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
acclaim     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace
look at amorously; cast glances as in fondness or to attract notice
applaud; announce with great approval
quick forward dive or reach; thrust
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approbation     Speak
 
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n.  
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form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
the event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
expression of warm approval; praise
extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
disloyal person; traitor or rebel
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bequeath     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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leave to someone by a will; hand down
hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
serve as an example of; embody
drive out evil spirits by or as if by incantation, command, or prayer
severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply
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coddle     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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disguise or conceal behind a false appearance; make a false show of
expel; eject from a position or place; force out
introduce;  bring up for discussion or debate; announce
treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point
speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame
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cumulative     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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having no justification; groundless; not guaranteed to be good, sound, or of a certain quality
occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive
likely to fail or be inaccurate
widespread; affecting majority of people
increasing by successive addition
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demur     Speak
 
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v.  
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leave to someone by a will; hand down
avoid deliberately; keep away from
pierce; kill by piercing with a spear or sharp
assent; agree without protesting
object because of doubts; hesitate
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epoch     Speak
 
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n.  
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greediness for wealth; the insatiable desire to gain
analysis; cutting apart in order to examine
exact copy or reproduction, as of a document; fax
a particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
extreme poverty; lack of something; barrenness; insufficiency
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expound     Speak
 
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v.  
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make shiny by rubbing; polish
plead; make the earnest request of; ask for earnestly
cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; discard as refuse
appease or pacify; bring peace to
explain or describe in detail
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fictitious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
unwilling or with reluctance; stingy
existing only in imagination; feigned; not true or real
in or into a high place; high or higher up
relating to marriage or wedding ceremony
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heyday     Speak
 
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n.  
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facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust
enthusiastic, prolonged applause; show of public homage or welcome
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression
period of greatest popularity, success, or power; the golden age
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inclusive     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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hollow; curved like the inner surface of a sphere
under the influence of alcohol; intoxicated; drunk
opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative
conquered; overpowered; becoming quieter; not glaring in color; soft in tone
tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
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lackluster     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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unlikely; difficult to believe; dubious
dark; dusky; naturally having the skin of a dark color
dull; lacking luster or shine
avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
equivalent in effect or value
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maim     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
be responsible for; commit; do execute or perform, generally in a bad sense
stockpile; accumulate for future use
wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of the body
cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; discard as refuse
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parochial     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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narrow in outlook; related to a local church community
mixed up; difficult to understand because it has been distorted
comparable; similar or alike
capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
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precocious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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advanced in development; appearing or developing early
located in outer boundary; unimportant; auxiliary
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
silent; muffled; toned down; indistinct
gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
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pterodactyl     Speak
 
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n.  
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a mental disorder marked by confusion
small house or cottage usually having a single story and attic
chess move in which the player sacrifices minor pieces to obtain an advantageous position
extinct flying reptiles that existed during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods
systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject
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seminary     Speak
 
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n.  
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vain man; one who wants to get admiration by dress; man excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance
reservoir or water tank; a vessel to hold water for household uses
a sudden outburst of emotion or action; sudden attack, recurrence, or intensification of a disease
school, especially a theological school for the training of priests; school of higher education, especially for girls
suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
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stoke     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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serve as an example of; embody
put to disorderly flight or retreat; drive out; cause to flee; defeat overwhelmingly
stir up fire; feed plentifully; supply a furnace with fuel
be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power
destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
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traverse     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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determine votes; examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
surround with armed forces; harass with requests
go through or across, often under difficult conditions
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vertigo     Speak
 
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n.  
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severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
vain man; one who wants to get admiration by dress; man excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance
fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
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