3000 Common SAT Vocabulary (11)
3000 SAT Vocabulary Level 3 - 3: Group 11
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3000 SAT Vocabulary Level 3 - 3
malapropism 
1
 | member of working class; blue collar person |
| outstanding; superior to or notable above all others |
| comic misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound |
| lessen the violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses |
malodorous
2
| flowing or dropping like honey; sweetly or smoothly flowing, especially in sound |
| foul-smelling; having bad or offensive odor |
| incomplete; fragmentary; favoring one person or side over another or others |
| lying; habitually dishonest; speaking falsely |
mendacious
3
| entire ruin; utter destruction, especially, utter loss of soul, or of final happiness in future |
| lying; habitually dishonest; speaking falsely |
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| embezzle; appropriate fraudulently to one's own use; steal public money entrusted to one's care |
migrant
4
| text of dramatic musical work, such as opera |
| habitually moving from place to place, especially in search of seasonal work; wandering |
| collector and student of money, in particular of coins |
| spread or flow throughout; pervade |
mincing
5
| speaking or walking affectedly or with caution; affectedly elegant and nice |
| an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits |
| church dignitary; senior clergyman |
| mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated degree |
monosyllabic
6
| versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes |
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| the whole universe; complex structure, such as society, considered as a single entity containing smaller structures |
| having only one syllable; speaking in curt |
musky
7
| a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides |
| having an odor of musk, a secretion produced by certain animals, such as otter or civet |
| member of working class; blue collar person |
| habitually moving from place to place, especially in search of seasonal work; wandering |
noisome
8
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
| capable of grasping or holding; having a keen intellect |
| lessen the violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses |
panacea
9
| varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; lustrous |
| tending to discourage; prohibiting; forbidding |
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| outstanding; superior to or notable above all others |
peculate
10
| natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| embezzle; appropriate fraudulently to one's own use; steal public money entrusted to one's care |
| flowing or dropping like honey; sweetly or smoothly flowing, especially in sound |
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |