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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
abnegate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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grow tiresome; have dulling, wearisome, or boring effect
substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
be next to; be contiguous to; border on
give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
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apprenticeship     Speak
 
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the case for sword blade; sheath
the term during which one learns a trade from a skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
manuscript, typically of papyrus or parchment that has been written on more than once, with the earlier writing erased
petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
quality of not moving; remaining in place
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brandish     Speak
 
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move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen the density of
bewilder purposely; confuse or puzzle mentally;  make obscure or mysterious
strip a priest or minister of church authority; remove from the status as a member of the clergy
foretell; serve as an omen or a warning of; indicate by prediction
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chalice     Speak
 
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short speech at conclusion of dramatic work
goblet; bowl-shaped drinking vessel; large drinking cup, often having stem and base
one who hates or mistrusts mankind
memorizing process using routine or repetition; the sound of surf breaking on the shore
advance forces; leading units at the front of army or fleet; persons at the forefront of any group or movement
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corrugated     Speak
 
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insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fussy
wrinkled; shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges
having many facets or aspects
filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied
trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others
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doleful     Speak
 
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existing concurrently; in company or combination
serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
humorous, amusing or joking; sportive; not serious
sorrowful; filled with or expressing grief; mournful
suggesting the horror of death and decay; gruesome
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engender     Speak
 
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v.  
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cause; bring into existence; give rise to
smirk; smile in an artificial way to make an impression
discharge; release liquid in drops or small quantities
express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
loose bands of; set free; disunite; scatter
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extrinsic     Speak
 
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spacious and comfortable; fit; proper; convenient
marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding
suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
external; not essential; extraneous
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grapple     Speak
 
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convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike
give off sparks; shine as if emanating sparks; twinkle or glow
wrestle; come to grips with; seize firmly, as with the hands
foretell; tell in advance; indicate likelihood of; portend
cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert
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impious     Speak
 
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loud and harsh; insistent; high-pitched; rough-sounding
driving forward; having power to propel
irreverent; lacking due respect or dutifulness
diligent; hardworking; persevering, and constant in effort or application
regarded as sacred and inviolable
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legerdemain     Speak
 
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n.  
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a group that meets socially; an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
small brook or stream; streamlet
powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry
collection of various items, parts, or ingredients, especially one composed of diverse literary works
show of skill or deceitful cleverness, considered magical by naive observers
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migrant     Speak
 
(12)
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sealed by fusion so as to be airtight
tied in knots; covered with knots or knobs; difficult to understand or solve
being beyond the normal course of nature; differing from natural
a measure of temperature used widely in Europe
habitually moving from place to place, especially in search of seasonal work; wandering
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obfuscate     Speak
 
(13)
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confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex
shed or cast off hair or feathers
tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
take possession of; transfer another's property to oneself
avoid or neglect duty or responsibility; malinger
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pecuniary     Speak
 
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strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as a result of being heated
spotted; having mottled or spotted skin or coat
relating to money; requiring payment of money
capable of producing heat; causing heat; heating
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
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plasma     Speak
 
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one who harasses others; one who tries to embarrass others with questions and objections
book of literary selections by various authors
an outer, protective layer of skin of vertebrates
the fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors
bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together
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proprietorship     Speak
 
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well-paid position with little responsibility
plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss
enthusiastically worded approval; a round of applause
criminal; one who does evil or injury to another
an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
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rivulet     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
inclination; favorable prejudice or bias; special fondness
small brook or stream; streamlet
comic misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound
musical repetition; repeat performance; recurrent action
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semiliterate     Speak
 
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a small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
act of seceding; withdrawal; withdrawal of 11 Southern states from the Union
prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
resuming; beginning again; recommencement
barely able to read and write; able to read but not to write
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supplant     Speak
 
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v.  
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shrink; reduce in size; become less
wet through and through; soak; put potion down the throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another
approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
signal or summon, as by nodding or waving; attract because of inviting or enticing appearance
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unintimidating     Speak
 
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not intimidating; not making one fearful
regarded as sacred and inviolable
occurring in or having many forms or shapes
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
speaking, writing, written in or composed of several languages
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