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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
amalgamate     Speak
 
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v.  
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reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade
combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy metal with mercury
recover gradually from an illness
put forward; offer for consideration or debate
express strong disapproval of; disparage
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astringent     Speak
 
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thriftless; not providing for future; incautious
causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant
with great care or delicacy; cautiously
flowing or dropping like honey; sweetly or smoothly flowing, especially in sound
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bestial     Speak
 
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sealed by fusion so as to be airtight
confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason
marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
haphazard; careless; done hastily
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cogent     Speak
 
(4)
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wooden; impersonal; deliberately impassive or expressionless, as face or look
capricious; liable to sudden, unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament
reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
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coquette     Speak
 
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song of praise or joy;  loud and joyous song; the song of triumph
author or compiler of dictionary; one employed in the making of vocabulary or wordbook of language
flirt; a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
pompous array of words; overabundance of words
a shout of disapproval; shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from crowd or audience
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disgorge     Speak
 
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cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert
interpret incorrectly; misjudge; mistake the meaning of
correct; improve by critical editing; free from fault; alter for the better
tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
bring up and expel from throat or stomach; vomit; discharge or pour forth contents
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endemic     Speak
 
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impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control
fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure
sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety
powerful; mighty; strong; vigorous; forcible
prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country
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foment     Speak
 
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lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
fly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by
try to stir up public opinion; promote the growth of; apply warm lotion to
cancel; revoke command or order; order or direct in opposition to; prohibit; forbid
cut the top off; make something shorter as if by cutting off
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hodgepodge     Speak
 
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jumble; a mixture of ill-suited elements; something made up of miscellaneous
a small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses
a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society
preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
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imprecation     Speak
 
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act of positioning close together; side-by-side position
curse; the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation
recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated
one who is stingy or overly cautious or defensive with money; a miser
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libertine     Speak
 
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free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint
growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop
indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
error in the use of language, especially  intentional use of misspelling; violation of the conventional rules of society
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maladroit     Speak
 
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foretelling events as if by divine inspiration
offensively flattering or insincere; offensive; disgusting
obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority
showing lack of skill; clumsy or awkward
capable of being bribed; for sale, available for a price; corrupt
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mutinous     Speak
 
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serving to compensate or as compensation; making amends; repaying
lacking in spirit; affected or marked by low spirits
sociable; seeking and enjoying the company of others
unruly; rebellious; turbulent and uncontrollable
having only one color; viewing only one color, total color blindness
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parch     Speak
 
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burn the surface of; roast over the fire, as dry grain; dry to extremity
satisfy fully; overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth
pick out from others; weed out; remove rejected members or parts from
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preternatural     Speak
 
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lacking purpose or zest; halfhearted; lacking spirit or liveliness
having only one syllable;  speaking in curt
unorthodox; unconventional; not in agreement with accepted beliefs, especially in church doctrine
being beyond the normal course of nature; differing from natural
foul-smelling; having bad or offensive odor
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recumbent     Speak
 
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driving forward; having power to propel
reclining; lying down completely or in part
providing general overview; summary
secure from corruption, attack, or violation; unassailable
offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal
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rend     Speak
 
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deprive of civil right; deprive someone of a franchise, generally their right to vote
split; tear or split apart or into pieces violently
estimate value of; evaluate, especially in an official capacity
arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
wear away by friction; scrape; erode
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scurrilous     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach
the carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels
small brook or stream; streamlet
a small, representative system having analogies to the larger system; miniature model of something
person of no importance; something that does not exist or that exists only in the imagination
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tendentious     Speak
 
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insincerely emotional; showing a sickly excess of sentiment
having or marked by a strong tendency
poor; experiencing want or need; impoverished
not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
offensively loud; noisy; making outcry
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valedictory     Speak
 
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no longer usable or practical; obsolete;  not in fashion
rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
of a speech given in farewell, especially one delivered by an outstanding member of graduating class
madly excited; in a state of hurry, panic, or wild activity
grain-eating; plant-eating; feeding only on plants
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