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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
aerie     Speak
 
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n.  
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dictator; ruler having unlimited power
a shout of disapproval; shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from crowd or audience
self-control; self-restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
nest of a bird, such as an eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
restraint, limit, or restriction; adverse remark or criticism
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annotate     Speak
 
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v.  
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broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
change or form into bone; become set in a rigidly conventional pattern; change from soft tissue to hard bony tissue
inform; give notice to; make aware
comment; make explanatory notes
give vigor to; give life and energy to; strengthen; animate
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avocation     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
right to claim something; right to benefits
one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
untrustworthy person;  deceitful and unreliable scoundrel; a man of humble birth; male servant
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capitulate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
extend out or project in space; stick out
surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
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defeatist     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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lying; habitually dishonest; speaking falsely
obscure; puzzling; not easily explained or accounted for
capable of being derived by reasoning from known principles or facts
the attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome
tending toward center; moving or directed toward center or axis
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deride     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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cause; bring into existence; give rise to
enclose with a protective covering; encase; cover-up or hide
ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
teach with biased or one-sided ideology; teach doctrines to; teach uncritically
sleep throughout winter; be in an inactive or dormant state
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egoism     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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strong feeling of aversion; dislike
excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others
formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as a public compliment
act of admitting to holy orders; disposition as in ranks or rows; formal arrangement
unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity; impurity in thought and deed
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flit     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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renovate; make bright by polishing
fly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by
become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
pretend; hide feelings from other people
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hydrophobia     Speak
 
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n.  
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rabies, especially in human beings; abnormal fear of water
reasoning; the act of concluding from premises
power to produce desired effect
power of proving or of producing belief; quality of being highly probable or convincing; force; credibility
big or clumsy, often stupid person
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importunate     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
capable of being derived by reasoning from known principles or facts
urging; demanding; expressing earnest entreaty
generous and tireless with one's contributions of time, money
discordant; inharmonious; sounding harsh; ill-sounding
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jocose     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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harsh and rough-sounding; disturbing public peace; loud and rough
full of unspecifiable significance; exciting wonder and awe; wonderful
given to joking; merry; humorous
capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
burdensome or oppressive; not easily borne; wearing
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mnemonic     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating; charming or attractive
spacious and comfortable; fit; proper; convenient
assisting, or intended to assist the memory
lacking in spirit; affected or marked by low spirits
dazzling; glorious; shining with brilliant luster; very bright
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onerous     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant
like a glacier; lacking warmth and friendliness; extremely cold or slow
relating to outline or diagram; represented simply, as using symbols
permanent; impossible to dissolve, disintegrate, or decompose
burdensome or oppressive; not easily borne; wearing
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pessimism     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after the passage of two or more generations
forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
advocate of voting rights for women
the belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess
region; remote and undeveloped area
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promontory     Speak
 
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n.  
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natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape
following members; attendants accompanying high-ranking person
authority on a subject; learned person; expert
one who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct; not conforming to some norm; unconventional
hardship; state of extreme poverty
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pusillanimous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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be similar or bear a likeness to horse; relating to horse
cowardly; lacking strength and firmness of mind
expressed or expressible as a quantity; relating to the measurement of quantity
hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
relating to the highest point; ascending or leading to climax
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repulsion     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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the mechanism that imitates actions of humans
something that bulges out; swelling or tumor on the body
distaste; extreme aversion; act of driving back
habitual return to crime; committing new offenses after being punished for a crime
temporary encampment; a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
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seedling     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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young plant or tree that has grown from seed; produced from seed
repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry
state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness
a window set vertically into a small gable projecting from the sloping roof; sleeping-room
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tranquillity     Speak
 
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n.  
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the warmth of disposition and manners; kindliness; sympathy
calmness; peace; freedom from disturbance or agitation
refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer
roundness; rounded fullness; integral entireness
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undulating     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety
moving with wavelike motion
exhibiting or giving out colors like those of rainbow; gleaming or shimmering with rainbow colors
strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as a result of being heated
witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky
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