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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
abrade     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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blow away; separate good parts from bad; sort or select desirable; extract
ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
renounce upon oath; abandon forever
wear away by friction; scrape; erode
grow tiresome; have dulling, wearisome, or boring effect
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anodyne     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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a large number or quantity
criminal; one who does evil or injury to another
a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution
source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
song of praise or joy;  loud and joyous song; the song of triumph
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badinage     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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established procedure for solving problem
intelligent and educated  elite, especially in nineteenth-century Poland, in Russia, and later the Soviet Union
teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation
calmness; peace; freedom from disturbance or agitation
the fact of light or sound being caused to change direction or to separate when it travels through water, glass
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cohere     Speak
 
(4)
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stick or hold together in a mass that resists separation
dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture
signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of
express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
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controvert     Speak
 
(5)
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make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure
strip leaves or branches from; cause leaves of plant, tree, or forest to fall off, especially by use of chemicals
oppose with arguments; attempt to prove to be false or incorrect; contradict
force into military service; take for public use; seize for military use; take arbitrarily or by force
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dispirited     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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childish; belonging to childhood; immature
worn or burdened with care; showing the signs of long-term stresses
foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way
wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering
lacking in spirit; affected or marked by low spirits
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encumber     Speak
 
(7)
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burden; put a heavy load on; load with debts or other legal claims
stimulate by shock; stir up; spur to action
hold forth so that a person may take; offer for acceptance
speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner
proclaim doctrine or law; make known by an official publication
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extrinsic     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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external; not essential; extraneous
impossible to assail; without flaws or loopholes
drowsy; dull; indifferent or apathetic
flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
diligent; hardworking; persevering, and constant in effort or application
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herbivorous     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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grain-eating; plant-eating; feeding only on plants
sorrowful; filled with or expressing grief; mournful
obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority
having or assuming relationship of child or offspring to parent
related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function
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insalubrious     Speak
 
(10)
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unwholesome; not healthful; not promoting health
with a sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
tranquil; not varying; uniform; not easily disturbed
formless; lacking shape or definition
wintry; belonging or relating to winter
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irascible     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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belong to noble origin; having high birth
harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing
wintry; belonging or relating to winter
formless; lacking shape or definition
irritable; easily angered; excited by or arising from anger
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magnate     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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the behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
high praise; formal expression of praise; a tribute
powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry
undoubted or self-evident truth; obvious truth
discord; disagreeable sounds; a harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds
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oscillate     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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extend out or project in space; stick out
act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; imitate
express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
cause to rise, especially by fermentation; add a rising agent to
swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum-like; waver
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pedantic     Speak
 
(14)
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incomplete; fragmentary; favoring one person or side over another or others
pouring forth; uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
assumed to be such; supposed; rumored
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points
involving clever rogues or adventurers
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potable     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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driving forward; having power to propel
lacking purpose or zest; halfhearted; lacking spirit or liveliness
suitable for drinking; drinkable
wooden; impersonal; deliberately impassive or expressionless, as face or look
relating to the sense of taste; relating to gustation
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pulchritude     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution
quality of not moving; remaining in place
powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry
flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart
great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty
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retinue     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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undoubted or self-evident truth; obvious truth
the feeling of enmity or ill will; an attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
following members; attendants accompanying high-ranking person
a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides
expression of protest, complaint, or reproof, and especially formal statement of grievances
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skinflint     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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reasoning; the act of concluding from premises
goblet; bowl-shaped drinking vessel; large drinking cup, often having stem and base
one who is very reluctant to spend money; a miser; a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
poem or song expressing lamentation;  mournful poem
repetition of a beginning sound in poetry
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surreptitious     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
regarding human beings as the center of the universe
impervious to moral persuasion; of hard heart
versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes
capable of being stretched or extended; ductile
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truism     Speak
 
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n.  
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fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
clothing; garments; dress; garb; costume
artificial channel for water; sewer or drain crossing under the road
one who feigns illness to escape duty
undoubted or self-evident truth; obvious truth
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