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
agglomeration     Speak
 
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n.  
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collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
text of dramatic musical work, such as opera
deceptive scheme; military maneuver designed to deceive or surprise enemy
a compact, close-knit group of people, animals, or things
sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
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apogee     Speak
 
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n.  
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outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot
the highest point; point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited
person of no importance; something that does not exist or that exists only in the imagination
one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
inference about future or hypothetical situation based on known facts
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bucolic     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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astonished; appalled, amazed, or stunned
not domestic; wild; existing in a wild or untamed state
rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure
having low-necked dress
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colander     Speak
 
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n.  
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dock; landing place; reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded
short speech at conclusion of dramatic work
treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community
bowl-shaped strainer used to wash or drain foods
fragment substance, as of glass or metal; a piece of broken pottery, especially found in an archaeological dig
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constrain     Speak
 
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loose bands of; set free; disunite; scatter
make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction
occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
ornament something in showy, tasteless, or gaudy finery
restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
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doctrinaire     Speak
 
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fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant
opposite; reversed in order, nature, or effect; turned upside down
discordant; inharmonious; sounding harsh; ill-sounding
unable to compromise about points of doctrine; unyielding
not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
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evanescent     Speak
 
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suitable for drinking; drinkable
fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor
foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous
of the same lineage or origin; having a common ancestor
lustful; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
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feral     Speak
 
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inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly; wildly immoral
difficult to believe; incredible; skeptical
mocking; exposing human folly to ridicule
angelic; innocent-looking; like a baby; infantile
not domestic; wild; existing in a wild or untamed state
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gusty     Speak
 
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windy or stormy; given to sudden bursts of passion; excitable; irritable
in the manner of an uncle, about uncle; kind, genial, benevolent, or tolerant
fictional, relating to imaginative creation
wintry; belonging or relating to winter
expressed or expressible as a quantity; relating to the measurement of quantity
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incubate     Speak
 
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v.  
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leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
yield or formally resign and surrender to another
hatch; develop under favorable conditions
dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture
grow worse; cause persistent irritation or resentment
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invective     Speak
 
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n.  
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abusive language used to express blame or ill will
friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
pirate; robber upon the sea
quality of being well-mannered; refinement; people of good birth
worship of idols; excessive admiration
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miserly     Speak
 
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tied in knots; covered with knots or knobs; difficult to understand or solve
swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
indicative of lack of generosity; cautious with money
extremely evil or cruel; possessed or controlled by a demon
wooden; impersonal; deliberately impassive or expressionless, as face or look
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ostracize     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
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert
analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to the test
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parameter     Speak
 
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n.  
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the bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
act or process of branching out or dividing into branches; subdivision or branch
characteristic or feature that distinguishes something from others
nest of a bird, such as an eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
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precursor     Speak
 
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worship of idols; excessive admiration
calmness; peace; freedom from disturbance or agitation
state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness
someone who has withdrawn from his native land
forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
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propitiate     Speak
 
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v.  
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make peace with; appease and render favorable
grow worse; cause persistent irritation or resentment
examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order
smirk; smile in an artificial way to make an impression
move or walk heavily or laboriously;  travel slowly but steadily
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satire     Speak
 
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n.  
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seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony
large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
authority on a subject; learned person; expert
state of being certain; complete assurance; confidence
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sheaf     Speak
 
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n.  
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jumble; a mixture of ill-suited elements; something made up of miscellaneous
poise; self-confident assurance
the medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain
established procedure for solving problem
bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together
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sunder     Speak
 
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v.  
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swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure
pick out from others; weed out; remove rejected members or parts from
pierce, punch, or borehole or holes in; penetrate
separate; break or wrench apart
root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly
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turgid     Speak
 
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swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language
peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others
cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
varied; greatly diversified; made up of many differing parts
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