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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
adulterate     Speak
 
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v.  
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make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
look at with a fixed gaze; angry stare
mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake
summarize; repeat in concise form
come into rough contact with while moving; make one's way by pushing or elbowing
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atypical     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
free from deceit; sincere; honest
inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly; wildly immoral
confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
occurring in or having many forms or shapes
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bellicose     Speak
 
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warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having the impulse to be combative
formless; lacking shape or definition
healthful; favorable to health; promoting health; wholesome
marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
inoffensive expression of fat; stout
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chaffing     Speak
 
(4)
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lacking substance or reality; insignificant; frail; not firm or solid
fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant
unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
joking;  use of light, frivolous language by way of fun or ridicule
reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
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delineate     Speak
 
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surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
command against; banish;  not allow something
portray; depict; draw or trace the outline of; sketch out
pierce, punch, or borehole or holes in; penetrate
swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum-like; waver
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desiccate     Speak
 
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dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture
fasten; append; add on; secure to something
pretend; hide feelings from other people
free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
separate; break or wrench apart
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elate     Speak
 
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marked by precise accordance with details
planned or accomplished together; combined
intended to confuse in an argument
pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
lifted up; raised; elevated; fill with optimism
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extirpate     Speak
 
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cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex
reject; mock; express contempt for rules by word or action; behave with contempt
root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly
cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated
weaken; lessen or attempt to lessen the seriousness of, especially by providing partial excuses
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guffaw     Speak
 
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form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
one who is stingy or overly cautious or defensive with money; a miser
abundance; completeness; ample amount or quantity
loud, rude burst of laughter; horse-laugh
environment; person's social setting or environment
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indoctrinate     Speak
 
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charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to an enemy
teach with biased or one-sided ideology; teach doctrines to; teach uncritically
reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade
surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass
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jubilation     Speak
 
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n.  
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an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
rejoicing; feeling of extreme joy
environment; person's social setting or environment
state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness
elevated platform for public speaking; pulpit
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morphology     Speak
 
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something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
retort; comeback; answer to a reply
upward slope, as of hill
branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants
the green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting
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mutability     Speak
 
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ability to change in form; fickleness
one who wastes, especially one who wastes money; idler or loafer
the carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels
any of various flies that bite or annoy livestock and other animals; an irritating person
the warmth of disposition and manners; kindliness; sympathy
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patina     Speak
 
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the green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting
nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of the given name
temporary encampment; a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
property of being close together; kinship; nearness; similarity in nature
communication using gesture and facial expression
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promulgate     Speak
 
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confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex
discharge; release liquid in drops or small quantities
lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth
give inclination toward; make susceptible to; settle or dispose of in advance
proclaim doctrine or law; make known by an official publication
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ravel     Speak
 
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divide into branches or subdivisions; subordinate branchlike parts
mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake
pretend; hide feelings from other people
isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude
separate the fibers or threads of; clarify by separating the aspects of
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satiate     Speak
 
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exceed or surpass; leave behind
deflect sound or light from straight path; alter by viewing through a medium
act evasively in order to gain time, avoid an argument, or postpone a decision
satisfy fully; overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
infringe; advance beyond usual limit; make a physical impact on; touch
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somnambulist     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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quality of smoothness of flow; quality of being fluent in language
pantry; place where food is kept
sleepwalker; person who walks in his sleep
intelligent and educated  elite, especially in nineteenth-century Poland, in Russia, and later the Soviet Union
temporary encampment; a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
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tautology     Speak
 
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n.  
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society or government ruled by wealthy class
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
unnecessary repetition, especially for the same sense in different words; redundancy
overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness
one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property
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verbalize     Speak
 
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v.  
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avoid; refuse to use or participate in; stand aloof from
take possession of; transfer another's property to oneself
cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; frustrate or hinder
express in speech;  speak or use words to express
fall from clouds; hurl or throw violently; fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
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