DIY Vocabulary Test - SAT Vocabulary: Level 2

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SAT Vocabulary: Level 2
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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SAT Vocabulary: Level 2
abortive     Speak
 
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inclined to interfere in other people's business; intrusive with the offensive manner
in disrepair, run-down; of very poor quality or condition
by a small amount at a time; in stages; gradually
unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
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arcane     Speak
 
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secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
precisely meaningful; forceful and brief
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
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bereft     Speak
 
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deprived of; lacking; desolate because of loss
composed of elements from a variety of sources
worried or concerned; full of desire; expressing care or concern
pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
into separate parts or pieces; apart
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codicil     Speak
 
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strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
supplement or appendix, especially to a will
process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay
the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality
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corollary     Speak
 
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rebuke; punishment or retribution that one deserves; outcome which is justly deserved
intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
direct ancestor; originator of a line of descent; originator or founder
natural consequence or effect; result
self-evident truth requiring no proof
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deft     Speak
 
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curving outward; having a surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of a sphere
able to float; cheerful and optimistic
left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty
not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
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dote     Speak
 
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shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement
represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
put down by force or intimidation; restrain; crush; oppress; conceal or hide
spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
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expiate     Speak
 
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decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine
lose animation; be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor
disturb composure of; dismay; ruffle
show or demonstrate clearly; overcome; conquer
make amends or pay the penalty for; relieve or cleanse of guilt
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fulcrum     Speak
 
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final result; outcome or effect; central idea or point; gist
traitor; one who turns against previous affiliation or allegiance
cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain
support on which a lever rests; prop or support
noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression
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horde     Speak
 
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relaxation; leisure; freedom from worry; peace of mind
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
necessary requirement; indispensable item
whirlpool; powerful circular current of water
a woman who rules a family, clan, or tribe; highly respected woman who is a mother
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inconsequential     Speak
 
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standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
speechless; without or deprived of the use of speech or words
insignificant; lacking importance; not following from premises or evidence; illogical
brief and compact; expressing much in few words
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introspective     Speak
 
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looking within oneself; thoughtful about oneself; studying or exhibiting one's own internal state
coiled around; highly involved; intricate
inharmonious; impossible to coexist; not easy to combine harmoniously
very small; tiny; lowercase letter
tough; strong and firm; possessing physical strength and weight
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mire     Speak
 
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gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power
cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
lay responsibility or blame for, often unjustly
cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
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opaque     Speak
 
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warm and extremely humid; moist; damp; moldy
composed of elements from a variety of sources
expressing devotion or piety; earnest in the religious field
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
flowing, as writing letters joined one to another without raising pen; running
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perpetuate     Speak
 
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speak indistinctly; pass over carelessly or with little notice
make something last; preserve from extinction
scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
throw overboard; eject from boat, submarine, aircraft, or spaceship
cause to go gently and smoothly through the air or over water
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rancid     Speak
 
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plowed but left unseeded during a growing season; uncultivated
playful; relating to or interested in sports
having disagreeable odor or taste of decomposing oils or fats
false; tending to mislead; deceptive
incompatible; not able to be resolved
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retrospective     Speak
 
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looking back on, or directed to the past; applying to or influencing the past
friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
felt in one's inner organs; obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate
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subsidiary     Speak
 
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very thin especially from disease or hunger
subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
narrow in outlook; related to a local church community
talkative; given to continual talking; chattering
gay in manner, appearance, or action; easy and carefree
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tacit     Speak
 
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large in volume or bulk;  large in number or quantity, especially of discourse
indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
suffering from indigestion; appearing as if affected by disorder; sickly
producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile
arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive; hateful
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wry     Speak
 
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lacking caution; injudicious; not attentive to consequence
acting as a substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand
of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
turned to one side; twisted; marked by humorous twist, often with a touch of irony
expressing sorrow, mournful or melancholy; sad
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