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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
accost     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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divide into branches or subdivisions; subordinate branchlike parts
make uneasy or perplexed;  cause to lose one's composure; disconcert
regret strongly; express disapproval of
approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
gallop slowly; run or ride with steady, easy gait; travel at an easy pace with long strides
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attrition     Speak
 
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painful labor; work, especially when arduous or involving painful effort
small ornamental statuette; small molded or sculptured figure
a gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in the workforce without firing employees; wearing away through harassment
precision; the subtle difference in meaning, opinion, or attitude
region; remote and undeveloped area
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bucolic     Speak
 
(3)
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ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient
moving with wavelike motion
rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
hesitant; faltering; imperfect or defective
sordid; morally degraded; squalid or corrupt
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capitulate     Speak
 
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grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
catch sight of; glimpse; discover at a distance
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decrepitude     Speak
 
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memorizing process using routine or repetition; the sound of surf breaking on the shore
remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
belief in magical spells to produce unnatural effects; the communicating with spirits of dead ones to predict future
state of collapse caused by illness or old age
overabundance; lavish or unrestrained expense
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dishearten     Speak
 
(6)
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capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
discourage; cause to lose courage or hope
settle oneself securely or comfortably; place or conceal in a secure place
mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner
cancel; revoke command or order; order or direct in opposition to; prohibit; forbid
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elegy     Speak
 
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n.  
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poem or song expressing lamentation;  mournful poem
bowl-shaped strainer used to wash or drain foods
the whole universe; complex structure, such as society, considered as a single entity containing smaller structures
abundance; completeness; ample amount or quantity
author or compiler of dictionary; one employed in the making of vocabulary or wordbook of language
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explicate     Speak
 
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explain; make clear the meaning of; unfold meaning or sense of
swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum-like; waver
strip a priest or minister of church authority; remove from the status as a member of the clergy
split into opposite extremes or camps
infringe; advance beyond usual limit; make a physical impact on; touch
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girder     Speak
 
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animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column
self-control; self-restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
the beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as main horizontal support in building
treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community
beginner in learning something; novice
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imprecation     Speak
 
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the sense that something is about to occur; anticipatory fear; premonition
branch of zoology that deals with the study of fishes
small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
habitual return to crime; committing new offenses after being punished for a crime
curse; the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
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lechery     Speak
 
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unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity; impurity in thought and deed
loud, rude burst of laughter; horse-laugh
a device that lets divers breathe underwater
communication using gesture and facial expression
pompous array of words; overabundance of words
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miscellany     Speak
 
(12)
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a brief explanation of words often placed at the back of a book
well-paid position with little responsibility
beginner in learning something; novice
collection of various items, parts, or ingredients, especially one composed of diverse literary works
an outer, protective layer of skin of vertebrates
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nebulous     Speak
 
(13)
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driving forward; having power to propel
very stormy; turbulent; rough with wind; impassioned; violent
lacking definite form or limits; hazy; cloudy
grain-eating; plant-eating; feeding only on plants
prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous
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parch     Speak
 
(14)
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deflect sound or light from straight path; alter by viewing through a medium
beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements
mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner
appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
burn the surface of; roast over the fire, as dry grain; dry to extremity
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portentous     Speak
 
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full of unspecifiable significance; exciting wonder and awe; wonderful
driving forward; having power to propel
being an artificial and inferior substitute or imitation
formless; lacking shape or definition
distasteful because excessive; excessively sweet, or sentimental
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raconteur     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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repetition of a beginning sound in poetry
nest of a bird, such as an eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
belief in magical spells to produce unnatural effects; the communicating with spirits of dead ones to predict future
tedious wordiness; verbosity;  great length; minute detail
storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit
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retrench     Speak
 
(17)
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cut down; reduce; restrict; economize
move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
steal, often in violation of trust; put away; remove
cleanse with water; flush; wash lightly without soap
smirk; smile in an artificial way to make an impression
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sophistry     Speak
 
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n.  
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treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community
release or discharge of bombs or firearms; forceful verbal or written assault
an object that serves as a focal point of attention and admiration; something that strongly attracts attention
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
the argument for exercise merely; plausible but misleading argument; art or process of reasoning; logic
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stilted     Speak
 
(19)
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varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; lustrous
confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
damaged or disfigured by injury or rough wear
driving forward; having power to propel
stiff and artificially formal; inflated
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underscore     Speak
 
(20)
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harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous
cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated
draw a mark or line under; emphasize; stress
cut the top off; make something shorter as if by cutting off
shed or cast off hair or feathers
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