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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
ambulatory     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or previous ancestral form
manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
nearsighted; lacking foresight; narrow minded
worn or burdened with care; showing the signs of long-term stresses
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ancestry     Speak
 
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n.  
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someone who has withdrawn from his native land
concise summing up of main points
family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
act of putting something in working order again; act or process of making amends; compensation
the belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess
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bemoan     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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force into military service; take for public use; seize for military use; take arbitrarily or by force
appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
regret strongly; express disapproval of
spread gradually; cause the liquid to pass through small holes; filter
teach with biased or one-sided ideology; teach doctrines to; teach uncritically
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cognate     Speak
 
(4)
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related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
serving to fill out or to complete; supplying mutual needs or offsetting mutual lacks
wordy; using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words
composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
mocking; exposing human folly to ridicule
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dehydrate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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spot; make spot or mark onto; mark with small spots
combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy metal with mercury
remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids
attack with abusive language; vilify
act or react with equal force; ; counteract
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dictatorial     Speak
 
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pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute
stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate
prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country
pouring forth; uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
involving clever rogues or adventurers
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equable     Speak
 
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youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
speaking or walking affectedly or with caution; affectedly elegant and nice
tranquil; not varying; uniform; not easily disturbed
self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
driving forward; having power to propel
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forswear     Speak
 
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v.  
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rise again; sweep or surge back again
renounce or deny something, especially under oath; swear falsely, usually under pressure
induce someone to convert to one's own religious faith
plan, arrange or plot in advance; deliberate upon future action
scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off; abrade
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guile     Speak
 
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n.  
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property of being close together; kinship; nearness; similarity in nature
outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot
treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community
collector and student of money, in particular of coins
skillful deceit; disposition to deceive or cheat; disguise cunningly
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ingrained     Speak
 
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deeply established; firmly rooted
wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering
obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority
madly excited; in a state of hurry, panic, or wild activity
fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure
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kleptomaniac     Speak
 
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n.  
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generous gift; money or gifts bestowed
person who has compulsive desire to steal
growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
characteristic or feature that distinguishes something from others
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mendacious     Speak
 
(12)
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childish; belonging to childhood; immature
pervading; spread throughout every part
excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion
lying; habitually dishonest; speaking falsely
not allowing passage, especially of liquids; waterproof
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oracular     Speak
 
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lacking self-restraint; lacking sexual restraint; unchaste
habitually moving from place to place, especially in search of seasonal work; wandering
discordant; inharmonious; sounding harsh; ill-sounding
universally present; being present everywhere
prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous
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philology     Speak
 
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n.  
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pompous array of words; overabundance of words
state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness
scholar; man of learning or science; one eminent for learning
study of language; investigation of language and its literature
ancient paper made from stem of plant
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portend     Speak
 
(15)
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foretell; serve as an omen or a warning of; indicate by prediction
shed or cast off hair or feathers
admit to rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote
tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
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prostrate     Speak
 
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persuade to act unlawfully, especially to commit perjury
put or throw flat with face down;  cause to lie flat
lean to one side, as a ship under a press of sail; sway from side to side
blow away; separate good parts from bad; sort or select desirable; extract
smirk; smile in an artificial way to make an impression
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rend     Speak
 
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v.  
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act evasively in order to gain time, avoid an argument, or postpone a decision
push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude
split; tear or split apart or into pieces violently
make liquids murky by stirring up sediment
carve or cut into a block or surface, as used for printing; impress deeply as if by carving
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silt     Speak
 
(18)
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replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another
look on or treat a person as a celebrity; visit famous places in order to revere them
mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake
smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings
satisfy fully; overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
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tendentious     Speak
 
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no longer usable or practical; obsolete;  not in fashion
fictional, relating to imaginative creation
varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; lustrous
versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes
having or marked by a strong tendency
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verbose     Speak
 
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incomplete; fragmentary; favoring one person or side over another or others
wordy; using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words
played abruptly; marked by an abrupt sharp sound
relating to money; requiring payment of money
foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way
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