SAT Vocabulary Test Online

accommodate

(1)

v. E.g. As for the stage in the public auditorium, it can easily be adjusted to accommodate from a full-scale musical production to one by a solo vocalist.

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admit; yield; give up physical control of another
testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
obtain from another by coercion; get money by threats
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belittle

(2)

v. E.g. Parents should not belittle their children's early attempts at drawing, but should encourage their efforts.

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erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
roll in water, snow, or mud; indulge in; move with difficulty in clumsy manner; plunge into course or condition
disparage or depreciate; put down
go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
cause to be uneasy; wear away
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cosmopolitan

(3)

a. E.g. Her years in the capitol had transformed her into a cosmopolitan young woman highly aware of international affairs.

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deliberately planned; carefully thought out in advance
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
stale in odor or taste; dull; out of date; antiquated; out of use; rusty
broadly sympathetic; universal; related to Roman Catholic Church
sophisticated; of worldwide scope
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drone

(4)

v. E.g. On a beautiful day, who wants to be stuck in a classroom listening to the teacher drone?

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nourish; help grow or develop; foster
drive or hunt out of hiding; uncover and bring to light by searching
force with the thumb; make a groove in
talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee; make monotonous low dull sound
weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath
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generic

(5)

a. E.g. I typically ask whether another suitable drug is available in a generic form.

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able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable
of an entire group or class; general
incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable
secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
queer; amusingly odd; comical
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impostor

(6)

n. E.g. Some Sarah Palin impostor somehow got access to Sarah Palin's Facebook page and posted the bizarre comments.

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someone who assumes a false identity
maze; complex structure of interconnecting passages
principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
point or respect in which things differ; difference
amendment or clause added to a legislative bill; one that rides, especially one who rides horses
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juncture

(7)

n. E.g. That, really, at this juncture is our best hope of avoiding two unacceptable alternatives, a nuclear powered Iran or using military force against them.

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serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
point in time, especially a critical point; joining point
in time past; long ago; in old time
unlikely occurrence; stroke of good luck; accident
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natty

(8)

a. E.g. Chuck Lowell was there with several of his men, all of them in natty three-piece suits, looking more like successful businessmen than spies.

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existing in possibility; expected to become or be
dark; vague; unclear; out of sight; hidden
neatly or smartly dressed; neat, trim, and smart
very cautious; on guard; watchful
morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
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plausible

(9)

a. E.g. Both sides can maintain plausible deniability and simply claim a misunderstanding.

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expecting unquestioning obedience; overwhelming in power or significance
relating to marriage; relating to husband
having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave
lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
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regime

(10)

n. E.g. State Department officials insisted that, privately, the Yeltsin regime is still willing to cooperate in the search for peace.

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form of government; government in power; administration; prevailing social system or pattern
art of identifying disease; critical analysis of nature of something
stupid person; person who is not very bright
person convicted of crime; evil person
gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
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testy

(11)

a. E.g. That implies that whether or not it was testy is still a matter subject to dispute.

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related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
open to doubt; unsettled; questionable; difficult to solve
without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
pleasing or sweet to taste or smell
irritated or impatient; easily annoyed; peevish
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vortex

(12)

n. E.g. The higher velocity fluid around the core of the vortex is at a lower pressure than the fluid circulating farther away.

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social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
conceited person; someone in love with himself or herself; person full of egoism and pride
ornamental clasp; decorative pin worn by women
whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; spiral motion of fluid within a limited area
impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
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