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
adulation     Speak
 
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n.  
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indifference; lack of concern; composure
unbordered picture, often a portrait; decorative design placed at beginning or end of book; short literary sketch
excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony
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attenuate     Speak
 
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grow worse; cause persistent irritation or resentment
ridicule; subject to abusive ridicule expressed in work of art
write or engrave; markdown as something to be read; imprint; assign or address to
inspire or influence thoroughly;  stain or dye deeply or completely
make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen the density of
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bacchanalian     Speak
 
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empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant
not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
having human form or characteristics
drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness
poor; reduced to poverty; deprived of natural richness or strength
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cantata     Speak
 
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temporary encampment; a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
high praise; formal expression of praise; a tribute
a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution
story or poem set to music that a chorus can sing
laugh in a restrained, nervous way; giggle
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controvert     Speak
 
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stick or hold together in a mass that resists separation
oppose with arguments; attempt to prove to be false or incorrect; contradict
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
cajole; coax; deceive by flattery
lean to one side, as a ship under a press of sail; sway from side to side
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discomfit     Speak
 
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make uneasy or perplexed;  cause to lose one's composure; disconcert
give off sparks; shine as if emanating sparks; twinkle or glow
cut the surface of something carefully with a sharp tool; carve
foretell; serve as an omen or a warning of; indicate by prediction
shrink; reduce in size; become less
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epigram     Speak
 
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n.  
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any of various flies that bite or annoy livestock and other animals; an irritating person
bacteria; any organism of microscopic size
witty thought or saying, usually short; short, witty poem expressing a single thought or observation
collector and student of money, in particular of coins
indifference; lack of concern; composure
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flabbergasted     Speak
 
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relating to the highest point; ascending or leading to climax
astonished; appalled, amazed, or stunned
about art or skill of removing metals from ores
free from deceit; sincere; honest
able to cause disease; producing disease
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gentility     Speak
 
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part or division of poem of some length
text of dramatic musical work, such as opera
quality of being well-mannered; refinement; people of good birth
a person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
one who makes special study of birds
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indoctrinate     Speak
 
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teach with biased or one-sided ideology; teach doctrines to; teach uncritically
act evasively in order to gain time, avoid an argument, or postpone a decision
rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof
cause to become sick; fill with disgust
keep from motion, or stop the progress of; make calm or still
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lecherous     Speak
 
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having or covered with protective barbs or others; very irritable
no longer usable or practical; obsolete;  not in fashion
intended to confuse in an argument
thriftless; not providing for future; incautious
vigorously passionate; excessive desire, especially in sexual activity
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miasma     Speak
 
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unnecessary repetition, especially for the same sense in different words; redundancy
swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence
combativeness; inclination or readiness to fight; quarrelsomeness
uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment
teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation
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muffle     Speak
 
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make a sound quieter and less clear
substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
slow down the rate of advancement of; decrease speed of
tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another
discourage; cause to lose courage or hope
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panegyric     Speak
 
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region; climate; particular region as defined by its weather or climate
curse; the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as a public compliment
precision; the subtle difference in meaning, opinion, or attitude
the highest point; point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited
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portentous     Speak
 
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completely happy and contented; showing or producing exalted joy
fragrant; odorous; suggestive of odor
showing a high degree of refinement
stiff and artificially formal; inflated
full of unspecifiable significance; exciting wonder and awe; wonderful
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prurient     Speak
 
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having or causing lustful thoughts and desires; having an eager desire for something
sociable; seeking and enjoying the company of others
red, especially blood-red; of the blood-red color of raw flesh
relating to outline or diagram; represented simply, as using symbols
coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive
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repulsion     Speak
 
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process of turning some plant material into stone
rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
distaste; extreme aversion; act of driving back
a brief explanation of words often placed at the back of a book
correction of errors; removal of errors; alteration intended to improve
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sophistry     Speak
 
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one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
pirate; robber upon the sea
song of praise or joy;  loud and joyous song; the song of triumph
the argument for exercise merely; plausible but misleading argument; art or process of reasoning; logic
refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
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tranquillity     Speak
 
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the green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting
retort; comeback; answer to a reply
enthusiastic follower; one who is devoted or self-dedicated to a cause or practice
poise; self-confident assurance
calmness; peace; freedom from disturbance or agitation
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truculent     Speak
 
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marked by precise accordance with details
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
unruly; rebellious; turbulent and uncontrollable
disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile
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