DIY Vocabulary Test - SAT Vocabulary: Level 2

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SAT Vocabulary: Level 2
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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SAT Vocabulary: Level 2
agitate     Speak
 
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v.  
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cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint
behead; cut off the head of
enrage; make furious or mad with anger
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ascetic     Speak
 
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lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen
likely to fail or be inaccurate
leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
unaware, without noticing; unmindful or thoughtless
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belated     Speak
 
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fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
having been delayed; done or sent too late
fearless; indicating or springing from courage
obscure; profound; difficult to understand
acting as a substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand
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canvass     Speak
 
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restrain with U-shaped bar for ankles or feet; impede; hamper
expel; eject from a position or place; force out
the drawback or shrink involuntarily, as in pain or from a blow
ease the anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
determine votes; examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize
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cursive     Speak
 
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eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
flowing, as writing letters joined one to another without raising pen; running
unwilling or reluctant; filled with disgust or aversion; dislike
very liberal in giving; showing great generosity
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deviate     Speak
 
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interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide
make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate
turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge
stockpile; accumulate for future use
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
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elated     Speak
 
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yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
widespread; affecting majority of people
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
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exhort     Speak
 
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v.  
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scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make an urgent appeal
stir up fire; feed plentifully; supply a furnace with fuel
cause to go gently and smoothly through the air or over water
violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse
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girth     Speak
 
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n.  
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the former occupant of a post; ancestor or forefather
one that expounds or interprets; one that speaks for represents, or advocates
distance around something; circumference; size; bulk
a substance believed to cure all ills
highest point; vertex; summit; climax
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heresy     Speak
 
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n.  
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rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
small house or cottage usually having a single story and attic
opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
chess move in which the player sacrifices minor pieces to obtain an advantageous position
being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
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indolent     Speak
 
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occurring or taking place in a person's mind rather than the external world; unreal
opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative
deep-rooted; firmly and long-established; habitual
lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive
no longer current or applicable; antiquated
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longevity     Speak
 
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a place where things may be put for safekeeping, as storehouse, warehouse, museum, or tomb
lever used to turn a rudder and steer a boat; drawer in table, chest, or counter
long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation
inscription on a tombstone in memory
an awkward and stupid person; troublemaker, often violent
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minuscule     Speak
 
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lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive
capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
very small; tiny; lowercase letter
rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
large in volume or bulk;  large in number or quantity, especially of discourse
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painstaking     Speak
 
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friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
tireless; showing sustained enthusiastic action
extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains
dull; lacking luster or shine
unwilling or with reluctance; stingy
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platitude     Speak
 
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n.  
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dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality
aggressive entrance into foreign territory; raid or invasion
huge creature; something enormous in size or power
incentive; stimulus; force or energy associated with a moving body
final result; outcome or effect; central idea or point; gist
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pterodactyl     Speak
 
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trace; remains; an indication that something has happened
supplement or appendix, especially to a will
act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain
extinct flying reptiles that existed during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods
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sanction     Speak
 
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v.  
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settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
put out a fire; extinguish;  put an end to; destroy
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law
accuse; challenge or discredit the credibility of
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sparse     Speak
 
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speechless; without or deprived of the use of speech or words
relating to, or contributing to a sense of smell
occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
inharmonious; impossible to coexist; not easy to combine harmoniously
unable to be restrained; difficult or impossible to control or restrain
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surmise     Speak
 
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v.  
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feel or express pity or sympathy for
belittle;  speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
emphasize; stress; pronounce with stress or accent; mark with an accent
guess;  infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence
put out a fire; extinguish;  put an end to; destroy
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vapid     Speak
 
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obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
acting as a substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand
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