3000 Common SAT Vocabulary (9)
3000 SAT Vocabulary Level 3 - 1: Group 9
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3000 SAT Vocabulary Level 3 - 1
adventitious 
1
 | state of collapse caused by illness or old age |
| manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to an artist |
| accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically |
| reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade |
alacrity
2
| antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times |
| wooden; impersonal; deliberately impassive or expressionless, as face or look |
| causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere |
| cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness |
allegory
3
| symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form |
| region; climate; particular region as defined by its weather or climate |
| good-natured ridiculing; cleverly amusing in tone |
| spotted; having mottled or spotted skin or coat |
amplify
4
| denying existence of God; godless |
| restrain; keep within close bounds; confine |
| broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase |
| the bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone |
artisan
5
| having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial |
| absolute; having no exception; of using category or categories |
| make less visible; obscure or blur; darken with or as if with clouds |
| manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to an artist |
autocratic
6
| bowl-shaped strainer used to wash or drain foods |
| remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids |
| having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial |
| solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse |
bumptious
7
| wooden; impersonal; deliberately impassive or expressionless, as face or look |
| source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain |
| logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts; state of cohering or sticking together |
| offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing |
carping
8
| appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath |
| fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure |
| antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times |
| a person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people |
categorical
9
| having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial |
| sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
| fortress; a fortified place which people could go for shelter during a battle |
| absolute; having no exception; of using category or categories |
chicanery
10
| source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain |
| not identical on both sides of a dividing central line |
| mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry |
| act or react with equal force; ; counteract |