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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
acuity     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss
sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
repetition of a beginning sound in poetry
advance forces; leading units at the front of army or fleet; persons at the forefront of any group or movement
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for a living
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auroral     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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absorbed; deeply moved or delighted
at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
incurable; uncorrectable; impossible to remedy or correct
having a harmful effect; injurious; having the quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous
characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like a new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
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barterer     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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deceptive scheme; military maneuver designed to deceive or surprise enemy
a person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people
trader; one who trades goods for other goods without involving money
sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
song of praise or joy;  loud and joyous song; the song of triumph
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cognizance     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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knowledge or recognition; awareness; a range of what one can know or understand
prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
an animal, plant, or person that lives in or is often in a particular place, a regular visitor
great excitement; public disorder or uproar
a small, representative system having analogies to the larger system; miniature model of something
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deciduous     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way
confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive
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dishearten     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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bring up and expel from throat or stomach; vomit; discharge or pour forth contents
discourage; cause to lose courage or hope
wrap or bind with or as if with bandages
make less rigid or softer; calm in temper or feeling
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
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ethos     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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ability to change in form; fickleness
philosophy or science of law; a division or department of law
disposition, character, or fundamental values peculiar to a specific person, people, culture, or movement
instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory
high praise; formal expression of praise; a tribute
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extenuate     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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enter drop by drop; infuse slowly
perplex or bewilder someone; confound or flummox
clean; remove offensive parts of book
push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude
weaken; lessen or attempt to lessen the seriousness of, especially by providing partial excuses
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guile     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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skillful deceit; disposition to deceive or cheat; disguise cunningly
something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
covering of feathers on the bird; feathers used ornamentally; elaborate dress
sorcery; power or effect that appears magical; great ability in the specified field
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
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instil     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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fasten; append; add on; secure to something
oppose with arguments; attempt to prove to be false or incorrect; contradict
criticize for petty or frivolous reasons; raise trivial objections
aid; assist and deliver from suffering; relieve
enter drop by drop; infuse slowly
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lionize     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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cause; bring into existence; give rise to
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
spread gradually; cause the liquid to pass through small holes; filter
look on or treat a person as a celebrity; visit famous places in order to revere them
reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn
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moodiness     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer
one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property
feeling of depression or gloom; sullenness
plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss
narrow-mindedness; isolation; state of being isolated or detached
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oligarchy     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness
enthusiastic follower; one who is devoted or self-dedicated to a cause or practice
government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of the angle
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perdition     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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member of working class; blue collar person
entire ruin; utter destruction, especially, utter loss of soul, or of final happiness in future
barely able to read and write; able to read but not to write
the temporary halting of usual operations of government or control; the time between two reigns
slandering; act of discrediting from someone's reputation
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plagiarize     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own
proclaim doctrine or law; make known by an official publication
form into grains or small masses; make rough on the surface
besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
fasten; append; add on; secure to something
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quintessence     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing
forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; disturbance; inconsistency; disagreement
seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony
advocate of voting rights for women
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sartorial     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive
every two years; lasting or living for two years
played abruptly; marked by an abrupt sharp sound
relating to a tailor, tailoring, or tailored clothing
varied; greatly diversified; made up of many differing parts
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semiliterate     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from the center
undoubted or self-evident truth; obvious truth
one who hates or mistrusts mankind
barely able to read and write; able to read but not to write
recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated
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subjugate     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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call together; cause to assemble in a meeting; convene
direct or impose with urgent appeal; order with emphasis
analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to the test
conquer; bring under control
persuade to act unlawfully, especially to commit perjury
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unfetter     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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fill with astonishment and perplexity; confound
liberate; free from chains; set free or keep free from restrictions or bonds
stimulate by shock; stir up; spur to action
enroll in college or graduate school
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
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