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 Test Questions
SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
acrophobia     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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person devoted to pleasure and luxury
the case for sword blade; sheath
fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
group of men joined in political intrigue; a group of military officers ruling a country
natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape
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attenuate     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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go ashore from a ship; unload cargo from a ship; leave a vehicle or aircraft
force into military service; take for public use; seize for military use; take arbitrarily or by force
comment; make explanatory notes
extend out or project in space; stick out
make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen the density of
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betoken     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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go ashore from a ship; unload cargo from a ship; leave a vehicle or aircraft
put forward; offer for consideration or debate
catch sight of; glimpse; discover at a distance
signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of
shrink; reduce in size; become less
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censorious     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
driving forward; having power to propel
critical; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
bitingly painful; harshly ironic or sinister; serving to fix colors in dyeing
seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading intentionally
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defame     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous
renovate; make bright by polishing
surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
pronounce the letter s imperfectly; give s and z the sound of th; speak hesitatingly with a low voice, as if afraid
make less rigid or softer; calm in temper or feeling
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differentiate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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hold forth so that a person may take; offer for acceptance
wet through and through; soak; put potion down the throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
set apart; distinguish; perceive or show the difference in or between
pick out from others; weed out; remove rejected members or parts from
become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
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enjoin     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
decorate with needlework; add details to
apply in use; use or accustom till no pain or inconvenience; harden; habituate
turn into a god; idolize or idealize; worship or revere as a god
direct or impose with urgent appeal; order with emphasis
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fecundity     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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fertility; fruitfulness; productive or creative power
musical repetition; repeat performance; recurrent action
imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking
bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred
breaking of union; decomposition into fragments or parts; extinction of life; decay
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gait     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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any mammal of which the female typically has a pouch in which it rears young, such as kangaroo or koala
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; the rate of moving
state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness
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interlocutor     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
turmoil; bewildering jumble; confused mass
the most powerful members of society
one who speaks in dialogue or takes part in a conversation
unwillingness; lack of inclination; mild aversion
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irreproachable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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extremely hot; eager; impassioned; burning
moving with wavelike motion
bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
perfect or blameless in every respect; faultless; impeccable
ugly; displeasing to eye; unpleasant to look at
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megalomania     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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clothing; garments; dress; garb; costume
animal, such as an insect that lacks backbone or spinal column
mental disorder  with delusions of grandeur
belief in magical spells to produce unnatural effects; the communicating with spirits of dead ones to predict future
the case for sword blade; sheath
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onerous     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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permanent; impossible to dissolve, disintegrate, or decompose
burdensome or oppressive; not easily borne; wearing
played abruptly; marked by an abrupt sharp sound
sociable; seeking and enjoying the company of others
needlessly repetitious; using repetition or excessive wordiness
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phonetics     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes, including its production and perception
church dignitary; senior clergyman
musical repetition; repeat performance; recurrent action
the term during which one learns a trade from a skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
imitation of another's style in musical composition or writing
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plod     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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please intensely; fill with great delight or joy
change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform
move or walk heavily or laboriously;  travel slowly but steadily
attack with abusive language; vilify
spread or flow throughout; pervade
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quiescent     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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lacking self-restraint; lacking sexual restraint; unchaste
slightly sour in taste or manner; sharp; caustic
able to cause disease; producing disease
at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
urging; demanding; expressing earnest entreaty
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sartorial     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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relating to a tailor, tailoring, or tailored clothing
urging; demanding; expressing earnest entreaty
not able to be explained or understood; unreasonable or mysterious
like a corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
lacking in spirit; affected or marked by low spirits
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spendthrift     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry
obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach
poise; self-confident assurance
one who spends money recklessly or wastefully
correction of errors; removal of errors; alteration intended to improve
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treacly     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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critical; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
matchless; not able to be imitated
enduring pain and hardship without showing feeling or complaint
marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding
overly sweet; cloyingly sentimental
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utensil     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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any gain above stipulated salary; extra payment
instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory
the belief that forces beyond one's control determine events
claw of a bird of prey; part of the lock that key presses to shoot bolt
following members; attendants accompanying high-ranking person
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