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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
acetic     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant
having properties of vinegar; sour
oily; composed of oil or fat; characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness
relating to outline or diagram; represented simply, as using symbols
calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
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apolitical     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety
tending to betray; disloyal; faithless
penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression
heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
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bowdlerize     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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cut down; reduce; restrict; economize
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly
charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to an enemy
restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
infringe; advance beyond usual limit; make a physical impact on; touch
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castigate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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be next to; be contiguous to; border on
debase; degrade; spread negative information about
criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to the publication
dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture
think earnestly or studiously; meditate; ponder; think deeply
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dehydrate     Speak
 
(5)
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keep from motion, or stop the progress of; make calm or still
increase the scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
spot; make spot or mark onto; mark with small spots
loose bands of; set free; disunite; scatter
remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids
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despoil     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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entertain; provide with great enjoyment
deprive of something valuable by force; rob; take as spoils
unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
sing note or song with trills; modulate tone's frequency
form into grains or small masses; make rough on the surface
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emancipate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous
analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to the test
precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
attack with abusive language; vilify
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flaccid     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
with a sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
acting in strength, firmness, or resilience
noisily aggressive; making great noise or outcry
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gauche     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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sordid; morally degraded; squalid or corrupt
improperly forward or bold; trim and stylish in appearance
awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
varied; greatly diversified; made up of many differing parts
indicative of lack of generosity; cautious with money
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incarnadine     Speak
 
(10)
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having properties of vinegar; sour
astonished; appalled, amazed, or stunned
having total knowledge; knowing everything
compensating; rewarding; profitable or paying
red, especially blood-red; of the blood-red color of raw flesh
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jubilation     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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the beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as main horizontal support in building
something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
rejoicing; feeling of extreme joy
a person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; yes man
one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
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luminary     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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celebrity; a person who is an inspiration to others; a person who has achieved eminence in a specific field
weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age
branch of zoology that deals with the study of fishes
pantry; place where food is kept
one who feigns illness to escape duty
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myopic     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; lustrous
drowsy; dull; indifferent or apathetic
inoffensive expression of fat; stout
nearsighted; lacking foresight; narrow minded
slow; sluggish; wasting time
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phylum     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a major class of plants; primary branch of the animal kingdom; division
explanation; interpretation, especially of biblical or religious text
small brook or stream; streamlet
medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction
unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity; impurity in thought and deed
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privation     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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fern leaf, especially compound leaf; palm or banana leaf
one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning
hardship; state of extreme poverty
hothead; a person who stirs up trouble; a piece of burning wood
indifference; lack of concern; composure
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purveyor     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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state of being multiplex or various; condition of being numerous; a large number
pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing
loud, rude burst of laughter; horse-laugh
one who does not hold the same religious beliefs as another
one who supplies provisions, especially food; caterer
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salvo     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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slight offense; small sin or fault
small brook or stream; streamlet
release or discharge of bombs or firearms; forceful verbal or written assault
undoubted or self-evident truth; obvious truth
fragment substance, as of glass or metal; a piece of broken pottery, especially found in an archaeological dig
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spurious     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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incomplete; fragmentary; favoring one person or side over another or others
offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal
false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
indicative of lack of generosity; cautious with money
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surfeit     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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equip; provide with military equipment
speak loudly and vehemently; make formal speech
eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess
regret strongly; express disapproval of
express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
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utopian     Speak
 
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n.  
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essential premise; the underlying assumption
unwillingness; lack of inclination; mild aversion
poor verse; of crude or irregular construction
idealistic but usually impractical social reformer
imitation of another's style in musical composition or writing
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