SAT Vocabulary Test Online

appreciate

(1)

v. E.g. I am truly thankful for the stocks, which would appreciate in value considerably in future years.

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view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
use economically; conserve; save
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
join together, unite; harness a draft animal to; join securely; force into heavy labor
be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
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badger

(2)

v. E.g. She is forced to change her telephone number because obscene phone calls badger her.

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pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
exploit natural surroundings to disguise something; conceal
think in logical way; offer an excuse
put down by force or authority; overwhelm; keep from being revealed
be better than; defeat; gain the advantage over
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curt

(3)

a. E.g. The grouchy shop assistant was curt with one of her customers, which resulted in a reprimand from her manager.

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alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
lacking wit or imagination; ordinary
having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
kindly; favorable; not malignant
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
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dismantle

(4)

v. E.g. Some analysts speculate that Citigroup is facing pressure to dismantle from the federal government.

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make better or more attractive; increase; improve
stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
take apart; disassemble; tear down
make longer; draw out; lengthen
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fell

(5)

a. E.g. The newspapers told of the tragic spread of the fell disease.

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easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
capable of destroying; lethal
arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
having a good reputation; honorable
excessively self-centered; self-important
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hallowed

(6)

a. E.g. What was to be carried back to the ship and laid in hallowed ground in Scotland?

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associated with a divine power; made holy; worthy of religious veneration
not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
based on assumptions; supposed
counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
incapable of injury; impossible to damage, injure, or wound
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invulnerable

(7)

a. E.g. In a country where a quarter of students say guns are easily accessible at home, expecting any measure to make a school invulnerable is unrealistic.

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incapable of injury; impossible to damage, injure, or wound
lively; vigorous; inducing enthusiasm or excitement; stirring
fleshly; of or relating to body or flesh; bodily
open for the public to read; obvious; plain
fatigued dulled by surfeit; exhausted; worn out; wearied
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onset

(8)

n. E.g. "An early summer onset is clearly no guarantee of a barbeque summer," the scientists say.

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ornamental clasp; decorative pin worn by women
beginning or early stages; offensive against enemy
stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; excellent quality used to test excellence or genuineness of others
one who studies history and science of mankind
cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
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rant

(9)

v. E.g. When he heard that, Dad began to rant at me like a complete madman.

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take apart; disassemble; tear down
rear; promote the growth of; help develop
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
talk excitedly; speak or write in an angry or violent manner
incriminate; involve or imply as necessary accompaniment or result
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sanctuary

(10)

n. E.g. The cleansing of the sanctuary is a happy token for good to any people; when they begin to be reformed they will soon be relieved.

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authoritative command or instruction; commission of authorizing to administer a territory
having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
acting like a clown; dress up showily; practical joke
place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
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spawn

(11)

v. E.g. Fish ladders had to be built in the dams to assist the salmon returning to spawn in their native streams.

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stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
lay eggs; produce offspring in large numbers
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vital

(12)

a. E.g. Most states are facing drastic cuts in vital services because of the recession.

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resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
insane; mad; of unsound mind; mentally ill
excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details
full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing
hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
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