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
adumbrate     Speak
 
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v.  
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soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own
liberate; free from chains; set free or keep free from restrictions or bonds
give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
loose bands of; set free; disunite; scatter
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antediluvian     Speak
 
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open or liable to objection or debate; liable to cause disapproval
urging; demanding; expressing earnest entreaty
antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion
having human form or characteristics
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biennial     Speak
 
(3)
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agreeable; gracious; charming, often in a childlike or naive way
lacking in spirit; affected or marked by low spirits
marked by precise accordance with details
every two years; lasting or living for two years
nearsighted; lacking foresight; narrow minded
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commandeer     Speak
 
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force into military service; take for public use; seize for military use; take arbitrarily or by force
spread gradually; cause the liquid to pass through small holes; filter
disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion
approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
cause to rise, especially by fermentation; add a rising agent to
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conformity     Speak
 
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similarity in form or character; agreement
urgent situation; state or quality of requiring much effort or immediate action
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for a living
officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division
terminology; system of names used in an art or science
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ductile     Speak
 
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prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous
easily influenced; flexible; pliable
impossible to recover or regain; irreparable
spotted; having mottled or spotted skin or coat
extremely hot; eager; impassioned; burning
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embellish     Speak
 
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correct; improve by critical editing; free from fault; alter for the better
inspire or influence thoroughly;  stain or dye deeply or completely
adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
look at with a fixed gaze; angry stare
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extrovert     Speak
 
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oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from the center
a person interested mostly in external objects and actions
poem or song expressing lamentation;  mournful poem
obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach
inclination; favorable prejudice or bias; special fondness
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iconoclastic     Speak
 
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sorrowful; filled with or expressing grief; mournful
attacking cherished traditions; characterized by an attack on established beliefs
of the same lineage or origin; having a common ancestor
serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
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impious     Speak
 
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mottled; spotted or patched, especially in black and white
irreverent; lacking due respect or dutifulness
having total knowledge; knowing everything
with a sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
characterized by loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter
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iridescent     Speak
 
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characterized by loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter
antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
occurring in or having many forms or shapes
pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute
exhibiting or giving out colors like those of rainbow; gleaming or shimmering with rainbow colors
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microorganism     Speak
 
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one who makes maps or charts
theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original
hereditary nobility; privileged class
bacteria; any organism of microscopic size
beginner in learning something; novice
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nonchalance     Speak
 
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branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds
great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty
claw of a bird of prey; part of the lock that key presses to shoot bolt
a brief explanation of words often placed at the back of a book
indifference; lack of concern; composure
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perfidious     Speak
 
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madly excited; in a state of hurry, panic, or wild activity
compensating; rewarding; profitable or paying
tending to betray; disloyal; faithless
mutually destructive; equally devastating to both sides
serving to compensate or as compensation; making amends; repaying
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postulate     Speak
 
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essential premise; the underlying assumption
painful labor; work, especially when arduous or involving painful effort
natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape
person who has compulsive desire to steal
disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition
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propitious     Speak
 
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showing a high degree of refinement
having only one syllable;  speaking in curt
presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous
overly sweet; cloyingly sentimental
pleasing or agreeable to ear; having a pleasant sound
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rote     Speak
 
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memorizing process using routine or repetition; the sound of surf breaking on the shore
something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
young offspring of a mammal, such as a dog or a wolf; child or youth
pride; arrogance; highness or loftiness
the mechanism that imitates actions of humans
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skinflint     Speak
 
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the sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
something that holds or links various parts together
flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart
one who is very reluctant to spend money; a miser; a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
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tendentious     Speak
 
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slow; sluggish; wasting time
hesitant; faltering; imperfect or defective
unconscious; unresponsive; very small or gradual
argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute
having or marked by a strong tendency
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unsightly     Speak
 
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worn through till threads show; wearing old, shabby clothing; shabby and poor
sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull
having or covered with protective barbs or others; very irritable
ugly; displeasing to eye; unpleasant to look at
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