer
shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement
make a pretense of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
take in marriage; marry; give one's loyalty or support to; adopt
reprove severely, especially in a formal or official way; rebuke formally; censure severely or angrily
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sinuous     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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stormy; showing no mercy; physically severe
perceptive; shrewd; having insight
curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
expedient;  artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy
winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
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stoke     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
stir up fire; feed plentifully; supply a furnace with fuel
differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
avoid cleverly; escape the perception of
severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply
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sumptuous     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
deserving high respect; impressive because of age; profoundly honored
deep-rooted; firmly and long-established; habitual
opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative
magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious
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wane     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
guarantee as safe; secure; promise or agree condescendingly, as a special favor; permit
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