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 Test Questions
SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
adulation     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; the rate of moving
belief in magical spells to produce unnatural effects; the communicating with spirits of dead ones to predict future
communication using gesture and facial expression
excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
quality of not moving; remaining in place
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apposite     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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relating to outline or diagram; represented simply, as using symbols
tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
having keen insight; mentally perceptive; astute
rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life
strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
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cacophonous     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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habitually moving from place to place, especially in search of seasonal work; wandering
impartial; fair; rightly balanced; equitable
preventing infection; having cleansing effect
obscure; puzzling; not easily explained or accounted for
discordant; inharmonious; sounding harsh; ill-sounding
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censorious     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
relating to outline or diagram; represented simply, as using symbols
eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything; having an interest in a variety of subjects
impervious to moral persuasion; of hard heart
critical; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
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dappled     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
amoral; unrestrained; lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint
sorrowful; filled with or expressing grief; mournful
spotted; having mottled or spotted skin or coat
extremely evil or cruel; possessed or controlled by a demon
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domineer     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
rule or exercise power in cruel; rule over or control arbitrarily
spot; make spot or mark onto; mark with small spots
charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to an enemy
inspire or influence thoroughly;  stain or dye deeply or completely
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epilogue     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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ability to change in form; fickleness
a place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
following members; attendants accompanying high-ranking person
short speech at conclusion of dramatic work
sleepwalker; person who walks in his sleep
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extol     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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combine; fuse; grow together; come together to form one whole; unite
regret strongly; express disapproval of
praise highly; glorify; celebrate
restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off; abrade
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guffaw     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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eye defect that prevents proper focus
loud, rude burst of laughter; horse-laugh
narrow-mindedness; isolation; state of being isolated or detached
remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
a brief explanation of words often placed at the back of a book
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incandescent     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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offensively flattering or insincere; offensive; disgusting
without money; poor; penniless
having or causing lustful thoughts and desires; having an eager desire for something
strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as a result of being heated
explanatory; serving to explain
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inundate     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated
signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of
overwhelm;  cover with water, especially floodwaters
deliberately sink a ship by order of the commander, rather than by enemy action
shrink; reduce in size; become less
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modulate     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another
move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
accuse; condemn; mark as wicked
blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
clean; remove offensive parts of book
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multiform     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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like a glacier; lacking warmth and friendliness; extremely cold or slow
intended to confuse in an argument
existing concurrently; in company or combination
occurring in or having many forms or shapes
stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate
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piebald     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
unconscious; unresponsive; very small or gradual
of very poor quality or condition; loose-jointed; ill-made; out of gear or repair
mottled; spotted or patched, especially in black and white
untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
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polygamist     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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bowl-shaped strainer used to wash or drain foods
one who has more than one spouse at a time
sleepwalker; person who walks in his sleep
letter; written message; messenger
part or division of poem of some length
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proprietorship     Speak
 
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n.  
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urgent situation; state or quality of requiring much effort or immediate action
story or poem set to music that a chorus can sing
barely able to read and write; able to read but not to write
overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness
an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
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reverie     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after the passage of two or more generations
celebrity; a person who is an inspiration to others; a person who has achieved eminence in a specific field
daydream; state of abstracted musing; absent-minded dreaming while awake
branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes, including its production and perception
growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
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sheathe     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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attack with abusive language; vilify
change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform
enclose with a protective covering; encase; cover-up or hide
speak foolishly; talk idly and at length; chatter
cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass
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thematic     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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wrinkled; shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges
relating to motif or idea; relating to theme or topic
able to produce the desired effect; valid
able to cause disease; producing disease
bringing disgrace; shameful or infamous
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trenchant     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen
planned or accomplished together; combined
untidy; careless in work habits
sordid; morally degraded; squalid or corrupt
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