| 01. ABSTAIN | 13. COINCIDENCE | 25. DEFICIENT | 37. EXTRAPOLATE |
| refrain from | hiding place | incomplete | add people |
| go forth | happy scene | little effort | extend data |
| take away | equal value | without cause | give more |
| show off | chance event | contrary | jump over |
| 02. ABSTRACT | 14. COMMUTATIVE | 26. DENOTE | 38. FALLACY |
| part of a yard | out of town | point out | fancy lace |
| take away | in any order | take back | delicate feature |
| only in the mind | over the hill | hold on | false reasoning |
| put aside | at another time | write off | weak link |
| 03. ACCORD | 15. COMPILE | 27. DEPLETE | 39. FORMIDABLE |
| heavy string | collect | smooth out | made to order |
| harmonious | associate | make empty | put to test |
| agreement | decay | run over | shaped to fit |
| authority | put forth | pull under | hard to handle |
| 04. ADVOCATE | 16. COMPONENT | 28. DEVIATE | 40. FUTILE |
| announce | piece of music | consume | hidden |
| find out | time of opening | differ | useless |
| argue for | part of whole | misplace | shiny |
| discourage | unit of weight | wonder | hard |
| 05. ALLEVIATE | 17. COMPOSITE | 29. DIVERSE | 41. GENERALIZATION |
| raise up | distinct parts | various | inference |
| forgive | another piece | poetic | commander |
| make lighter | written out | jump in | excuse |
| improve | musical | pass out | creation |
| 06. ANECDOTE | 18. CONCISE | 30. DOCTRINE | 42. HAPHAZARD |
| hang around neck | minimal words | stated as belief | dangerous place |
| brief true story | exactly right | act as one | without any order |
| tall, leafy tree | extremely sharp | fixed as ordered | beside the point |
| small, noisy dog | easy way | think as another | strange event |
| 07. APPREHENSIVE | 19. CONSISTENT | 31. DOMAIN | 43. HEMISPHERE |
| almost finished | agreeing | curved roof | half a sphere |
| very grateful | troublesome | open sea | form a circle |
| dread future | come up empty | major point | like a ball |
| handle carefully | make up whole | area included | with a ring |
| 08. ARRAY | 20. CONSPICUOUS | 32. ELABORATE | 44. IMPERATIVE |
| empty, hopeless | with enthusiasm | work hard | barely enough |
| point, meaning | easy to see | spend wisely | very necessary |
| order, grouping | secret plan | easily seen | certainly true |
| bright, visible | good for nothing | highly detailed | easily missed |
| 09. ASSERT | 21. CONSTITUTE | 33. ENDOW | 45. INDIFFERENT |
| give off | take in more | finish completely | without interest |
| declare | break in pieces | call loudly | not changed |
| imagine | come up empty | handle carefully | without notice |
| increase | make up whole | given naturally | not welcome |
| 10. BENEVOLENT | 22. CONVEY | 34. ENHANCE | 46. INGENUITY |
| loud, angry | carry | hold in hand | not genuine |
| soft, comfortable | pieces of paper | put in order | bright object |
| kind, generous | cheat | stand in way | clever invention |
| easy, simple | see with mirror | raise in degree | working motor |
| 11. CHRONIC | 23. CRUCIAL | 35. EVOKE | 47. INHERENT |
| heavy/bulky | smooth | bring together | natural part |
| short/sharp | decisive | call forth | female relative |
| lasting/frequent | painful | send away | monthly payment |
| bright/shiny | vigorous | put aside | pretty scene |
| 12. CHRONOLOGICAL | 24. DECISIVE | 36. EXCERPT | 48. INHIBIT |
| logical order | slices meat | other than | declare |
| time order | settles question | without | include |
| order of size | raises doubts | passage from | restrain |
| order or color | removes weight | annoy | display |
| 49. INSTINCT | 61. NOMINAL | 73. QUERY | 85. STIMULATE |
| developed sense | for one time | question | help recover |
| natural odor | with feeling | different | give relief |
| learned skill | in name only | uneasy | cause action |
| inborn impulse | by chance | pit | make delayed |
| 50. INTENSIVE | 62. OBJECTIVE | 74. RANDOM | 86. SUBSEQUENT |
| large number | complaint | with pleasure | enough |
| high degree | pointed | without merit | around |
| strong defense | weapon | with haste | following |
| deep thought | real | without design | beneath |
| 51. INTERACT | 63. OBSCURE | 75. RATIONAL | 87. SUBTLE |
| act on each other | not clear | by authority | clear, shining |
| come between | not cured | with reason | closed, locked |
| contained within | not careful | for certain | fine, cunning |
| be in favor | not square | in portions | under, buried |
| 52. INTRICATE | 64. PERSPECTIVE | 76. RECIPROCAL | 88. SUSCEPTIBLE |
| very small | hiding place | by the rules | easily affected |
| very easy | ship-shape | out of step | wrongly placed |
| very sure | searching | old time's sake | badly beaten |
| very involved | size-wise | to each other | hardly noticed |
| 53. INVERSE | 65. PHENOMENON | 77. REFRAIN | 89. SYMMETRICAL |
| backwards | observed event | do it again | sides equal |
