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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
abstemious     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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not consisting of matter, or not having a material body; immaterial; insubstantial
relating to outline or diagram; represented simply, as using symbols
penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass-through
having an odor of musk, a secretion produced by certain animals, such as otter or civet
sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
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appall     Speak
 
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v.  
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grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune
depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
make watertight by filling in cracks
form into grains or small masses; make rough on the surface
burden; put a heavy load on; load with debts or other legal claims
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blench     Speak
 
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make less active or intense; satisfy thirst
act or react with equal force; ; counteract
muddle; drive crazy; become confused
attack with abusive language; vilify
a drawback, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear
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catcall     Speak
 
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n.  
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a shout of disapproval; shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from crowd or audience
state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; disturbance; inconsistency; disagreement
the behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
inclination; favorable prejudice or bias; special fondness
symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
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daub     Speak
 
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clarify; free from mystery or obscurity
look at with a fixed gaze; angry stare
smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings
push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude
reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn
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disfigure     Speak
 
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speak loudly and vehemently; make formal speech
interpret incorrectly; misjudge; mistake the meaning of
cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert
correct; improve by critical editing; free from fault; alter for the better
change the appearance of something or someone to the negative; deform
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enrapture     Speak
 
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v.  
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rejoice; feel extreme happiness
please intensely; fill with great delight or joy
destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
accuse; condemn; mark as wicked
fly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by
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foreshadow     Speak
 
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v.  
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give indication beforehand;  indicate by signs
clean; remove offensive parts of book
cancel; revoke command or order; order or direct in opposition to; prohibit; forbid
lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy metal with mercury
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histrionic     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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characteristic of acting or stage performance
irritable; easily angered; excited by or arising from anger
relating to the sense of taste; relating to gustation
manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
external; not essential; extraneous
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impiety     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of positioning close together; side-by-side position
irreverence; lack of respect for God
teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation
recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated
one who is stingy or overly cautious or defensive with money; a miser
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largess     Speak
 
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n.  
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generous gift; money or gifts bestowed
growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop
indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
error in the use of language, especially  intentional use of misspelling; violation of the conventional rules of society
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mimicry     Speak
 
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n.  
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fight in which the combatants are mingled; hand to hand conflict; noisy, riotous fight
an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco
natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape
retort; comeback; answer to a reply
imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking
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mutinous     Speak
 
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unruly; rebellious; turbulent and uncontrollable
having only one color; viewing only one color, total color blindness
sociable; seeking and enjoying the company of others
versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes
lacking in spirit; affected or marked by low spirits
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pedantic     Speak
 
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marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points
completely happy and contented; showing or producing exalted joy
wordy; using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words
accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure
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promulgate     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
chew over and over mentally, or like cows physically; mull over; ponder
proclaim doctrine or law; make known by an official publication
make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of
blow away; separate good parts from bad; sort or select desirable; extract
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recumbent     Speak
 
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driving forward; having power to propel
reclining; lying down completely or in part
providing general overview; summary
secure from corruption, attack, or violation; unassailable
offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal
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scabbard     Speak
 
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n.  
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moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
anger; wrath; keen resentment; irritate
the case for sword blade; sheath
inference about future or hypothetical situation based on known facts
dock; landing place; reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded
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staid     Speak
 
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beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason
diligent; hardworking; persevering, and constant in effort or application
worn or burdened with care; showing the signs of long-term stresses
sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety
fragrant; odorous; suggestive of odor
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stratum     Speak
 
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n.  
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newborn infant, especially one less than four weeks old
something that bulges out; swelling or tumor on the body
unbordered picture, often a portrait; decorative design placed at beginning or end of book; short literary sketch
urgent situation; state or quality of requiring much effort or immediate action
a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society
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verity     Speak
 
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n.  
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rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
one who harasses others; one who tries to embarrass others with questions and objections
witty thought or saying, usually short; short, witty poem expressing a single thought or observation
truth, fact, or reality, especially enduring religious or ethical truth
one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning
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