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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
acidulous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
difficult to manage or govern; stubborn; unyielding
drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness
slightly sour in taste or manner; sharp; caustic
oily; composed of oil or fat; characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness
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ancestry     Speak
 
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the carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels
combativeness; inclination or readiness to fight; quarrelsomeness
family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
indifference; lack of concern; composure
someone who has withdrawn from his native land
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blench     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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a drawback, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear
become formal or affected in dress or manners; give a neat appearance to
fall from clouds; hurl or throw violently; fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
extend out or project in space; stick out
split into opposite extremes or camps
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collate     Speak
 
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strip a priest or minister of church authority; remove from the status as a member of the clergy
spot; make spot or mark onto; mark with small spots
be oppressed by heat; suffer terribly from the intense heat
hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order
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dappled     Speak
 
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calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
loosely connected; divided into incidents; occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals
spotted; having mottled or spotted skin or coat
be similar or bear a likeness to horse; relating to horse
suggesting the horror of death and decay; gruesome
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ebullient     Speak
 
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speaking or expressed in lofty style; using high sounding language; overly wordy
humorous, amusing or joking; sportive; not serious
showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
of a speech given in farewell, especially one delivered by an outstanding member of graduating class
swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language
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ethos     Speak
 
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n.  
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disposition, character, or fundamental values peculiar to a specific person, people, culture, or movement
state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; keenness of emotion
family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
nest of a bird, such as an eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
musical repetition; repeat performance; recurrent action
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expository     Speak
 
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explanatory; serving to explain
daily; relating to or occurring in a 24-hour period
involving clever rogues or adventurers
having many facets or aspects
not consisting of matter, or not having a material body; immaterial; insubstantial
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histrionic     Speak
 
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characteristic of acting or stage performance
foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous
dull and uninteresting; lacking distinct or individual
insincerely emotional; showing a sickly excess of sentiment
having only one syllable;  speaking in curt
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inequity     Speak
 
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habitual return to crime; committing new offenses after being punished for a crime
outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot
high praise; formal expression of praise; a tribute
unfairness; lack of equity or abstract justice; disagreement with equitable principles
one who hates or mistrusts mankind
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laud     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
give energy to; make forceful and active; supply with an electric current
be next to; be contiguous to; border on
hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food
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mollify     Speak
 
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make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof
go ashore from a ship; unload cargo from a ship; leave a vehicle or aircraft
rule or exercise power in cruel; rule over or control arbitrarily
make less rigid or softer; calm in temper or feeling
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outmoded     Speak
 
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capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
no longer usable or practical; obsolete;  not in fashion
filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied
having only one color; viewing only one color, total color blindness
involving clever rogues or adventurers
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pastel     Speak
 
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tending toward center; moving or directed toward center or axis
marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
harsh and rough-sounding; disturbing public peace; loud and rough
pouring forth; uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
any of various pale or light colors; lacking in body or vigor
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plod     Speak
 
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v.  
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come or send forth from a source, used chiefly of an intangible thing, as light
speak loudly and vehemently; make formal speech
move or walk heavily or laboriously;  travel slowly but steadily
criticize for petty or frivolous reasons; raise trivial objections
soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
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propulsive     Speak
 
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choosing at random; not marked by fine distinctions
pervading; spread throughout every part
driving forward; having power to propel
calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
wooden; impersonal; deliberately impassive or expressionless, as face or look
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relegate     Speak
 
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v.  
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change or form into bone; become set in a rigidly conventional pattern; change from soft tissue to hard bony tissue
mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake
win by a wide margin; beat thoroughly or heavily; punish or beat severely
assign to obscure place, position, or condition; delegate; assign
remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids
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seraphic     Speak
 
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difficult to believe; incredible; skeptical
respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes
angelic; having sweet nature befitting an angel
suggesting the horror of death and decay; gruesome
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striated     Speak
 
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sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
recently begun; imperfectly formed or developed; elementary
having parallel lines or grooves on surface
secure from corruption, attack, or violation; unassailable
thriftless; not providing for future; incautious
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vertebrate     Speak
 
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n.  
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animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column
celebrity; a person who is an inspiration to others; a person who has achieved eminence in a specific field
the term during which one learns a trade from a skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
newborn infant, especially one less than four weeks old
one who argues in support of something; advocate; backer
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