SAT Vocabulary Test Online

alias

(1)

n. E.g. Since the alias is already defined in our management pack it should work fine.

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one who makes great sacrifices or suffers to further belief or principle; one who endures great suffering
forewarning; warning in advance
breaking of contract or duty
expanse of land or water; system of organs that perform a specialized function; leaflet or pamphlet
assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
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artifact

(2)

n. E.g. Archaeologists debated the significance of the artifact discovered in the ruins of Asia Minor but came to no conclusion.

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false testimony while under oath; breach of an oath or promise
object made by human beings; inaccurate observation, effect, or result
one who makes great sacrifices or suffers to further belief or principle; one who endures great suffering
avoiding detection by moving carefully; acting in a covert way
short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
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commute

(3)

v. E.g. In exchange for cooperating with detectives on another case, criminal tried to commute his charges.

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obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
bring upon oneself; become liable to; acquire or come into
cause to come together formally
recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
emit odor; be pervaded by something unpleasant
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estranged

(4)

a. E.g. The estranged wife sought a divorce and believed it was unique chance to lead a new life.

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related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
having no previous example; novel; unparalleled
separated; caused to be unloved
deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred
tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
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felicity

(5)

n. E.g. She wrote a note to the newlyweds wishing them great felicity in their wedded life.

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minor dispute; brief quarrel
misleading vision; being deceived by a false perception or belief
great happiness; pleasing and appropriate manner or style
beginning or early stages; offensive against enemy
unintelligible or nonsensical talk or writing; babbling
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hazy

(6)

a. E.g. I have only a hazy notion of what she wants.

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slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
curative; having or exhibiting healing powers; relating to healing art
pleasing in personality or appearance; attractive
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mandatory

(7)

a. E.g. These instructions are mandatory, any violation will be severely punished.

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obligatory; required or commanded by authority
easily broken; having little elasticity
quiet and obedient; showing patience and humility
unintentionally; without knowledge or intention; carelessly
being or happening first in sequence of time; original; primary; fundamental
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pariah

(8)

n. E.g. Shortly Tom came upon the juvenile pariah of the village, Huckleberry Finn, son of the town drunkard.

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social outcast; person who is rejected from society or home
point or respect in which things differ; difference
divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of political leader
extent; greatness of rank, size, or position
formal essay; paper written by candidate for doctoral degree at university
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precarious

(9)

a. E.g. But that is why NASA used test pilots, men used to handling life and death decisions in precarious situations and instantly making the right choice.

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pertaining to passionate love; tending to arouse sexual desire
based on assumptions; supposed
emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
flexible; moving and bending with ease
uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
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rendition

(10)

n. E.g. The audience cheered enthusiastically as she completed her rendition of the aria.

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one that is turned or applied to for aid or security; resort for help or protection; access or admittance
additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
translation, often interpretive; performance of a musical or dramatic work
neglect; failure to take reasonable care; state or quality of being negligent
dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light; faint glow; shimmer
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static

(11)

a. E.g. To claim that the English language will remain static is false.

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fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; inadequate; feeble
accepting one's fate; unresisting; patiently submissive; showing hopelessness
having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary
disagreeably damp or humid; cold moisture; unpleasant humidity
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touchy

(12)

a. E.g. When I rejected that as nonsense, he accused me of being touchy.

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accepting one's fate; unresisting; patiently submissive; showing hopelessness
stale in odor or taste; dull; out of date; antiquated; out of use; rusty
not obligatory; left to choice; not compulsory or automatic
tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling
avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger; deliberately vague or ambiguous
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