3000 Common SAT Vocabulary (9)

3000 SAT Vocabulary Level 3 - 1: Group 9
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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a. having properties of vinegar; sour


Spelling Word: acetic
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n. fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places


Spelling Word: acrophobia
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v. collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit


Spelling Word: amass
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n. oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena


Spelling Word: amphitheater
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n. the highest point; point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited


Spelling Word: apogee
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n. attack with missiles; continuous attack with shot and shell upon a town, fort, or other position


Spelling Word: bombardment
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v. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly


Spelling Word: bowdlerize
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v. mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner


Spelling Word: bungle
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n. large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron


Spelling Word: caldron
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v. lean to one side, as a ship under a press of sail; sway from side to side


Spelling Word: careen