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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
acidulous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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extremely evil or cruel; possessed or controlled by a demon
developing; forming; capable of forming or molding
characterized by loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter
agreeable; gracious; charming, often in a childlike or naive way
slightly sour in taste or manner; sharp; caustic
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anthropomorphic     Speak
 
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characteristic of acting or stage performance
intermittently stopping and starting; irregular; variable; unstable
diligent; hardworking; persevering, and constant in effort or application
having human form or characteristics
disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile
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billowing     Speak
 
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with great care or delicacy; cautiously
of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
of the same lineage or origin; having a common ancestor
healthful; favorable to health; promoting health; wholesome
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cogent     Speak
 
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reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
dull and uninteresting; lacking distinct or individual
versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes
fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar
fragrant; odorous; suggestive of odor
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debunk     Speak
 
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absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
repay; revenge; make repayment for or return something
cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert
expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
make liquids murky by stirring up sediment
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despoil     Speak
 
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claim without justification; claim for oneself without the right
apply in use; use or accustom till no pain or inconvenience; harden; habituate
mock; laugh at with contempt and derision
deprive of something valuable by force; rob; take as spoils
wet through and through; soak; put potion down the throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
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episodic     Speak
 
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loosely connected; divided into incidents; occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals
having low-necked dress
empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant
developing; forming; capable of forming or molding
spacious and comfortable; fit; proper; convenient
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extrinsic     Speak
 
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offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal
warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having the impulse to be combative
external; not essential; extraneous
rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
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herbivorous     Speak
 
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nominal holding of the title without obligations; existing in name only; nominal
foul-smelling; having bad or offensive odor
critical; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
wintry; belonging or relating to winter
grain-eating; plant-eating; feeding only on plants
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incredulous     Speak
 
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difficult to believe; incredible; skeptical
related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen
thoroughly soaked; expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink
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licentious     Speak
 
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able to produce the desired effect; valid
swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language
amoral; unrestrained; lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint
of a speech given in farewell, especially one delivered by an outstanding member of graduating class
empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant
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misconstrue     Speak
 
(12)
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admit to rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote
cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
steal in small quantities or articles of small value; practice petty theft
become formal or affected in dress or manners; give a neat appearance to
interpret incorrectly; misjudge; mistake the meaning of
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numismatist     Speak
 
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young plant or tree that has grown from seed; produced from seed
unnecessary repetition, especially for the same sense in different words; redundancy
collector and student of money, in particular of coins
something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
act of seceding; withdrawal; withdrawal of 11 Southern states from the Union
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pecuniary     Speak
 
(14)
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relating to money; requiring payment of money
choosing at random; not marked by fine distinctions
pervading; spread throughout every part
ugly; displeasing to eye; unpleasant to look at
gloomy; marked by a tendency to be bitter or sardonic
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postulate     Speak
 
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one who feigns illness to escape duty
essential premise; the underlying assumption
fight in which the combatants are mingled; hand to hand conflict; noisy, riotous fight
uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment
an object that serves as a focal point of attention and admiration; something that strongly attracts attention
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ratiocination     Speak
 
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animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column
reasoning; the act of concluding from premises
branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes, including its production and perception
tedious wordiness; verbosity;  great length; minute detail
washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
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retinue     Speak
 
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n.  
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text of dramatic musical work, such as opera
the government ruled by or subject to religious authority
monarch;  ruler who is unconstrained by law
inference about future or hypothetical situation based on known facts
following members; attendants accompanying high-ranking person
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sequester     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude
adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen the density of
form a circle about; enclose within a circle or ring; surround
take possession of; transfer another's property to oneself
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surfeit     Speak
 
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equip; provide with military equipment
make watertight by filling in cracks
eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess
avoid; refuse to use or participate in; stand aloof from
burn the surface of; roast over the fire, as dry grain; dry to extremity
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vagrant     Speak
 
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the whole universe; complex structure, such as society, considered as a single entity containing smaller structures
washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
a person without home or job; bird found outside its species' usual range
anger; wrath; keen resentment; irritate
expression of protest, complaint, or reproof, and especially formal statement of grievances
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