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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
abscond     Speak
 
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divide into branches or subdivisions; subordinate branchlike parts
make liquids murky by stirring up sediment
accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
cut the top off; make something shorter as if by cutting off
leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
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aristocracy     Speak
 
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hereditary nobility; privileged class
excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others
inclination; favorable prejudice or bias; special fondness
a compact, close-knit group of people, animals, or things
power to produce desired effect
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becloud     Speak
 
(3)
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deliberately sink a ship by order of the commander, rather than by enemy action
move uneasily one way and the other; behave or move nervously or restlessly
satisfy appetite fully; satisfy to excess
make less visible; obscure or blur; darken with or as if with clouds
apply in use; use or accustom till no pain or inconvenience; harden; habituate
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cherubic     Speak
 
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capable of being stretched or extended; ductile
diligent; hardworking; persevering, and constant in effort or application
angelic; innocent-looking; like a baby; infantile
extremely harsh; very severe, oppressive, or strict
critical; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
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dappled     Speak
 
(5)
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awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
spotted; having mottled or spotted skin or coat
powerful; mighty; strong; vigorous; forcible
not able to be explained or understood; unreasonable or mysterious
stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate
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efficacy     Speak
 
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the belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess
letter; written message; messenger
the argument for exercise merely; plausible but misleading argument; art or process of reasoning; logic
one who has more than one spouse at a time
power to produce desired effect
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elate     Speak
 
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childish; belonging to childhood; immature
not intimidating; not making one fearful
lifted up; raised; elevated; fill with optimism
relating to money; requiring payment of money
pleasing or agreeable to ear; having a pleasant sound
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furor     Speak
 
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great excitement; public disorder or uproar
upward slope, as of hill
fragment substance, as of glass or metal; a piece of broken pottery, especially found in an archaeological dig
one who does not hold the same religious beliefs as another
nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of the given name
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gambol     Speak
 
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change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform
deprive of civil right; deprive someone of a franchise, generally their right to vote
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
pick out from others; weed out; remove rejected members or parts from
deflect sound or light from straight path; alter by viewing through a medium
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impermeable     Speak
 
(10)
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not allowing passage, especially of liquids; waterproof
confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
stubborn; unmanageable; obstinately resistant to authority or control
rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life
needlessly repetitious; using repetition or excessive wordiness
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irremediable     Speak
 
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free from deceit; sincere; honest
extremely hot; eager; impassioned; burning
incurable; uncorrectable; impossible to remedy or correct
not able to be explained or understood; unreasonable or mysterious
drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness
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monastic     Speak
 
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extremely evil or cruel; possessed or controlled by a demon
showing lack of skill; clumsy or awkward
related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns
harsh and rough-sounding; disturbing public peace; loud and rough
concise and full of meaning; using as few words as possible
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ornithology     Speak
 
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distaste; extreme aversion; act of driving back
branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds
intelligent and educated  elite, especially in nineteenth-century Poland, in Russia, and later the Soviet Union
state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness
a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution
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percolate     Speak
 
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contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term
spread gradually; cause the liquid to pass through small holes; filter
swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum-like; waver
oppose with arguments; attempt to prove to be false or incorrect; contradict
lie in wait for and attack from ambush; wait in hiding to attack; intercept unexpectedly
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plagiarize     Speak
 
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wet through and through; soak; put potion down the throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own
give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
hide away; generate and separate substance from cells or bodily fluids
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proscribe     Speak
 
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claim without justification; claim for oneself without the right
renounce upon oath; abandon forever
command against; banish;  not allow something
speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner
substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
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salubrious     Speak
 
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able to cause disease; producing disease
lacking definite form or limits; hazy; cloudy
completely happy and contented; showing or producing exalted joy
lacking substance or reality; insignificant; frail; not firm or solid
healthful; favorable to health; promoting health; wholesome
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semiliterate     Speak
 
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barely able to read and write; able to read but not to write
the warmth of disposition and manners; kindliness; sympathy
a sudden outburst of anger; state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity
nourishing substance; source of nourishment, especially the nourishing ingredient in a food
painful labor; work, especially when arduous or involving painful effort
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tangential     Speak
 
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having parallel lines or grooves on surface
stiff and artificially formal; inflated
relating to the sense of taste; relating to gustation
deeply established; firmly rooted
peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
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vagrant     Speak
 
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a person without home or job; bird found outside its species' usual range
temporary encampment; a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
one who harasses others; one who tries to embarrass others with questions and objections
a place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
state of collapse caused by illness or old age
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