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 Test Questions
SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
amalgamate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy metal with mercury
liberate; free from chains; set free or keep free from restrictions or bonds
make a sound quieter and less clear
cleanse with water; flush; wash lightly without soap
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amplify     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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wrap or bind with or as if with bandages
broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
criticize for petty or frivolous reasons; raise trivial objections
embezzle;  appropriate fraudulently to one's own use; steal public money entrusted to one's care
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beleaguer     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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present obstacle; stump; cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck
renounce upon oath; abandon forever
besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
loose bands of; set free; disunite; scatter
climb with difficulty, especially on all fours; climb by crawling
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clime     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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region; climate; particular region as defined by its weather or climate
tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop
sorcery; power or effect that appears magical; great ability in the specified field
omission of words from a text; mark or series of marks used in writing to indicate omission
cleverly executed trick or deception; skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with hands
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culminate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
reach the highest or most decisive point;  rise to the summit
harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous
force or push out; drive away; displace or remove, as a person from a place or office
occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
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dissolution     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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unwillingness; lack of inclination; mild aversion
the sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
quality of not moving; remaining in place
often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound
breaking of union; decomposition into fragments or parts; extinction of life; decay
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embroider     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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make worse; irritate; make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly
infringe; advance beyond usual limit; make a physical impact on; touch
decorate with needlework; add details to
wet thoroughly; stain with mud; soil or wet by dragging in the dirt, mud, moist places
drink with relish; swallow hurriedly or greedily
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frenetic     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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dazzling; glorious; shining with brilliant luster; very bright
full of high-spirited fun; gay; given to merry
pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute
formless; lacking shape or definition
excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion
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herbivorous     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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improperly forward or bold; trim and stylish in appearance
developing; forming; capable of forming or molding
grain-eating; plant-eating; feeding only on plants
coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive
stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate
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instil     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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enter drop by drop; infuse slowly
discharge; release liquid in drops or small quantities
cancel; revoke command or order; order or direct in opposition to; prohibit; forbid
bring up and expel from throat or stomach; vomit; discharge or pour forth contents
give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
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inure     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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apply in use; use or accustom till no pain or inconvenience; harden; habituate
stroll slowly; walk at a leisurely pace
tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another
ornament something in showy, tasteless, or gaudy finery
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lugubrious     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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serving to compensate or as compensation; making amends; repaying
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated degree
reclining; lying down completely or in part
burdensome or oppressive; not easily borne; wearing
cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
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omnipresent     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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irritable; easily angered; excited by or arising from anger
providing general overview; summary
universally present; being present everywhere
fictional, relating to imaginative creation
having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
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patina     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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act of positioning close together; side-by-side position
the green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting
collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred
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plagiarize     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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make or become better; improve; grow better
be later in time
steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own
hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food
stick or hold together in a mass that resists separation
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ramification     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a large number or quantity
a person with refined taste, especially in food and wine
error in the use of language, especially  intentional use of misspelling; violation of the conventional rules of society
repetition of a beginning sound in poetry
act or process of branching out or dividing into branches; subdivision or branch
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revile     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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attack with abusive language; vilify
give energy to; make forceful and active; supply with an electric current
grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
make peace with; appease and render favorable
call together; cause to assemble in a meeting; convene
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sculpt     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
nick; set in from margin;  impress or stamp
be lazy or idle; move, stand, or recline in a relaxed manner
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
spread gradually; cause the liquid to pass through small holes; filter
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transcribe     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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let down; restrain; lessen force or intensity of; moderate
cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated
oppose with arguments; attempt to prove to be false or incorrect; contradict
push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude
copy; write over again in same words
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unintimidating     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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not intimidating; not making one fearful
wicked or sinful; immoral; unrighteous
relating to money; requiring payment of money
absorbed; deeply moved or delighted
reclining; lying down completely or in part
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