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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
acclivity     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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upward slope, as of hill
overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness
overabundance; lavish or unrestrained expense
song of praise or joy;  loud and joyous song; the song of triumph
witty sentence, phrase, or remark; wisecrack
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antipathy     Speak
 
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n.  
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strong feeling of aversion; dislike
someone who has withdrawn from his native land
loss of speech due to injury or illness
clothing; garments; dress; garb; costume
weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age
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bestial     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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of nature of palace, as in spaciousness or ornateness
with a sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason
tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
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citadel     Speak
 
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n.  
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skillful deceit; disposition to deceive or cheat; disguise cunningly
abundance; completeness; ample amount or quantity
comic misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound
fortress; a fortified place which people could go for shelter during a battle
musical repetition; repeat performance; recurrent action
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defeatist     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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capable of being repaired; admitting of repair
expressed or expressible as a quantity; relating to the measurement of quantity
slightly sour in taste or manner; sharp; caustic
the attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome
unwholesome; not healthful; not promoting health
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diurnal     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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of the same lineage or origin; having a common ancestor
assumed to be such; supposed; rumored
speaking, writing, written in or composed of several languages
daily; relating to or occurring in a 24-hour period
proper; appropriate; of pleasing appearance; handsome
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embroider     Speak
 
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v.  
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be larger in number, quantity, power, status, or importance
split into opposite extremes or camps
decorate with needlework; add details to
speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner
approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
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explicate     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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explain; make clear the meaning of; unfold meaning or sense of
drink with relish; swallow hurriedly or greedily
cleanse with water; flush; wash lightly without soap
isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude
inform; give notice to; make aware
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impecunious     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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without money; poor; penniless
inconspicuous; not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable
inoffensive expression of fat; stout
providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
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incrustation     Speak
 
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n.  
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hard outer layer that covers something
manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to an artist
an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
feeling of depression or gloom; sullenness
reasoning; the act of concluding from premises
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iridescent     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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extremely hot; eager; impassioned; burning
feverish; intense emotion or activity
exhibiting or giving out colors like those of rainbow; gleaming or shimmering with rainbow colors
capable of being stretched or extended; ductile
absorbed; deeply moved or delighted
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malady     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition
patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine
an exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners
skillful deceit; disposition to deceive or cheat; disguise cunningly
appearance of truth; probability; likelihood
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oratorio     Speak
 
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n.  
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musical composition for voices and orchestra based on religious text
eye defect that prevents proper focus
person of no importance; something that does not exist or that exists only in the imagination
poor verse; of crude or irregular construction
young plant or tree that has grown from seed; produced from seed
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papyrus     Speak
 
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n.  
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show of skill or deceitful cleverness, considered magical by naive observers
forerunner; an indication of the approach of something or someone
ancient paper made from stem of plant
teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation
trader; one who trades goods for other goods without involving money
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promulgate     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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speak loudly and vehemently; make formal speech
convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike
proclaim doctrine or law; make known by an official publication
separate the fibers or threads of; clarify by separating the aspects of
accuse; condemn; mark as wicked
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pulverize     Speak
 
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v.  
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pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust
pierce, punch, or borehole or holes in; penetrate
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
discharge; release liquid in drops or small quantities
cleanse with water; flush; wash lightly without soap
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roil     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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change or form into bone; become set in a rigidly conventional pattern; change from soft tissue to hard bony tissue
make liquids murky by stirring up sediment
speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner
give inclination toward; make susceptible to; settle or dispose of in advance
admit to rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote
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slothful     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
having total knowledge; knowing everything
inconspicuous; not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable
lacking self-restraint; lacking sexual restraint; unchaste
worn through till threads show; wearing old, shabby clothing; shabby and poor
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transpose     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
act or react with equal force; ; counteract
ridicule; subject to abusive ridicule expressed in work of art
reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn
destroy completely; scrape or shave off
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urbane     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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showing a high degree of refinement
speaking or walking affectedly or with caution; affectedly elegant and nice
choosing at random; not marked by fine distinctions
difficult to believe; incredible; skeptical
learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books
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