| inward | strange person | fill up | half circle |
| rhyming | evil thought | get some more | top open |
| upright | strong belief | keep from doing | not square |
| 54. LEGITIMATE | 66. PORTRAY | 78. RELENT | 90. SYSTEMATIC |
| in favor of | describe | more broken | fair |
| strange person | carry | lend again | deceiving |
| by the rules | injure | less severe | orderly |
| with two legs | deceive | take back | self-controlled |
| 55. LIBERAL | 67. PREDOMINANT | 79. REQUISITE | 91. TACTICS |
| generous | encircled | questioned | turn toward wind |
| happy | childish | located | use of resources |
| demanding | earlier | required | part of insect |
| written | superior | desired | game with squares |
| 56. LITERAL | 68. PRESCRIBE | 80. RESPECTIVELY | 92. TANGIBLE |
| easily seen | guide action | done w/grace | can be eaten |
| exact wording | before starting | part of story | can be believed |
| whole group | write down | shown to elders | can be felt |
| very messy | give forth | each in order | can be used |
| 57. MAGNITUDE | 69. PREVAIL | 81. RITUAL | 93. TERMINATE |
| beauty | gain dominance | accident | station |
| size | first layer | ceremony | finish |
| shape | early days | belief | dispose |
| temperature | hidden glance | fight | instruct |
| 58. MANIPULATE | 70. PREVALENT | 82. SENSORY | 94. TRANSITION |
| make by hand | widespread | of the senses | agreement |
| go forever | hopeful | in the mind | portion |
| take up slack | attractive | for well-being | change |
| use with skill | early | with pleasure | gears |
| 59. MODERATE | 71. PROFOUND | 83. SIMULTANEOUS | 95. VIRTUAL |
| about right | great knowledge | without delay | of morality |
| not extreme | strong argument | at same time | by nature |
| very new | very wealthy | for all time | with skill |
| average grade | early discovery | many sided | in effect |
| 60. MONOTONOUS | 72. PRUDENT | 84. STATIONARY | 96. VITALITY |
| single person | studious | place to stop | weight |
| unvarying tone | sensible | not moving | healthfulness |
| barely enough | proper | very impressive | importance |
| widely known | deep scar | writing paper | liveliness |
Check your answers against the following key. These are the least familiar high-school level-3 words, but you need to know all of them.
| abstain...refrain from | instinct...inborn impulse |
| abstract...only in the mind | intensive...high degree |
| accord...agreement | interact...act on each other |
| advocate...argue for | intricate...very involved |
| alleviate...make lighter | inverse...backwards |
| anecdote...brief true story | legitimate...by the rules |
| apprehensive...dread future | liberal...generous |
| array...order, grouping | literal...exact wording |
| assert...declare | magnitude...size |
| benevolent...kind, generous | manipulate...use with ski |
| chronic...lasting/frequent | moderate...not extreme |
| chronological...time order | monotonous...unvarying tone |
| coincidence...chance event | nominal...in name only |
| commutative...in any order | objective...real |
| compile...collect | obscure...not clear |
| component...part of whole | perspective...size-wise |
| composite...distinct parts | phenomenon...observed event |
| concise...minimal words | portray...describe |
| consistent...agreeing | predominant...superior |
| conspicuous...easy to see | prescribe...guide action |
| constitute...make up whole | prevail...gain dominance |
| convey...carry | prevalent...widespread |
| crucial...decisive | profound...great knowledge |
| decisive...settles question | prudent...sensible |
| deficient...incomplete | query...question |
| denote...point out | random...without design |
| deplete...make empty | rational...with reason |
| deviate...differ | reciprocal...to each other |
| diverse...various | refrain...keep from doing |
| doctrine...stated as belief | relent...take back |
| domain...area included | requisite...required |
| elaborate...highly detailed | respectively...each in order |
| endow...given naturally | ritual...ceremony |
| enhance...raise in degree | sensory...of the senses |
| evoke...call forth | simultaneous...at same time |
| excerpt...passage from | stationary...not moving |
| extrapolate...extend data | stimulate...cause action |
| fallacy...false reasoning | subsequent...following |
| formidable...hard to handle | subtle...fine, cunning |
| futile...useless | susceptible...easily affected |
| generalization...inference | symmetrical...sides equal |
| haphazard...w/out any order | systematic...orderly |
| hemisphere...half a sphere | tactics...use of resources |
| imperative...very necessary | tangible...can be felt |
| indifferent...w/out interest | terminate...finish |
| ingenuity...clever invention | transition...change |
| inherent...natural part | virtual...in effect |
| inhibit...restrain | vitality...liveliness |