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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
abdicate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude
deceive; take in by deceptive means; delude
expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
express strong disapproval of; disparage
give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
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apprise     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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shrink; reduce in size; become less
inform; give notice to; make aware
move uneasily one way and the other; behave or move nervously or restlessly
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order
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betoken     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of
bring up and expel from throat or stomach; vomit; discharge or pour forth contents
wrestle; come to grips with; seize firmly, as with the hands
hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food
cause; bring into existence; give rise to
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cogitate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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divide into classes; form, arrange or deposit in layers
give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
be oppressed by heat; suffer terribly from the intense heat
make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
think earnestly or studiously; meditate; ponder; think deeply
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defection     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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withdrawing support; the act of abandoning something to which one is bound by allegiance or duty; failure in duty
person devoted to pleasure and luxury
animal, such as an insect that lacks backbone or spinal column
slandering; act of discrediting from someone's reputation
quality of being well-mannered; refinement; people of good birth
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disfigure     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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dig up; unearth; dig up or remove from grave or tomb; bring to public notice
start; initiate; induct into office by a formal ceremony
change the appearance of something or someone to the negative; deform
grow tiresome; have dulling, wearisome, or boring effect
accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
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emendation     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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barely able to read and write; able to read but not to write
one who feigns illness to escape duty
an object that serves as a focal point of attention and admiration; something that strongly attracts attention
correction of errors; removal of errors; alteration intended to improve
narrow-mindedness; isolation; state of being isolated or detached
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explicate     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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insult to one's character or reputation; pronounce indistinctly; talk about disparagingly or insultingly
rejoice; feel extreme happiness
reject; mock; express contempt for rules by word or action; behave with contempt
explain; make clear the meaning of; unfold meaning or sense of
speak foolishly; talk idly and at length; chatter
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impecunious     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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having properties of vinegar; sour
recently begun; imperfectly formed or developed; elementary
without money; poor; penniless
inconspicuous; not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable
foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way
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improvident     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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perfect or blameless in every respect; faultless; impeccable
thriftless; not providing for future; incautious
urging; demanding; expressing earnest entreaty
with great care or delicacy; cautiously
planned or accomplished together; combined
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lisp     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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spot; make spot or mark onto; mark with small spots
beg persistently; ask for urgently or repeatedly; annoy
pronounce the letter s imperfectly; give s and z the sound of th; speak hesitatingly with a low voice, as if afraid
deprive of civil right; deprive someone of a franchise, generally their right to vote
conquer; bring under control
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misconstrue     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
estimate value of; evaluate, especially in an official capacity
interpret incorrectly; misjudge; mistake the meaning of
try to stir up public opinion; promote the growth of; apply warm lotion to
free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
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nettle     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex
dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture
deceive; take in by deceptive means; delude
wet through and through; soak; put potion down the throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
come or send forth from a source, used chiefly of an intangible thing, as light
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percussion     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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having or assuming relationship of child or offspring to parent
excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion
serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
striking one object against another sharply
calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
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prehensile     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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stubborn; unmanageable; obstinately resistant to authority or control
heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
lacking definite form or limits; hazy; cloudy
pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating; charming or attractive
capable of grasping or holding; having a keen intellect
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raiment     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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clothing; garments; dress; garb; costume
seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony
book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer
fragment substance, as of glass or metal; a piece of broken pottery, especially found in an archaeological dig
letter; written message; messenger
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saunter     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert
annul in part; repeal partly; restrict; limit the action of
make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
stroll slowly; walk at a leisurely pace
lie; stray from or evade the truth; behave in an evasive way such as to delay action
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seemly     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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proper; appropriate; of pleasing appearance; handsome
of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive
characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like a new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
unorthodox; unconventional; not in agreement with accepted beliefs, especially in church doctrine
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totter     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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avoid or neglect duty or responsibility; malinger
combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy metal with mercury
foretell; serve as an omen or a warning of; indicate by prediction
limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger; sway, as if about to fall
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venturesome     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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regarding human beings as the center of the universe
willing to try new things and take risks; bold
unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
unable to be doubted; unquestionable
every two years; lasting or living for two years
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