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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
accolade     Speak
 
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n.  
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artificial channel for water; sewer or drain crossing under the road
essential premise; the underlying assumption
award of merit; expression of approval; praise
one who fights with his fists, especially a professional prize fighter; boxer
extremely aggressive and militant patriot; one who advocates aggressive nationalism
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anathema     Speak
 
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crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems
the tool has two jaws to hold the workpiece firmly in place
painful labor; work, especially when arduous or involving painful effort
one who feigns illness to escape duty
solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
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bicameral     Speak
 
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without limits in extent, size, or quantity
of very poor quality or condition; loose-jointed; ill-made; out of gear or repair
marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding
composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar
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choleric     Speak
 
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fragrant; odorous; suggestive of odor
fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure
hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything; having an interest in a variety of subjects
bringing disgrace; shameful or infamous
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consanguineous     Speak
 
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respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
transparent; limpid; easy to understand
extremely harsh; very severe, oppressive, or strict
of the same lineage or origin; having a common ancestor
capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
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doleful     Speak
 
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prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country
outstanding; superior to or notable above all others
sorrowful; filled with or expressing grief; mournful
rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life
opposite; reversed in order, nature, or effect; turned upside down
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engulf     Speak
 
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rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof
give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
discourage; cause to lose courage or hope
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex
absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
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fleck     Speak
 
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cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex
spot; make spot or mark onto; mark with small spots
burn the surface of; roast over the fire, as dry grain; dry to extremity
arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
win by a wide margin; beat thoroughly or heavily; punish or beat severely
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ichthyology     Speak
 
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n.  
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dock; landing place; reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded
unbordered picture, often a portrait; decorative design placed at beginning or end of book; short literary sketch
branch of zoology that deals with the study of fishes
a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses
worship of idols; excessive admiration
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instil     Speak
 
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enter drop by drop; infuse slowly
look on or treat a person as a celebrity; visit famous places in order to revere them
avoid; refuse to use or participate in; stand aloof from
insult to one's character or reputation; pronounce indistinctly; talk about disparagingly or insultingly
make uneasy or perplexed;  cause to lose one's composure; disconcert
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inviolable     Speak
 
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urging; demanding; expressing earnest entreaty
secure from corruption, attack, or violation; unassailable
having or assuming relationship of child or offspring to parent
strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way
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magnate     Speak
 
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tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop
powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry
the medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain
a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides
plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss
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omnipresent     Speak
 
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childish; belonging to childhood; immature
universally present; being present everywhere
having total knowledge; knowing everything
wintry; belonging or relating to winter
occurring or appearing again or repeatedly
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panegyric     Speak
 
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n.  
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nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of the given name
formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as a public compliment
an object that serves as a focal point of attention and admiration; something that strongly attracts attention
officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division
eager bark or cry; sharp, quick bark or cry caused by fear or pain
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plasma     Speak
 
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resuming; beginning again; recommencement
anger; wrath; keen resentment; irritate
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
the fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors
intelligent and educated  elite, especially in nineteenth-century Poland, in Russia, and later the Soviet Union
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rankle     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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spread randomly; sprinkle; scatter
embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
crash; move with or as if with great speed and rushing noise
analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to the test
grow worse; cause persistent irritation or resentment
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repercussion     Speak
 
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n.  
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resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after the passage of two or more generations
one who speaks in dialogue or takes part in a conversation
quality of being well-mannered; refinement; people of good birth
often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound
a small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
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soporific     Speak
 
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insincerely emotional; showing a sickly excess of sentiment
containing seeds of later development; creative
sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
not capable of being swayed; unyielding; implacable
respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
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tautology     Speak
 
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n.  
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letter; written message; messenger
one who advocates individual rights and free will
barely able to read and write; able to read but not to write
unnecessary repetition, especially for the same sense in different words; redundancy
moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
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unpalatable     Speak
 
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cowardly; lacking strength and firmness of mind
distasteful; disagreeable; unpleasant to taste
being beyond the normal course of nature; differing from natural
showing a high degree of refinement
sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting
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