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 Test Questions
SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
algorithm     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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one who makes maps or charts
established procedure for solving problem
philosophy or science of law; a division or department of law
book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer
mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
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askance     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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with a sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
having a harmful effect; injurious; having the quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous
speaking or expressed in lofty style; using high sounding language; overly wordy
slow; sluggish; wasting time
swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
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broil     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated
express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
satisfy fully; overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
be next to; be contiguous to; border on
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careworn     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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worn or burdened with care; showing the signs of long-term stresses
poor; reduced to poverty; deprived of natural richness or strength
unwholesome; not healthful; not promoting health
eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything; having an interest in a variety of subjects
in the manner of an uncle, about uncle; kind, genial, benevolent, or tolerant
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continence     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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self-control; self-restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
dictator; ruler having unlimited power
a compact, close-knit group of people, animals, or things
comparison of one thing with another,  in English generally using like or as
enthusiastically worded approval; a round of applause
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dictatorial     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country
nearsighted; lacking foresight; narrow minded
pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute
intended to confuse in an argument
impossible to overcome; unbeatable
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embellish     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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turn into a god; idolize or idealize; worship or revere as a god
adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
combine; fuse; grow together; come together to form one whole; unite
assign to obscure place, position, or condition; delegate; assign
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formative     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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in the manner of an uncle, about uncle; kind, genial, benevolent, or tolerant
developing; forming; capable of forming or molding
half asleep; inclined to drowsiness; tending to induce sleep
worn or burdened with care; showing the signs of long-term stresses
having only one syllable;  speaking in curt
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guileless     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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having time error in the story; erroneous in date; in the wrong time
assumed to be such; supposed; rumored
planned or accomplished together; combined
free from deceit; sincere; honest
difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
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inimical     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts
radiating; departing from the center
pervading; spread throughout every part
drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness
unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
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larder     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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pantry; place where food is kept
attack with missiles; continuous attack with shot and shell upon a town, fort, or other position
a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society
book of literary selections by various authors
lazy person; person habitually lazy, idle, and slow; sluggish; lazy
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malediction     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together
elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
ability to change in form; fickleness
curse; evil-speaking; the utterance of curse or execration
self-control; self-restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
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nicety     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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one who has more than one spouse at a time
jumble; a mixture of ill-suited elements; something made up of miscellaneous
precision; the subtle difference in meaning, opinion, or attitude
branch of zoology that deals with the study of fishes
book of literary selections by various authors
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perspicacious     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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expressed or expressible as a quantity; relating to the measurement of quantity
perfect or blameless in every respect; faultless; impeccable
having keen insight; mentally perceptive; astute
designed to create ill will or envy
planned or accomplished together; combined
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prestidigitation     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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correction of errors; removal of errors; alteration intended to improve
excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
cleverly executed trick or deception; skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with hands
forerunner; an indication of the approach of something or someone
one who spends money recklessly or wastefully
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prostrate     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
move uneasily one way and the other; behave or move nervously or restlessly
put or throw flat with face down;  cause to lie flat
put forward; offer for consideration or debate
increase the scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
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satire     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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branch of zoology that deals with the study of fishes
the carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
any disease-producing agent
overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness
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sinecure     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger
well-paid position with little responsibility
poor verse; of crude or irregular construction
the behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
philosophy or science of law; a division or department of law
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swelter     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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carve or cut into a block or surface, as used for printing; impress deeply as if by carving
be oppressed by heat; suffer terribly from the intense heat
recover gradually from an illness
deflect sound or light from straight path; alter by viewing through a medium
hatch; develop under favorable conditions
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vend     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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set apart; distinguish; perceive or show the difference in or between
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
sell or offer for sale from place to place; sell
climb with difficulty, especially on all fours; climb by crawling
bring up and expel from throat or stomach; vomit; discharge or pour forth contents
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