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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
ambulatory     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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astonished; appalled, amazed, or stunned
able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
like a glacier; lacking warmth and friendliness; extremely cold or slow
capable of using either hand with equal ease
ill-humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
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antecedents     Speak
 
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n.  
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preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
one who is stingy or overly cautious or defensive with money; a miser
a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses
a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society
dictionary; a stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; vocabulary
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bludgeon     Speak
 
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n.  
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state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness
small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
short heavy club, usually of wood; heavy-headed weapon
act of putting something in working order again; act or process of making amends; compensation
a shout of disapproval; shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from crowd or audience
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clamber     Speak
 
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v.  
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loose bands of; set free; disunite; scatter
examine closely and critically
wrestle; come to grips with; seize firmly, as with the hands
make a sound quieter and less clear
climb with difficulty, especially on all fours; climb by crawling
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curtail     Speak
 
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fill beyond capacity, especially with food;  swallow greedily
broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
hide away; generate and separate substance from cells or bodily fluids
cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off; abrade
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disinclination     Speak
 
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n.  
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quality of smoothness of flow; quality of being fluent in language
irreverence; lack of respect for God
entire ruin; utter destruction, especially, utter loss of soul, or of final happiness in future
breaking of union; decomposition into fragments or parts; extinction of life; decay
unwillingness; lack of inclination; mild aversion
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evenhanded     Speak
 
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capable of being stretched or extended; ductile
impartial; fair; rightly balanced; equitable
recently begun; imperfectly formed or developed; elementary
being beyond the normal course of nature; differing from natural
foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way
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expatriate     Speak
 
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n.  
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clothing; garments; dress; garb; costume
someone who has withdrawn from his native land
loud, harsh roar or screech; a dazzling blaze of light
part or division of poem of some length
thrift; prudent economy; sparing use
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glacial     Speak
 
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unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
like a glacier; lacking warmth and friendliness; extremely cold or slow
drowsy; dull; indifferent or apathetic
compensating; rewarding; profitable or paying
unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech
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incarnadine     Speak
 
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windy or stormy; given to sudden bursts of passion; excitable; irritable
having only one syllable;  speaking in curt
designed to create ill will or envy
red, especially blood-red; of the blood-red color of raw flesh
sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
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liniment     Speak
 
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n.  
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poise; self-confident assurance
a person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
the medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain
the beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as main horizontal support in building
worship of idols; excessive admiration
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malingerer     Speak
 
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a sudden outburst of anger; state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity
one who is skeptical of the existence of a god or any ultimate reality
vitality and energy; healthy capacity for vigorous activity
one who feigns illness to escape duty
any gain above stipulated salary; extra payment
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nebulous     Speak
 
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having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or previous ancestral form
respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
incurable; uncorrectable; impossible to remedy or correct
lacking definite form or limits; hazy; cloudy
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petrify     Speak
 
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v.  
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burn the surface of; roast over the fire, as dry grain; dry to extremity
convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike
steal in small quantities or articles of small value; practice petty theft
smirk; smile in an artificial way to make an impression
ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying; make humble, earnest petition; beg
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plod     Speak
 
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v.  
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mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake
bewilder purposely; confuse or puzzle mentally;  make obscure or mysterious
change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform
bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of
move or walk heavily or laboriously;  travel slowly but steadily
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raconteur     Speak
 
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n.  
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criminal; one who does evil or injury to another
one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property
storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit
roundness; rounded fullness; integral entireness
something that holds or links various parts together
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sacrosanct     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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regarded as sacred and inviolable
relating to money; requiring payment of money
fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor
wicked or sinful; immoral; unrighteous
full of unspecifiable significance; exciting wonder and awe; wonderful
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spendthrift     Speak
 
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n.  
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a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses
solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
slight offense; small sin or fault
bowl-shaped strainer used to wash or drain foods
one who spends money recklessly or wastefully
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tautology     Speak
 
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n.  
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unnecessary repetition, especially for the same sense in different words; redundancy
property of being close together; kinship; nearness; similarity in nature
opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by person or organization
overabundance; lavish or unrestrained expense
bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together
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trounce     Speak
 
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v.  
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oppose with arguments; attempt to prove to be false or incorrect; contradict
sell or offer for sale from place to place; sell
win by a wide margin; beat thoroughly or heavily; punish or beat severely
look at with a fixed gaze; angry stare
persuade to act unlawfully, especially to commit perjury
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