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
acrophobia     Speak
 
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n.  
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collection of various items, parts, or ingredients, especially one composed of diverse literary works
fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
trader; one who trades goods for other goods without involving money
ancient paper made from stem of plant
food eaten or provided at a meal; feast; banquet
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apologist     Speak
 
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n.  
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imitation of another's style in musical composition or writing
unfairness; lack of equity or abstract justice; disagreement with equitable principles
a person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
young plant or tree that has grown from seed; produced from seed
source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
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biennial     Speak
 
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sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate
hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
every two years; lasting or living for two years
serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
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colloquial     Speak
 
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of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country
having or causing lustful thoughts and desires; having an eager desire for something
wandering; moving from place to place; unsettled
being an artificial and inferior substitute or imitation
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decelerate     Speak
 
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criticize for petty or frivolous reasons; raise trivial objections
steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own
sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate
slow down the rate of advancement of; decrease speed of
discuss fully; talk at great length about something of one's interest
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ductile     Speak
 
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thoroughly soaked; expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink
foretelling events as if by divine inspiration
easily influenced; flexible; pliable
acting in strength, firmness, or resilience
inclined to make trouble; disobedient; irritable
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encompass     Speak
 
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make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of
surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food
split; tear or split apart or into pieces violently
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frolicsome     Speak
 
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inconspicuous; not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable
attacking cherished traditions; characterized by an attack on established beliefs
having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
having an odor of musk, a secretion produced by certain animals, such as otter or civet
full of high-spirited fun; gay; given to merry
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hegemony     Speak
 
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n.  
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witty thought or saying, usually short; short, witty poem expressing a single thought or observation
unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity; impurity in thought and deed
small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by political group or nation over others
smooth and gracious in manner; quality of being sweet or pleasing to mind; agreeableness
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impinge     Speak
 
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give energy to; make forceful and active; supply with an electric current
enclose with a protective covering; encase; cover-up or hide
infringe; advance beyond usual limit; make a physical impact on; touch
create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
cut the surface of something carefully with a sharp tool; carve
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invertebrate     Speak
 
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recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
the sense that something is about to occur; anticipatory fear; premonition
bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred
animal, such as an insect that lacks backbone or spinal column
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mordant     Speak
 
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overly sweet; cloyingly sentimental
bitingly painful; harshly ironic or sinister; serving to fix colors in dyeing
poor; experiencing want or need; impoverished
seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading intentionally
at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
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nauseate     Speak
 
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v.  
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form into grains or small masses; make rough on the surface
cause to become sick; fill with disgust
split; tear or split apart or into pieces violently
broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids
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partiality     Speak
 
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n.  
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state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy
book of literary selections by various authors
pride; arrogance; highness or loftiness
inclination; favorable prejudice or bias; special fondness
any mammal of which the female typically has a pouch in which it rears young, such as kangaroo or koala
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precis     Speak
 
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concise summing up of main points
source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
undoubted or self-evident truth; obvious truth
excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; acting like a stuffed shirt
painful labor; work, especially when arduous or involving painful effort
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punctilious     Speak
 
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dull and uninteresting; lacking distinct or individual
difficult to believe; incredible; skeptical
marked by precise accordance with details
preventing infection; having cleansing effect
unruly; rebellious; turbulent and uncontrollable
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scabbard     Speak
 
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one who makes special study of birds
the case for sword blade; sheath
clothing; garments; dress; garb; costume
combativeness; inclination or readiness to fight; quarrelsomeness
period of depression or unhappy listlessness; slack period; state of inactivity
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sheaf     Speak
 
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n.  
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an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco
restraint, limit, or restriction; adverse remark or criticism
an outer, protective layer of skin of vertebrates
bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together
one who speaks in dialogue or takes part in a conversation
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swelter     Speak
 
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v.  
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rise again; sweep or surge back again
liberate; free from chains; set free or keep free from restrictions or bonds
be oppressed by heat; suffer terribly from the intense heat
bewilder purposely; confuse or puzzle mentally;  make obscure or mysterious
lean to one side, as a ship under a press of sail; sway from side to side
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unfetter     Speak
 
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liberate; free from chains; set free or keep free from restrictions or bonds
restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass
aid; assist and deliver from suffering; relieve
enroll in college or graduate school
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