DIY Vocabulary Test - SAT Vocabulary: Level 3

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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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SAT Vocabulary: Level 3
abdicate     Speak
 
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v.  
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decorate with needlework; add details to
give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
bring up and expel from throat or stomach; vomit; discharge or pour forth contents
direct or impose with urgent appeal; order with emphasis
mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake
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artisan     Speak
 
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n.  
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celebrity; a person who is an inspiration to others; a person who has achieved eminence in a specific field
the bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to an artist
the temporary halting of usual operations of government or control; the time between two reigns
show of skill or deceitful cleverness, considered magical by naive observers
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blare     Speak
 
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n.  
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an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
strict disciplinarian; one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules
one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning
loud, harsh roar or screech; a dazzling blaze of light
government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
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cantankerous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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ill-humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
formless; lacking shape or definition
pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating; charming or attractive
bringing disgrace; shameful or infamous
displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or previous ancestral form
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daub     Speak
 
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v.  
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repair or unite by using fusible metal alloy, usually tin and lead
fill with astonishment and perplexity; confound
set apart; distinguish; perceive or show the difference in or between
smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings
present obstacle; stump; cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck
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diverge     Speak
 
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spread randomly; sprinkle; scatter
vary; go in different directions from the same point
be oppressed by heat; suffer terribly from the intense heat
scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off; abrade
portray; depict; draw or trace the outline of; sketch out
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ersatz     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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critical; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
acting in strength, firmness, or resilience
proper; appropriate; of pleasing appearance; handsome
moving with wavelike motion
being an artificial and inferior substitute or imitation
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expunge     Speak
 
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v.  
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cancel; remove; erase or strike out
think earnestly or studiously; meditate; ponder; think deeply
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
separate; break or wrench apart
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gibe     Speak
 
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be later in time
calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
entertain; provide with great enjoyment
contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term
mock; laugh at with contempt and derision
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incarnadine     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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speaking or expressed in lofty style; using high sounding language; overly wordy
red, especially blood-red; of the blood-red color of raw flesh
foul-smelling; having bad or offensive odor
without money; poor; penniless
like a glacier; lacking warmth and friendliness; extremely cold or slow
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leaven     Speak
 
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leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
cause to rise, especially by fermentation; add a rising agent to
deflect sound or light from straight path; alter by viewing through a medium
increase the scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
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monochromatic     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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capable of using either hand with equal ease
intermittently stopping and starting; irregular; variable; unstable
capable of producing heat; causing heat; heating
sociable; seeking and enjoying the company of others
having only one color; viewing only one color, total color blindness
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neonate     Speak
 
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n.  
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a major class of plants; primary branch of the animal kingdom; division
newborn infant, especially one less than four weeks old
noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
one who differs in opinion, or one who declares his disagreement
a small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
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partiality     Speak
 
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n.  
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refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
comparison of one thing with another,  in English generally using like or as
state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; keenness of emotion
inclination; favorable prejudice or bias; special fondness
irreverence; lack of respect for God
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postulate     Speak
 
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n.  
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essential premise; the underlying assumption
state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy
society or government ruled by wealthy class
collection of various items, parts, or ingredients, especially one composed of diverse literary works
right to claim something; right to benefits
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pulchritude     Speak
 
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abundance; completeness; ample amount or quantity
study of language; investigation of language and its literature
retort; comeback; answer to a reply
great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty
lazy person; person habitually lazy, idle, and slow; sluggish; lazy
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reparable     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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thin; slight; lacking clarity or distinctness
obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority
impossible to assail; without flaws or loopholes
incipient; coming into existence; emerging
capable of being repaired; admitting of repair
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scuttle     Speak
 
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v.  
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portray; depict; draw or trace the outline of; sketch out
wrap or bind with or as if with bandages
copy; write over again in same words
repair or unite by using fusible metal alloy, usually tin and lead
deliberately sink a ship by order of the commander, rather than by enemy action
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tightwad     Speak
 
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n.  
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state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness
storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit
one who is stingy or overly cautious or defensive with money; a miser
state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; disturbance; inconsistency; disagreement
one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property
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unfrock     Speak
 
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give energy to; make forceful and active; supply with an electric current
strip a priest or minister of church authority; remove from the status as a member of the clergy
give a false or incorrect impression, often deliberately; serve unsatisfactorily as representative
settle oneself securely or comfortably; place or conceal in a secure place
draw a mark or line under; emphasize; stress
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