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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
amorphous     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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serving to compensate or as compensation; making amends; repaying
of very poor quality or condition; loose-jointed; ill-made; out of gear or repair
suitable for drinking; drinkable
haphazard; careless; done hastily
formless; lacking shape or definition
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authoritarian     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason
inoffensive expression of fat; stout
expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
containing seeds of later development; creative
mocking; exposing human folly to ridicule
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betroth     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
become engaged to marry; promise to marry
inspire or influence thoroughly;  stain or dye deeply or completely
attach; add as supplement or appendix
divide into branches or subdivisions; subordinate branchlike parts
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cohere     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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catch sight of; glimpse; discover at a distance
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly
stick or hold together in a mass that resists separation
portray; depict; draw or trace the outline of; sketch out
hide away; generate and separate substance from cells or bodily fluids
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controvert     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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make watertight by filling in cracks
signal or summon, as by nodding or waving; attract because of inviting or enticing appearance
criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to the publication
oppose with arguments; attempt to prove to be false or incorrect; contradict
eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess
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depredation     Speak
 
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n.  
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state of being multiplex or various; condition of being numerous; a large number
the government ruled by or subject to religious authority
a window set vertically into a small gable projecting from the sloping roof; sleeping-room
plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss
small brook or stream; streamlet
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epilogue     Speak
 
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n.  
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collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
short speech at conclusion of dramatic work
resuming; beginning again; recommencement
depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act
skillful deceit; disposition to deceive or cheat; disguise cunningly
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exigency     Speak
 
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n.  
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enthusiastic follower; one who is devoted or self-dedicated to a cause or practice
calmness; peace; freedom from disturbance or agitation
new or newly invented word or phrase
retort; comeback; answer to a reply
urgent situation; state or quality of requiring much effort or immediate action
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glacial     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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haphazard; careless; done hastily
like a glacier; lacking warmth and friendliness; extremely cold or slow
irritable; easily angered; excited by or arising from anger
easily influenced; flexible; pliable
warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having the impulse to be combative
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insensible     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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impossible to assail; without flaws or loopholes
slavish; suitable to slave or servant;  relating to servitude or forced labor
uncertain how to act or proceed; undecided; lacking in resolution
of or pertaining to a snob; vulgarly pretentious
unconscious; unresponsive; very small or gradual
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lecherous     Speak
 
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serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
vigorously passionate; excessive desire, especially in sexual activity
speaking or walking affectedly or with caution; affectedly elegant and nice
full of unspecifiable significance; exciting wonder and awe; wonderful
peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
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mime     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade
act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; imitate
become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
summarize; repeat in concise form
make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction
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nicety     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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the sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; acting like a stuffed shirt
entire ruin; utter destruction, especially, utter loss of soul, or of final happiness in future
precision; the subtle difference in meaning, opinion, or attitude
the fact of light or sound being caused to change direction or to separate when it travels through water, glass
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perfidious     Speak
 
(14)
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transparent; limpid; easy to understand
tending to betray; disloyal; faithless
manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having the impulse to be combative
intermittently stopping and starting; irregular; variable; unstable
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precis     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to an artist
concise summing up of main points
error in the use of language, especially  intentional use of misspelling; violation of the conventional rules of society
tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop
powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry
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proprietorship     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
a device that lets divers breathe underwater
natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape
an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
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resplendent     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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relating to money; requiring payment of money
mutually destructive; equally devastating to both sides
dazzling; glorious; shining with brilliant luster; very bright
relating to the highest point; ascending or leading to climax
accustomed; made tough by habitual exposure
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solecism     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; the rate of moving
release or discharge of bombs or firearms; forceful verbal or written assault
error in the use of language, especially  intentional use of misspelling; violation of the conventional rules of society
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superimpose     Speak
 
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v.  
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create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
portray; depict; draw or trace the outline of; sketch out
place over something else; place on top of
tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another
drink in; absorb or take in as if by drinking
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unprepossessing     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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extremely small; very small person; trivial or petty
not able to be explained or understood; unreasonable or mysterious
disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile
unattractive; unimpressive or unremarkable; dull and ordinary
witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky
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