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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
acuity     Speak
 
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n.  
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short heavy club, usually of wood; heavy-headed weapon
indifference; lack of concern; composure
sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
hard outer layer that covers something
the fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors
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ancestry     Speak
 
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n.  
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large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
the bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together
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buttress     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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settle oneself securely or comfortably; place or conceal in a secure place
wet through and through; soak; put potion down the throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass
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chortle     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
chuckle with delight;  joyful laugh or chuckle; laugh quietly or with restraint
sell or offer for sale from place to place; sell
enclose with a protective covering; encase; cover-up or hide
make uneasy or perplexed;  cause to lose one's composure; disconcert
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complaisant     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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having parallel lines or grooves on surface
radiating; departing from the center
trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others
slavish; suitable to slave or servant;  relating to servitude or forced labor
pertaining to bishop or pope; having dignity or authority of the bishop
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discursive     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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mottled; spotted or patched, especially in black and white
offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal
any of various pale or light colors; lacking in body or vigor
universally present; being present everywhere
tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
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ellipsis     Speak
 
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n.  
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nourishing substance; source of nourishment, especially the nourishing ingredient in a food
act of putting something in working order again; act or process of making amends; compensation
omission of words from a text; mark or series of marks used in writing to indicate omission
dock; landing place; reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded
state of being multiplex or various; condition of being numerous; a large number
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extrovert     Speak
 
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n.  
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tedious wordiness; verbosity;  great length; minute detail
lack of proper respect; disrespectful act or remark
quality of not moving; remaining in place
a person interested mostly in external objects and actions
manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to an artist
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gentility     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
great excitement; public disorder or uproar
free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint
member of working class; blue collar person
quality of being well-mannered; refinement; people of good birth
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indubitable     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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unable to be doubted; unquestionable
childish; belonging to childhood; immature
of brownish, tawny color, with streaks, spots, or patterns
poor; reduced to poverty; deprived of natural richness or strength
untidy or slovenly; shabby; great carelessness; done poorly or too quickly
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jubilation     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
great excitement; public disorder or uproar
animal, such as an insect that lacks backbone or spinal column
rejoicing; feeling of extreme joy
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minutia     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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an exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners
patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine
crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems
petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; disturbance; inconsistency; disagreement
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nebulous     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
speaking or expressed in lofty style; using high sounding language; overly wordy
having low-necked dress
sealed by fusion so as to be airtight
lacking definite form or limits; hazy; cloudy
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pantomime     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint
collector and student of money, in particular of coins
dictator; ruler having unlimited power
communication using gesture and facial expression
celebrity; a person who is an inspiration to others; a person who has achieved eminence in a specific field
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precursor     Speak
 
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n.  
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forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
act of seceding; withdrawal; withdrawal of 11 Southern states from the Union
pride; arrogance; highness or loftiness
quality of not moving; remaining in place
one who differs in opinion, or one who declares his disagreement
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quintessence     Speak
 
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n.  
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breaking of union; decomposition into fragments or parts; extinction of life; decay
unfairness; lack of equity or abstract justice; disagreement with equitable principles
book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer
award of merit; expression of approval; praise
pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing
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sate     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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renounce or deny something, especially under oath; swear falsely, usually under pressure
be oppressed by heat; suffer terribly from the intense heat
satisfy appetite fully; satisfy to excess
entertain; provide with great enjoyment
yield or formally resign and surrender to another
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sheaf     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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dictionary; a stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; vocabulary
the belief that forces beyond one's control determine events
one who has more than one spouse at a time
activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together
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tempestuous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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very stormy; turbulent; rough with wind; impassioned; violent
unconscious; unresponsive; very small or gradual
with a sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous
no longer usable or practical; obsolete;  not in fashion
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unsightly     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious
having parallel lines or grooves on surface
joking;  use of light, frivolous language by way of fun or ridicule
serving to compensate or as compensation; making amends; repaying
ugly; displeasing to eye; unpleasant to look at
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