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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
acrimonious     Speak
 
(1)
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varied; greatly diversified; made up of many differing parts
respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
wooden; impersonal; deliberately impassive or expressionless, as face or look
obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority
bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
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aseptic     Speak
 
(2)
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prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country
preventing infection; having cleansing effect
slow; sluggish; wasting time
fictional, relating to imaginative creation
presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous
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betoken     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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cut down; reduce; restrict; economize
signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of
give off  liquid; purify; refine; increase the concentration of
disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion
ridicule; subject to abusive ridicule expressed in work of art
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cantankerous     Speak
 
(4)
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having a harmful effect; injurious; having the quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous
ill-humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
wooden; impersonal; deliberately impassive or expressionless, as face or look
fragrant; odorous; suggestive of odor
haphazard; careless; done hastily
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controvert     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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dig up; unearth; dig up or remove from grave or tomb; bring to public notice
give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
gallop slowly; run or ride with steady, easy gait; travel at an easy pace with long strides
draw a mark or line under; emphasize; stress
oppose with arguments; attempt to prove to be false or incorrect; contradict
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doleful     Speak
 
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not effective; unable to produce the desired result
discordant; inharmonious; sounding harsh; ill-sounding
cowardly; lacking strength and firmness of mind
sorrowful; filled with or expressing grief; mournful
wrinkled; shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges
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excoriate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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put or throw flat with face down;  cause to lie flat
scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off; abrade
spread randomly; sprinkle; scatter
beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements
surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
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febrile     Speak
 
(8)
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feverish; intense emotion or activity
swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
intermittently stopping and starting; irregular; variable; unstable
extremely evil or cruel; possessed or controlled by a demon
diligent; hardworking; persevering, and constant in effort or application
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hoodwink     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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form a circle about; enclose within a circle or ring; surround
apply in use; use or accustom till no pain or inconvenience; harden; habituate
win by a wide margin; beat thoroughly or heavily; punish or beat severely
deceive; take in by deceptive means; delude
make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of
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inducible     Speak
 
(10)
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capable of being caused or made to take place
sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety
offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal
critical; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
given to joking; merry; humorous
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inviolable     Speak
 
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pertaining to cultivation of gardens or orchards
secure from corruption, attack, or violation; unassailable
planned or accomplished together; combined
of the same lineage or origin; having a common ancestor
obscure; puzzling; not easily explained or accounted for
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morphology     Speak
 
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n.  
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person of no importance; something that does not exist or that exists only in the imagination
branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants
activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
imitation of another's style in musical composition or writing
untrustworthy person;  deceitful and unreliable scoundrel; a man of humble birth; male servant
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nomenclature     Speak
 
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the sense that something is about to occur; anticipatory fear; premonition
high praise; formal expression of praise; a tribute
any of various flies that bite or annoy livestock and other animals; an irritating person
often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound
terminology; system of names used in an art or science
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pastel     Speak
 
(14)
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tied in knots; covered with knots or knobs; difficult to understand or solve
reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
astonished; appalled, amazed, or stunned
any of various pale or light colors; lacking in body or vigor
childish; belonging to childhood; immature
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postulate     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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pantry; place where food is kept
essential premise; the underlying assumption
a compact, close-knit group of people, animals, or things
church dignitary; senior clergyman
food eaten or provided at a meal; feast; banquet
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redoubtable     Speak
 
(16)
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calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor
containing seeds of later development; creative
fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor
absolute; having no exception; of using category or categories
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repercussion     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound
animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column
large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
quality of smoothness of flow; quality of being fluent in language
dock; landing place; reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded
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scuttle     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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hide away; generate and separate substance from cells or bodily fluids
deliberately sink a ship by order of the commander, rather than by enemy action
inform; give notice to; make aware
bring up and expel from throat or stomach; vomit; discharge or pour forth contents
settle oneself securely or comfortably; place or conceal in a secure place
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titular     Speak
 
(19)
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nominal holding of the title without obligations; existing in name only; nominal
willing to try new things and take risks; bold
extremely harsh; very severe, oppressive, or strict
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
sordid; morally degraded; squalid or corrupt
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unprepossessing     Speak
 
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abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
not intimidating; not making one fearful
madly excited; in a state of hurry, panic, or wild activity
unattractive; unimpressive or unremarkable; dull and ordinary
diligent; hardworking; persevering, and constant in effort or application
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