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 Test Questions
SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
agnostic     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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intelligent and educated  elite, especially in nineteenth-century Poland, in Russia, and later the Soviet Union
one who spends money recklessly or wastefully
a person without home or job; bird found outside its species' usual range
uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment
one who is skeptical of the existence of a god or any ultimate reality
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appraise     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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stick or hold together in a mass that resists separation
cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated
estimate value of; evaluate, especially in an official capacity
pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust
deflect sound or light from straight path; alter by viewing through a medium
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bedraggle     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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wet thoroughly; stain with mud; soil or wet by dragging in the dirt, mud, moist places
act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; imitate
reject; mock; express contempt for rules by word or action; behave with contempt
interpret incorrectly; misjudge; mistake the meaning of
let down; restrain; lessen force or intensity of; moderate
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colloquial     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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wrinkled; shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges
difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
wooden; impersonal; deliberately impassive or expressionless, as face or look
of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
denying existence of God; godless
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denigrate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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portray; depict; draw or trace the outline of; sketch out
form into grains or small masses; make rough on the surface
give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
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desiccate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy metal with mercury
encode; convert plain message into code
dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture
stroll slowly; walk at a leisurely pace
lean to one side, as a ship under a press of sail; sway from side to side
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entitlement     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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a person with refined taste, especially in food and wine
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
right to claim something; right to benefits
the behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
a person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
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frond     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division
fern leaf, especially compound leaf; palm or banana leaf
animal, such as an insect that lacks backbone or spinal column
lack of proper respect; disrespectful act or remark
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gourmand     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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sorcery; power or effect that appears magical; great ability in the specified field
elevated platform for public speaking; pulpit
bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together
fight in which the combatants are mingled; hand to hand conflict; noisy, riotous fight
a person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
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inaugurate     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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make uneasy or perplexed;  cause to lose one's composure; disconcert
give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
start; initiate; induct into office by a formal ceremony
deceive; take in by deceptive means; delude
collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
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jubilation     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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act of putting something in working order again; act or process of making amends; compensation
young offspring of a mammal, such as a dog or a wolf; child or youth
award of merit; expression of approval; praise
bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together
rejoicing; feeling of extreme joy
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monochromatic     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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relating to the sense of taste; relating to gustation
impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control
slightly sour in taste or manner; sharp; caustic
sociable; seeking and enjoying the company of others
having only one color; viewing only one color, total color blindness
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optometrist     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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the mechanism that imitates actions of humans
a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses
right to claim something; right to benefits
boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger
region; climate; particular region as defined by its weather or climate
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pejorative     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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capable of being stretched or extended; ductile
tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling
sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
capable of grasping or holding; having a keen intellect
enduring pain and hardship without showing feeling or complaint
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portend     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
foretell; serve as an omen or a warning of; indicate by prediction
disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion
express an opinion;  think; suppose
sell or offer for sale from place to place; sell
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propulsive     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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speaking or expressed in lofty style; using high sounding language; overly wordy
presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous
driving forward; having power to propel
obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority
unable to compromise about points of doctrine; unyielding
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satiate     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
criticize for petty or frivolous reasons; raise trivial objections
contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term
satisfy fully; overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
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scrutinize     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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be lazy or idle; move, stand, or recline in a relaxed manner
split; tear or split apart or into pieces violently
make a sound quieter and less clear
examine closely and critically
be next to; be contiguous to; border on
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titular     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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moving with wavelike motion
inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly; wildly immoral
nominal holding of the title without obligations; existing in name only; nominal
having human form or characteristics
characteristic of acting or stage performance
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verbalize     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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cancel; remove; erase or strike out
make peace with; appease and render favorable
burn the surface of; roast over the fire, as dry grain; dry to extremity
express in speech;  speak or use words to express
try to stir up public opinion; promote the growth of; apply warm lotion to
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