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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
acerbity     Speak
 
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n.  
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the tool has two jaws to hold the workpiece firmly in place
the bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer
medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction
well-paid position with little responsibility
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asymmetric     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate
fragrant; odorous; suggestive of odor
penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression
lacking in spirit; affected or marked by low spirits
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burgeon     Speak
 
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v.  
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besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
a drawback, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear
grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
enter drop by drop; infuse slowly
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
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captious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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intended to confuse in an argument
good-natured ridiculing; cleverly amusing in tone
tending to betray; disloyal; faithless
serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
wintry; belonging or relating to winter
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concomitantly     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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having a harmful effect; injurious; having the quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous
of nature of palace, as in spaciousness or ornateness
made less dense of gas; elevated in character or style; lofty
existing concurrently; in company or combination
intended to confuse in an argument
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discomposure     Speak
 
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n.  
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state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; disturbance; inconsistency; disagreement
trader; one who trades goods for other goods without involving money
deliberate, vigorous motion or gesture
the whole universe; complex structure, such as society, considered as a single entity containing smaller structures
uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment
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excoriate     Speak
 
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v.  
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scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off; abrade
deliberately sink a ship by order of the commander, rather than by enemy action
grow tiresome; have dulling, wearisome, or boring effect
copy; write over again in same words
disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion
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exude     Speak
 
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v.  
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reconstruct sentence or story; present ideas in a new or different arrangement
give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
discharge; release liquid in drops or small quantities
lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
vary; go in different directions from the same point
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gambol     Speak
 
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v.  
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influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
discharge; release liquid in drops or small quantities
frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
a drawback, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear
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incisive     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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be similar or bear a likeness to horse; relating to horse
penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression
able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others
calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
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linchpin     Speak
 
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n.  
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overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness
something that holds or links various parts together
weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age
power of proving or of producing belief; quality of being highly probable or convincing; force; credibility
pantry; place where food is kept
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monolithic     Speak
 
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deeply established; firmly rooted
of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
discordant; inharmonious; sounding harsh; ill-sounding
constituting or acting as a single, often in rigid or uniform
impartial; fair; rightly balanced; equitable
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onerous     Speak
 
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being an artificial and inferior substitute or imitation
burdensome or oppressive; not easily borne; wearing
relating to money; requiring payment of money
marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
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phylum     Speak
 
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n.  
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big or clumsy, often stupid person
extremely aggressive and militant patriot; one who advocates aggressive nationalism
state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness
person of no importance; something that does not exist or that exists only in the imagination
a major class of plants; primary branch of the animal kingdom; division
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precursor     Speak
 
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n.  
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a small, representative system having analogies to the larger system; miniature model of something
forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
barely able to read and write; able to read but not to write
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quietude     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who is skeptical of the existence of a god or any ultimate reality
natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape
the case for sword blade; sheath
hereditary nobility; privileged class
tranquility; state of peace and quiet
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roil     Speak
 
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v.  
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renovate; make bright by polishing
set apart; distinguish; perceive or show the difference in or between
create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
insult to one's character or reputation; pronounce indistinctly; talk about disparagingly or insultingly
make liquids murky by stirring up sediment
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secrete     Speak
 
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v.  
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bring up and expel from throat or stomach; vomit; discharge or pour forth contents
hide away; generate and separate substance from cells or bodily fluids
arouse again; make someone have a feeling that they had in the past
move uneasily one way and the other; behave or move nervously or restlessly
wrestle; come to grips with; seize firmly, as with the hands
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tensile     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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a measure of temperature used widely in Europe
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points
lacking self-restraint; lacking sexual restraint; unchaste
capable of being stretched or extended; ductile
bringing disgrace; shameful or infamous
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viscid     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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having keen insight; mentally perceptive; astute
adhesive; gluey; covered with a sticky or clammy coating
overly sweet; cloyingly sentimental
self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
unruly; rebellious; turbulent and uncontrollable
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