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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
adumbrate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
cancel; remove; erase or strike out
become engaged to marry; promise to marry
a drawback, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear
give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
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antediluvian     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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radiating; departing from the center
capable of being stretched or extended; ductile
antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
able to produce the desired effect; valid
sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting
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biennial     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant
every two years; lasting or living for two years
serving to fill out or to complete; supplying mutual needs or offsetting mutual lacks
rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
matchless; not able to be imitated
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commandeer     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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move uneasily one way and the other; behave or move nervously or restlessly
give indication beforehand;  indicate by signs
change the appearance of something or someone to the negative; deform
force into military service; take for public use; seize for military use; take arbitrarily or by force
arouse again; make someone have a feeling that they had in the past
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conformity     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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release or discharge of bombs or firearms; forceful verbal or written assault
barely able to read and write; able to read but not to write
pantry; place where food is kept
similarity in form or character; agreement
wrong apprehension of one's meaning or a fact; misunderstanding
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ductile     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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easily influenced; flexible; pliable
amoral; unrestrained; lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint
awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
not consisting of matter, or not having a material body; immaterial; insubstantial
of brownish, tawny color, with streaks, spots, or patterns
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embellish     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner
dispute or contradict, often in an insulting way; challenge
become engaged to marry; promise to marry
spread randomly; sprinkle; scatter
adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
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extrovert     Speak
 
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n.  
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a person interested mostly in external objects and actions
domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by political group or nation over others
skillful deceit; disposition to deceive or cheat; disguise cunningly
waste; foul-smelling outflow or vapor
inference about future or hypothetical situation based on known facts
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iconoclastic     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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attacking cherished traditions; characterized by an attack on established beliefs
uncertain how to act or proceed; undecided; lacking in resolution
displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or previous ancestral form
not intentional; not on purpose; careless; negligent; inattentive
wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering
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impious     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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irreverent; lacking due respect or dutifulness
reclining; lying down completely or in part
planned or accomplished together; combined
trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others
not intimidating; not making one fearful
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iridescent     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
exhibiting or giving out colors like those of rainbow; gleaming or shimmering with rainbow colors
tending toward center; moving or directed toward center or axis
having only one syllable;  speaking in curt
confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
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microorganism     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent
curse; the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
painful labor; work, especially when arduous or involving painful effort
great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty
bacteria; any organism of microscopic size
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nonchalance     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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truth, fact, or reality, especially enduring religious or ethical truth
person who has compulsive desire to steal
branch of zoology that deals with the study of fishes
indifference; lack of concern; composure
curse; evil-speaking; the utterance of curse or execration
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perfidious     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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open or liable to objection or debate; liable to cause disapproval
unorthodox; unconventional; not in agreement with accepted beliefs, especially in church doctrine
tending to betray; disloyal; faithless
needlessly repetitious; using repetition or excessive wordiness
discordant; inharmonious; sounding harsh; ill-sounding
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postulate     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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the tool has two jaws to hold the workpiece firmly in place
dock; landing place; reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded
a person interested mostly in external objects and actions
essential premise; the underlying assumption
a person with refined taste, especially in food and wine
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propitious     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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serving to compensate or as compensation; making amends; repaying
unwholesome; not healthful; not promoting health
presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous
foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way
any of various pale or light colors; lacking in body or vigor
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rote     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment
one who harasses others; one who tries to embarrass others with questions and objections
clowning;  arts and practices of a buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks, and postures
state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy
memorizing process using routine or repetition; the sound of surf breaking on the shore
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skinflint     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity
excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; acting like a stuffed shirt
one who is very reluctant to spend money; a miser; a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
poise; self-confident assurance
release or discharge of bombs or firearms; forceful verbal or written assault
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tendentious     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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having or marked by a strong tendency
a measure of temperature used widely in Europe
versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes
self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
difficult to manage or govern; stubborn; unyielding
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unsightly     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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ugly; displeasing to eye; unpleasant to look at
reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
inconspicuous; not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable
unable to be doubted; unquestionable
antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
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