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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
abridge     Speak
 
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v.  
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reject; mock; express contempt for rules by word or action; behave with contempt
leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
stop or check the flow of liquid; stop the flow of blood from a wound
stimulate by shock; stir up; spur to action
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annotate     Speak
 
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set apart; distinguish; perceive or show the difference in or between
wet thoroughly; stain with mud; soil or wet by dragging in the dirt, mud, moist places
clean; remove offensive parts of book
comment; make explanatory notes
encode; convert plain message into code
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blighted     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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composed of distinct particles
suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
impossible to recover or regain; irreparable
hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
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cogency     Speak
 
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the medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain
abusive language used to express blame or ill will
slandering; act of discrediting from someone's reputation
collection of various items, parts, or ingredients, especially one composed of diverse literary works
power of proving or of producing belief; quality of being highly probable or convincing; force; credibility
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denizen     Speak
 
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the green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting
loss of speech due to injury or illness
upward slope, as of hill
an animal, plant, or person that lives in or is often in a particular place, a regular visitor
society or government ruled by wealthy class
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devotee     Speak
 
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loud, rude burst of laughter; horse-laugh
enthusiastic follower; one who is devoted or self-dedicated to a cause or practice
tedious wordiness; verbosity;  great length; minute detail
high praise; formal expression of praise; a tribute
skillful deceit; disposition to deceive or cheat; disguise cunningly
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enervate     Speak
 
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besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude
be disturbed; boil; be in a state of turmoil or ferment
weaken or destroy strength or vitality of; remove a nerve or part of a nerve
gallop slowly; run or ride with steady, easy gait; travel at an easy pace with long strides
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explicate     Speak
 
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explain; make clear the meaning of; unfold meaning or sense of
praise highly; glorify; celebrate
direct or impose with urgent appeal; order with emphasis
cleanse with water; flush; wash lightly without soap
free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
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haggard     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering
wandering; moving from place to place; unsettled
able to cause disease; producing disease
of very poor quality or condition; loose-jointed; ill-made; out of gear or repair
inclined to make trouble; disobedient; irritable
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insularity     Speak
 
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a person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds
authority on a subject; learned person; expert
narrow-mindedness; isolation; state of being isolated or detached
often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound
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irresolute     Speak
 
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denying existence of God; godless
occurring or appearing again or repeatedly
belong to noble origin; having high birth
uncertain how to act or proceed; undecided; lacking in resolution
unattractive; unimpressive or unremarkable; dull and ordinary
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lugubrious     Speak
 
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cowardly; lacking strength and firmness of mind
accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
composed of distinct particles
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated degree
loosely connected; divided into incidents; occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals
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mutability     Speak
 
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n.  
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ability to change in form; fickleness
gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants
imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking
one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
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palliate     Speak
 
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create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
lessen the violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses
embezzle;  appropriate fraudulently to one's own use; steal public money entrusted to one's care
think earnestly or studiously; meditate; ponder; think deeply
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plod     Speak
 
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calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
equip; provide with military equipment
move or walk heavily or laboriously;  travel slowly but steadily
give off sparks; shine as if emanating sparks; twinkle or glow
catch sight of; glimpse; discover at a distance
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recalcitrant     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen
obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority
offensively loud; noisy; making outcry
critical; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or previous ancestral form
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savant     Speak
 
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n.  
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quality of not moving; remaining in place
show of skill or deceitful cleverness, considered magical by naive observers
scholar; man of learning or science; one eminent for learning
claw of a bird of prey; part of the lock that key presses to shoot bolt
clothing; garments; dress; garb; costume
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seamy     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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constituting or acting as a single, often in rigid or uniform
forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen
sordid; morally degraded; squalid or corrupt
capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
burdensome or oppressive; not easily borne; wearing
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torpor     Speak
 
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n.  
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gayness; splendor; cheerfulness or celebration
temporary encampment; a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
eye defect that prevents proper focus
indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy
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vise     Speak
 
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show of skill or deceitful cleverness, considered magical by naive observers
a person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; yes man
resuming; beginning again; recommencement
the tool has two jaws to hold the workpiece firmly in place
the letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with the previous rise
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