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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
affluence     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
collection of various items, parts, or ingredients, especially one composed of diverse literary works
part or division of poem of some length
right to claim something; right to benefits
the highest point; point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited
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aphasia     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of admitting to holy orders; disposition as in ranks or rows; formal arrangement
fortress; a fortified place which people could go for shelter during a battle
loss of speech due to injury or illness
authority on a subject; learned person; expert
resuming; beginning again; recommencement
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avocation     Speak
 
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n.  
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nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of the given name
treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community
theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original
activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
correction of errors; removal of errors; alteration intended to improve
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centripetal     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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extremely small; very small person; trivial or petty
sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety
tending toward center; moving or directed toward center or axis
having total knowledge; knowing everything
not intimidating; not making one fearful
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corrode     Speak
 
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cause disgrace to by malicious and false statements; hold up or expose to ridicule or calumny; defame
infringe; advance beyond usual limit; make a physical impact on; touch
insult to one's character or reputation; pronounce indistinctly; talk about disparagingly or insultingly
drink with relish; swallow hurriedly or greedily
destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
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dispassionate     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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driving forward; having power to propel
calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
adhesive; gluey; covered with a sticky or clammy coating
external; not essential; extraneous
mottled; spotted or patched, especially in black and white
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ensconce     Speak
 
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v.  
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hatch; develop under favorable conditions
steal in small quantities or articles of small value; practice petty theft
restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of
settle oneself securely or comfortably; place or conceal in a secure place
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flout     Speak
 
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v.  
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grow worse; cause persistent irritation or resentment
overwhelm;  cover with water, especially floodwaters
put or throw flat with face down;  cause to lie flat
pronounce the letter s imperfectly; give s and z the sound of th; speak hesitatingly with a low voice, as if afraid
reject; mock; express contempt for rules by word or action; behave with contempt
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gambol     Speak
 
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v.  
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decorate with needlework; add details to
win by a wide margin; beat thoroughly or heavily; punish or beat severely
reconstruct sentence or story; present ideas in a new or different arrangement
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
place over something else; place on top of
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indoctrinate     Speak
 
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teach with biased or one-sided ideology; teach doctrines to; teach uncritically
frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
let down; restrain; lessen force or intensity of; moderate
condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
deliberately sink a ship by order of the commander, rather than by enemy action
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jubilation     Speak
 
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n.  
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ability to change in form; fickleness
scarcity; smallness of number; fewness
rejoicing; feeling of extreme joy
high praise; formal expression of praise; a tribute
boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger
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malapropism     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct; not conforming to some norm; unconventional
resuming; beginning again; recommencement
imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking
a major class of plants; primary branch of the animal kingdom; division
comic misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound
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multifarious     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
relating to the highest point; ascending or leading to climax
varied; greatly diversified; made up of many differing parts
wooden; impersonal; deliberately impassive or expressionless, as face or look
relating to motif or idea; relating to theme or topic
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pedant     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning
someone who has withdrawn from his native land
change, especially in one's life or fortunes; regular change or succession of one thing to another; alternation
claw of a bird of prey; part of the lock that key presses to shoot bolt
quality of smoothness of flow; quality of being fluent in language
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prehensile     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
capable of grasping or holding; having a keen intellect
outstanding; superior to or notable above all others
false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
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recurrent     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
occurring or appearing again or repeatedly
unwholesome; not healthful; not promoting health
ugly; displeasing to eye; unpleasant to look at
dull and uninteresting; lacking distinct or individual
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satire     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
comic misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound
laugh in a restrained, nervous way; giggle
a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society
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scintillate     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
give off sparks; shine as if emanating sparks; twinkle or glow
ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying; make humble, earnest petition; beg
grow worse; cause persistent irritation or resentment
be lazy or idle; move, stand, or recline in a relaxed manner
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stratify     Speak
 
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v.  
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condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
divide into classes; form, arrange or deposit in layers
destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
exceed or surpass; leave behind
cause to become sick; fill with disgust
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unkempt     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or previous ancestral form
having time error in the story; erroneous in date; in the wrong time
untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling
having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
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