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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
amalgamate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy metal with mercury
aid; assist and deliver from suffering; relieve
run at the nose; snuffle; whine; talk in a tearful manner
steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own
liberate; free from chains; set free or keep free from restrictions or bonds
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autocrat     Speak
 
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n.  
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ancient paper made from stem of plant
dictator; ruler having unlimited power
symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
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buffoonery     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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repetition of a beginning sound in poetry
one who has more than one spouse at a time
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
clowning;  arts and practices of a buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks, and postures
the belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess
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circumlocution     Speak
 
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n.  
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solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
process of turning some plant material into stone
well-paid position with little responsibility
indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
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consanguineous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull
thin; slight; lacking clarity or distinctness
of the same lineage or origin; having a common ancestor
angelic; innocent-looking; like a baby; infantile
sorrowful; filled with or expressing grief; mournful
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discomfit     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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speak distinctly; state or set forth precisely or systematically; pronounce; articulate
renovate; make bright by polishing
make uneasy or perplexed;  cause to lose one's composure; disconcert
steal, often in violation of trust; put away; remove
destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
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emollient     Speak
 
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having a softening or soothing effect, especially on skin
an exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners
appearance of truth; probability; likelihood
a small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
person of no importance; something that does not exist or that exists only in the imagination
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foible     Speak
 
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n.  
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the carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels
inclination; favorable prejudice or bias; special fondness
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
enthusiastically worded approval; a round of applause
moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault
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haggard     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
amoral; unrestrained; lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint
of the same lineage or origin; having a common ancestor
wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering
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interlocutor     Speak
 
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n.  
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sleepwalker; person who walks in his sleep
group of men joined in political intrigue; a group of military officers ruling a country
one who speaks in dialogue or takes part in a conversation
dictator; ruler having unlimited power
the argument for exercise merely; plausible but misleading argument; art or process of reasoning; logic
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invertebrate     Speak
 
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n.  
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trader; one who trades goods for other goods without involving money
skillful deceit; disposition to deceive or cheat; disguise cunningly
an object that serves as a focal point of attention and admiration; something that strongly attracts attention
the beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as main horizontal support in building
animal, such as an insect that lacks backbone or spinal column
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mordant     Speak
 
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harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing
attacking cherished traditions; characterized by an attack on established beliefs
loud and harsh; insistent; high-pitched; rough-sounding
bitingly painful; harshly ironic or sinister; serving to fix colors in dyeing
wandering; moving from place to place; unsettled
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oracular     Speak
 
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without limits in extent, size, or quantity
calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
capable of being derived by reasoning from known principles or facts
prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous
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phonetics     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking
branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes, including its production and perception
hard outer layer that covers something
slandering; act of discrediting from someone's reputation
strong feeling of aversion; dislike
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prestidigitation     Speak
 
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n.  
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disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition
cleverly executed trick or deception; skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with hands
painful labor; work, especially when arduous or involving painful effort
a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution
natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape
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protean     Speak
 
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showing a high degree of refinement
having only one syllable;  speaking in curt
versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes
overly sweet; cloyingly sentimental
pleasing or agreeable to ear; having a pleasant sound
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refraction     Speak
 
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n.  
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the fact of light or sound being caused to change direction or to separate when it travels through water, glass
something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
young offspring of a mammal, such as a dog or a wolf; child or youth
pride; arrogance; highness or loftiness
the mechanism that imitates actions of humans
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snivel     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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run at the nose; snuffle; whine; talk in a tearful manner
express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
grow worse; cause persistent irritation or resentment
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supplant     Speak
 
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v.  
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confuse thoroughly; becloud and confuse, as with liquor; make stupid with alcohol
oppose with arguments; attempt to prove to be false or incorrect; contradict
stick or hold together in a mass that resists separation
adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another
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turpitude     Speak
 
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n.  
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any gain above stipulated salary; extra payment
habitual return to crime; committing new offenses after being punished for a crime
depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act
small brook or stream; streamlet
forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
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