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
amalgamate     Speak
 
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v.  
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combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy metal with mercury
leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
vary; go in different directions from the same point
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apostate     Speak
 
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turmoil; bewildering jumble; confused mass
withdrawing support; the act of abandoning something to which one is bound by allegiance or duty; failure in duty
one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
award of merit; expression of approval; praise
depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act
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beckon     Speak
 
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ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
signal or summon, as by nodding or waving; attract because of inviting or enticing appearance
adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
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captivate     Speak
 
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discourage; cause to lose courage or hope
cut down; reduce; restrict; economize
determine, decide, or establish in advance; influence markedly
charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to an enemy
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex
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deadpan     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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wooden; impersonal; deliberately impassive or expressionless, as face or look
serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
speaking or expressed in lofty style; using high sounding language; overly wordy
occurring or appearing again or repeatedly
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eccentricity     Speak
 
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n.  
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ancient paper made from stem of plant
often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound
travel or journey, especially by foot, notably by pilgrim
natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape
oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from the center
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energize     Speak
 
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v.  
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make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen the density of
act or react with equal force; ; counteract
give energy to; make forceful and active; supply with an electric current
encode; convert plain message into code
climb with difficulty, especially on all fours; climb by crawling
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fatuous     Speak
 
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any of various pale or light colors; lacking in body or vigor
foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way
showing lack of skill; clumsy or awkward
sealed by fusion so as to be airtight
thriftless; not providing for future; incautious
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galleon     Speak
 
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n.  
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state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness
state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; keenness of emotion
an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
one who fights with his fists, especially a professional prize fighter; boxer
large sailing ship, usually having two or more decks and carrying guns
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insensate     Speak
 
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mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated degree
wintry; belonging or relating to winter
lacking sensibility and understanding; foolish
unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
with great care or delicacy; cautiously
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irascible     Speak
 
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fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure
assumed to be such; supposed; rumored
joking;  use of light, frivolous language by way of fun or ridicule
having an odor of musk, a secretion produced by certain animals, such as otter or civet
irritable; easily angered; excited by or arising from anger
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mendicant     Speak
 
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unnecessary repetition, especially for the same sense in different words; redundancy
unwillingness; lack of inclination; mild aversion
bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together
state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for a living
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nadir     Speak
 
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solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
quality of not moving; remaining in place
the lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically
any of various flies that bite or annoy livestock and other animals; an irritating person
smooth and gracious in manner; quality of being sweet or pleasing to mind; agreeableness
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pall     Speak
 
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rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof
move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
deliberately sink a ship by order of the commander, rather than by enemy action
grow tiresome; have dulling, wearisome, or boring effect
deflect sound or light from straight path; alter by viewing through a medium
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prehensile     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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acting in strength, firmness, or resilience
capable of grasping or holding; having a keen intellect
open or liable to objection or debate; liable to cause disapproval
about art or skill of removing metals from ores
reclining; lying down completely or in part
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ratiocination     Speak
 
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n.  
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the feeling of enmity or ill will; an attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
reasoning; the act of concluding from premises
state of being multiplex or various; condition of being numerous; a large number
advocate of voting rights for women
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restive     Speak
 
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fragrant; odorous; suggestive of odor
impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control
with great care or delicacy; cautiously
sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
angelic; innocent-looking; like a baby; infantile
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sluggard     Speak
 
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n.  
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process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent
lazy person; person habitually lazy, idle, and slow; sluggish; lazy
fragment substance, as of glass or metal; a piece of broken pottery, especially found in an archaeological dig
witty thought or saying, usually short; short, witty poem expressing a single thought or observation
swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence
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sybarite     Speak
 
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a major class of plants; primary branch of the animal kingdom; division
artificial channel for water; sewer or drain crossing under the road
waste; foul-smelling outflow or vapor
person devoted to pleasure and luxury
formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as a public compliment
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vacillate     Speak
 
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v.  
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make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of
debase; degrade; spread negative information about
admit to rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote
arouse again; make someone have a feeling that they had in the past
sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate
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