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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
abrade     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
blow away; separate good parts from bad; sort or select desirable; extract
cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
wear away by friction; scrape; erode
try to stir up public opinion; promote the growth of; apply warm lotion to
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apprenticeship     Speak
 
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n.  
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slight offense; small sin or fault
abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
the term during which one learns a trade from a skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
the temporary halting of usual operations of government or control; the time between two reigns
intelligent and educated  elite, especially in nineteenth-century Poland, in Russia, and later the Soviet Union
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cacophonous     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute
manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
discordant; inharmonious; sounding harsh; ill-sounding
proper; appropriate; of pleasing appearance; handsome
cowardly; lacking strength and firmness of mind
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clangor     Speak
 
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n.  
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loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound
one who is very reluctant to spend money; a miser; a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
entire ruin; utter destruction, especially, utter loss of soul, or of final happiness in future
show of skill or deceitful cleverness, considered magical by naive observers
change, especially in one's life or fortunes; regular change or succession of one thing to another; alternation
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curtail     Speak
 
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repair or unite by using fusible metal alloy, usually tin and lead
cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
make watertight by filling in cracks
determine, decide, or establish in advance; influence markedly
lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
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eccentricity     Speak
 
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n.  
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goblet; bowl-shaped drinking vessel; large drinking cup, often having stem and base
the fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors
oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from the center
beginner in learning something; novice
covering of feathers on the bird; feathers used ornamentally; elaborate dress
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excavate     Speak
 
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foretell; tell in advance; indicate likelihood of; portend
examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order
unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy metal with mercury
interpret incorrectly; misjudge; mistake the meaning of
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filial     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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having or assuming relationship of child or offspring to parent
occurring or appearing again or repeatedly
cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant
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guffaw     Speak
 
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n.  
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act or process of branching out or dividing into branches; subdivision or branch
loud, rude burst of laughter; horse-laugh
show of skill or deceitful cleverness, considered magical by naive observers
powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry
omission of words from a text; mark or series of marks used in writing to indicate omission
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incontinent     Speak
 
(10)
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distasteful; disagreeable; unpleasant to taste
designed to create ill will or envy
lacking self-restraint; lacking sexual restraint; unchaste
easily influenced; flexible; pliable
having only one color; viewing only one color, total color blindness
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lassitude     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community
an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness
award of merit; expression of approval; praise
monarch;  ruler who is unconstrained by law
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monochromatic     Speak
 
(12)
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awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
having only one color; viewing only one color, total color blindness
harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing
confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull
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multifaceted     Speak
 
(13)
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tranquil; not varying; uniform; not easily disturbed
having many facets or aspects
poor; experiencing want or need; impoverished
sordid; morally degraded; squalid or corrupt
lustful; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
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petrifaction     Speak
 
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n.  
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process of turning some plant material into stone
concise summing up of main points
the highest point; point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited
fern leaf, especially compound leaf; palm or banana leaf
unbordered picture, often a portrait; decorative design placed at beginning or end of book; short literary sketch
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plagiarize     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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wrap or bind with or as if with bandages
give energy to; make forceful and active; supply with an electric current
dispute or contradict, often in an insulting way; challenge
steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own
lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
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rankle     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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stroll slowly; walk at a leisurely pace
draw a mark or line under; emphasize; stress
write or engrave; markdown as something to be read; imprint; assign or address to
chew over and over mentally, or like cows physically; mull over; ponder
grow worse; cause persistent irritation or resentment
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regale     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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entertain; provide with great enjoyment
hide away; generate and separate substance from cells or bodily fluids
mar or spoil appearance or surface; impair usefulness, value, or influence of
make liquids murky by stirring up sediment
make peace with; appease and render favorable
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simile     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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temporary encampment; a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
text of dramatic musical work, such as opera
a window set vertically into a small gable projecting from the sloping roof; sleeping-room
comparison of one thing with another,  in English generally using like or as
obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach
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transmute     Speak
 
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v.  
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claim without justification; claim for oneself without the right
stroll slowly; walk at a leisurely pace
surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
assume the existence of; put forward, as for consideration or study; suggest
change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform
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vanguard     Speak
 
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n.  
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beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for a living
the sense that something is about to occur; anticipatory fear; premonition
loss of speech due to injury or illness
advance forces; leading units at the front of army or fleet; persons at the forefront of any group or movement
witty sentence, phrase, or remark; wisecrack
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