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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
abjure     Speak
 
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v.  
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renounce upon oath; abandon forever
win by a wide margin; beat thoroughly or heavily; punish or beat severely
accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
speak loudly and vehemently; make formal speech
fall from clouds; hurl or throw violently; fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
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archetype     Speak
 
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barely able to read and write; able to read but not to write
the argument for exercise merely; plausible but misleading argument; art or process of reasoning; logic
a sudden outburst of anger; state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity
prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
a group that meets socially; an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
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bantering     Speak
 
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willing to try new things and take risks; bold
irreverent; lacking due respect or dutifulness
good-natured ridiculing; cleverly amusing in tone
overly sweet; cloyingly sentimental
sordid; morally degraded; squalid or corrupt
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careworn     Speak
 
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worn or burdened with care; showing the signs of long-term stresses
extremely hot; eager; impassioned; burning
having low-necked dress
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
discordant; inharmonious; sounding harsh; ill-sounding
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consanguineous     Speak
 
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of the same lineage or origin; having a common ancestor
pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating; charming or attractive
of or pertaining to a snob; vulgarly pretentious
be similar or bear a likeness to horse; relating to horse
wandering; moving from place to place; unsettled
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dumbfound     Speak
 
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walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger; sway, as if about to fall
fill with astonishment and perplexity; confound
satisfy fully; overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order
give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
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epilogue     Speak
 
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one who has more than one spouse at a time
short speech at conclusion of dramatic work
pirate; robber upon the sea
act of admitting to holy orders; disposition as in ranks or rows; formal arrangement
preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
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filial     Speak
 
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pouring forth; uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
able to produce the desired effect; valid
having or assuming relationship of child or offspring to parent
unruly; rebellious; turbulent and uncontrollable
drowsy; dull; indifferent or apathetic
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germinal     Speak
 
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offensively loud; noisy; making outcry
having a harmful effect; injurious; having the quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous
ill-humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
inconspicuous; not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable
containing seeds of later development; creative
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incise     Speak
 
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make uneasy or perplexed;  cause to lose one's composure; disconcert
make worse; irritate; make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly
speak distinctly; state or set forth precisely or systematically; pronounce; articulate
strip leaves or branches from; cause leaves of plant, tree, or forest to fall off, especially by use of chemicals
cut the surface of something carefully with a sharp tool; carve
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lexicon     Speak
 
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witty thought or saying, usually short; short, witty poem expressing a single thought or observation
wrong apprehension of one's meaning or a fact; misunderstanding
state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness
dictator; ruler having unlimited power
dictionary; a stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; vocabulary
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malady     Speak
 
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concise summing up of main points
the most powerful members of society
branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes, including its production and perception
disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition
officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division
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obtrude     Speak
 
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push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude
wet thoroughly; stain with mud; soil or wet by dragging in the dirt, mud, moist places
disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion
beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements
express in speech;  speak or use words to express
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peccadillo     Speak
 
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one who differs in opinion, or one who declares his disagreement
slight offense; small sin or fault
newborn infant, especially one less than four weeks old
a brief explanation of words often placed at the back of a book
gayness; splendor; cheerfulness or celebration
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promontory     Speak
 
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environment; person's social setting or environment
the lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically
growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape
manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; the rate of moving
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rapt     Speak
 
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absorbed; deeply moved or delighted
able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
having keen insight; mentally perceptive; astute
expressed or expressible as a quantity; relating to the measurement of quantity
healthful; favorable to health; promoting health; wholesome
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saturnine     Speak
 
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not effective; unable to produce the desired result
worn or burdened with care; showing the signs of long-term stresses
relating to the sense of taste; relating to gustation
offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal
gloomy; marked by a tendency to be bitter or sardonic
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somnambulist     Speak
 
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sleepwalker; person who walks in his sleep
minister or priest; cleric; one holding an office in the Christian ministry
musical composition for voices and orchestra based on religious text
sorcery; power or effect that appears magical; great ability in the specified field
witty sentence, phrase, or remark; wisecrack
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stigmatize     Speak
 
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smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings
cause; bring into existence; give rise to
fill beyond capacity, especially with food;  swallow greedily
muddle; drive crazy; become confused
accuse; condemn; mark as wicked
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turpitude     Speak
 
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depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act
inner excitement or exuberance; a process of bubbling as gas escapes
branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds
award of merit; expression of approval; praise
noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
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