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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
adulterate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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determine, decide, or establish in advance; influence markedly
debase; degrade; spread negative information about
change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform
make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
praise highly; glorify; celebrate
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aphorism     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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the whole universe; complex structure, such as society, considered as a single entity containing smaller structures
rabies, especially in human beings; abnormal fear of water
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
lazy person; person habitually lazy, idle, and slow; sluggish; lazy
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bovine     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as a result of being heated
composed of distinct particles
dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull
untidy or slovenly; shabby; great carelessness; done poorly or too quickly
lacking self-restraint; lacking sexual restraint; unchaste
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censorious     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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pertaining to bishop or pope; having dignity or authority of the bishop
critical; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
mottled; spotted or patched, especially in black and white
relating to religious faction or subgroup; narrow-minded; limited
excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal
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countermand     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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separate the fibers or threads of; clarify by separating the aspects of
cancel; revoke command or order; order or direct in opposition to; prohibit; forbid
dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture
loose bands of; set free; disunite; scatter
lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth
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ductile     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
irreverent; lacking due respect or dutifulness
denying existence of God; godless
streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful
easily influenced; flexible; pliable
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epidermis     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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an outer, protective layer of skin of vertebrates
lazy person; person habitually lazy, idle, and slow; sluggish; lazy
fern leaf, especially compound leaf; palm or banana leaf
the term during which one learns a trade from a skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
smooth and gracious in manner; quality of being sweet or pleasing to mind; agreeableness
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fleck     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of
instruct or correct, especially to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement
embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
grow worse; cause persistent irritation or resentment
spot; make spot or mark onto; mark with small spots
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gourmand     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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a person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
one who makes maps or charts
unnecessary repetition, especially for the same sense in different words; redundancy
a window set vertically into a small gable projecting from the sloping roof; sleeping-room
instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory
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insularity     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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one who spends money recklessly or wastefully
narrow-mindedness; isolation; state of being isolated or detached
inner excitement or exuberance; a process of bubbling as gas escapes
the tool has two jaws to hold the workpiece firmly in place
characteristic or feature that distinguishes something from others
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liberator     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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something that holds or links various parts together
study of language; investigation of language and its literature
authority on a subject; learned person; expert
someone who releases people from captivity
instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory
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molt     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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shed or cast off hair or feathers
stroll slowly; walk at a leisurely pace
think earnestly or studiously; meditate; ponder; think deeply
adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
dig up; unearth; dig up or remove from grave or tomb; bring to public notice
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multifaceted     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
with great care or delicacy; cautiously
played abruptly; marked by an abrupt sharp sound
having many facets or aspects
reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
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papyrus     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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skillful deceit; disposition to deceive or cheat; disguise cunningly
painful labor; work, especially when arduous or involving painful effort
ancient paper made from stem of plant
the feeling of enmity or ill will; an attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
rabies, especially in human beings; abnormal fear of water
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privation     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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hardship; state of extreme poverty
branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes, including its production and perception
newborn infant, especially one less than four weeks old
manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; the rate of moving
an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
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ramshackle     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor
having an odor of musk, a secretion produced by certain animals, such as otter or civet
of very poor quality or condition; loose-jointed; ill-made; out of gear or repair
idealistic without regard to practicality
not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
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scads     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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manuscript, typically of papyrus or parchment that has been written on more than once, with the earlier writing erased
overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness
a large number or quantity
sleepwalker; person who walks in his sleep
property of being close together; kinship; nearness; similarity in nature
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secession     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; disturbance; inconsistency; disagreement
participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in a crime or other wrongdoing
the fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors
property of being close together; kinship; nearness; similarity in nature
act of seceding; withdrawal; withdrawal of 11 Southern states from the Union
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tendentious     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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extremely evil or cruel; possessed or controlled by a demon
poor; experiencing want or need; impoverished
having or marked by a strong tendency
impossible to overcome; unbeatable
mottled; spotted or patched, especially in black and white
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unpalatable     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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with a sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
distasteful; disagreeable; unpleasant to taste
lifted up; raised; elevated; fill with optimism
healthful; favorable to health; promoting health; wholesome
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