DIY Vocabulary Test - SAT Vocabulary: Level 3

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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
adjoin     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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be next to; be contiguous to; border on
set apart; distinguish; perceive or show the difference in or between
avoid; refuse to use or participate in; stand aloof from
grow worse; cause persistent irritation or resentment
prolong; draw out or lengthen in time
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anachronistic     Speak
 
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having time error in the story; erroneous in date; in the wrong time
foretelling events as if by divine inspiration
given to joking; merry; humorous
regarding human beings as the center of the universe
extremely evil or cruel; possessed or controlled by a demon
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cadence     Speak
 
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n.  
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a group that meets socially; an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
strict disciplinarian; one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules
rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
pride; arrogance; highness or loftiness
one who is stingy or overly cautious or defensive with money; a miser
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cogency     Speak
 
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n.  
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something that bulges out; swelling or tumor on the body
unnecessary repetition, especially for the same sense in different words; redundancy
any of various flies that bite or annoy livestock and other animals; an irritating person
one who spends money recklessly or wastefully
power of proving or of producing belief; quality of being highly probable or convincing; force; credibility
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demystify     Speak
 
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muddle; drive crazy; become confused
steal, often in violation of trust; put away; remove
cause disgrace to by malicious and false statements; hold up or expose to ridicule or calumny; defame
lessen the violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses
clarify; free from mystery or obscurity
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ductile     Speak
 
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easily influenced; flexible; pliable
of the same lineage or origin; having a common ancestor
having time error in the story; erroneous in date; in the wrong time
relating to motif or idea; relating to theme or topic
streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful
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evanescent     Speak
 
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causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
flowing or dropping like honey; sweetly or smoothly flowing, especially in sound
drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness
fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor
foul-smelling; having bad or offensive odor
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formative     Speak
 
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serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly; wildly immoral
developing; forming; capable of forming or molding
dying; in a dying state; approaching death; about to die
not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
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gibe     Speak
 
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v.  
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mock; laugh at with contempt and derision
pretend; hide feelings from other people
give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to an enemy
stroll slowly; walk at a leisurely pace
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indenture     Speak
 
(10)
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mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake
spread randomly; sprinkle; scatter
make liquids murky by stirring up sediment
contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term
clean; remove offensive parts of book
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jurisprudence     Speak
 
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n.  
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philosophy or science of law; a division or department of law
calmness; peace; freedom from disturbance or agitation
appearance of truth; probability; likelihood
abusive language used to express blame or ill will
combativeness; inclination or readiness to fight; quarrelsomeness
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morphology     Speak
 
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n.  
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any disease-producing agent
branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants
collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
explanation; interpretation, especially of biblical or religious text
patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine
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noisome     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile
mutually destructive; equally devastating to both sides
daily; relating to or occurring in a 24-hour period
foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous
indicative of lack of generosity; cautious with money
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perspicacious     Speak
 
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not intimidating; not making one fearful
assisting, or intended to assist the memory
having keen insight; mentally perceptive; astute
ugly; displeasing to eye; unpleasant to look at
falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
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portentous     Speak
 
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suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
flowing or dropping like honey; sweetly or smoothly flowing, especially in sound
trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others
full of unspecifiable significance; exciting wonder and awe; wonderful
easily influenced; flexible; pliable
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purveyor     Speak
 
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n.  
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act or process of branching out or dividing into branches; subdivision or branch
one who supplies provisions, especially food; caterer
the medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain
new or newly invented word or phrase
study of language; investigation of language and its literature
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scaffold     Speak
 
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n.  
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a major class of plants; primary branch of the animal kingdom; division
memorizing process using routine or repetition; the sound of surf breaking on the shore
the whole universe; complex structure, such as society, considered as a single entity containing smaller structures
a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution
the most powerful members of society
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silt     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake
pronounce the letter s imperfectly; give s and z the sound of th; speak hesitatingly with a low voice, as if afraid
deliberately sink a ship by order of the commander, rather than by enemy action
become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
spread randomly; sprinkle; scatter
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surreptitious     Speak
 
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secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
pouring forth; uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
tied in knots; covered with knots or knobs; difficult to understand or solve
stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate
lacking definite form or limits; hazy; cloudy
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unsightly     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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ugly; displeasing to eye; unpleasant to look at
of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
about art or skill of removing metals from ores
healthful; favorable to health; promoting health; wholesome
composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
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