SAT Vocabulary Test Online

academic

(1)

a. E.g. The dean's talk about reforming the college admissions system was only an academic discussion.

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expecting unquestioning obedience; overwhelming in power or significance
related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
causing shock or horror; gruesome
arousing anger or interest; tending to provoke or stimulate
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attest

(2)

v. E.g. Having served as a member of the Grand Jury, I can attest that our system of indicting individuals is in need of improvement.

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testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
speak or write evasively; pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
attract by arousing hope or desire
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carnal

(3)

a. E.g. This wasn't about love, this was about raw animal attraction, about kindred spirits in carnal lust.

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fleshly; of or relating to body or flesh; bodily
quick or willing to receive ideas, suggestions; capable of receiving
causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
previously unknown; strikingly new, unusual, or different; young
energetic; vigorously active
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embrace

(4)

v. E.g. We allowed the warm water to embrace us.

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refuse to give; refrain from giving, granting, or permitting; deduct from employee's salary
set resolution or proposal for future consideration; hold back to a later time
hug; adopt or espouse; accept readily; hold close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection
cause something happen; set off
put into effect; carry out the legalities of
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flag

(5)

v. E.g. When the opposing hockey team scored its third goal only minutes into the first quarter, the home team's spirits seemed to flag.

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admit; yield; give up physical control of another
be better than; defeat; gain the advantage over
induce; be greater in strength or influence; triumph; win out
give up temporarily; yield; give up voluntarily; defer
become less intense; sink, or settle from pressure
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ingenious

(6)

a. E.g. Do not certain ingenious philosophers teach this doctrine, and ought not we to be grateful to them?

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systematic; arranged or proceeding in regular, systematic order
clever; having inventive or cunning mind
close in time; about to occur; approaching
helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
near at hand; close in time; about to occur
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lax

(7)

a. E.g. In both oil and finance large sums are made in lax regulatory environments that few will ever understand or even care about.

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silly; senseless; unconsciously foolish; void
cautious; careful in regard to one's own interests
tending or leaning toward; bent; having preference or tendency
loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness
suspicious or distrustful; wary; cautious
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obscure

(8)

a. E.g. They put on boring hearings that quickly buried the public in obscure details that had nothing to do with the simple facts.

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tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling
precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
disordered; especially in mind; crazy; insane
dark; vague; unclear; out of sight; hidden
relating to stars; star-shaped
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prodigal

(9)

a. E.g. In his Christmas feasts Richard outdid his predecessors in prodigal hospitality.

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unavoidable; incapable of being avoided or prevented
wasteful; reckless with money
insignificant; tiny; weak; of inferior size, strength
lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry
stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
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satellite

(10)

n. E.g. U.S. officials say the satellite is a cover for Pyongyang's efforts to perfect missile technology.

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fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception
small body revolving around a larger one; subordinate
written agreement between two states or sovereigns; treaty
person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
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slander

(11)

n. E.g. I have proven that you slander the gay community.

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union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
something originally of little value becomes very valuable; unexpected hit; one that sleeps
token; reminder of past; hint, suggestion, notice, or memorial to awaken memory
one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard
defamation; false and malicious statement or report about someone
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wallow

(12)

v. E.g. You may be negative about your experiences and employment status but don't wallow in it.

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roll in water, snow, or mud; indulge in; move with difficulty in clumsy manner; plunge into course or condition
impose fine or tax; collect payment
beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
remove or get rid of something unwanted; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or purify
reveal or tell; grant a share of; bestow
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