SAT Vocabulary Test Online

abusive

(1)

a. E.g. There has been abusive language on both sides that never want to get agreement from beginning.

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flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
easily irritated or annoyed; unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered
gracious; showing warm and friendliness
coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
lacking of judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
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auditorium

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n. E.g. A seat in the stalls or in one of the elaborate boxes surrounding the horseshoe-shaped auditorium now costs nearly 700 pounds.

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extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
great mass of falling snow and ice
inherent power or ability; body of persons with specific professional powers
beginner; person new to a field or activity
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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
easily broken; having little elasticity
contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; ridiculous
closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory
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espionage

(4)

n. E.g. In a statement, the families admit the hikers apparently strayed into Iran by accident, but say: "The allegation that our loved ones may have been engaged in espionage is untrue."

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excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
extremely poisonous or injurious snake; person regarded as malicious
implied comparison; one thing conceived as representing another; symbol
spying; secret observation
physician or expert in children's diseases
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glimmer

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n. E.g. You could see the glimmer from the pond in the front yard and hear the gentle roll of the water from the small creek.

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lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light; faint glow; shimmer
frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
mild expression to replace offensive, unpleasant, or embarrassing one
act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
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inane

(6)

a. E.g. He heard a door open and close twice, but there was only Misha and Andrus engaged in inane conversation, and not paying attention to their duties.

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kindly; favorable; not malignant
violent; not restrained or controlled
feeling about to vomit; causing uneasiness
offhand or casual; given to haughty disregard of others
silly; senseless; unconsciously foolish; void
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kindred

(7)

a. E.g. It is the tie that binds our hearts in kindred love.

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related; belonging to the same family
cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
having a university degree; having completed training; having steps; arranged by grade, level, degree
helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
relating to use of technology in investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in court by law
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mediocre

(8)

a. E.g. He manages to give solid performances even in mediocre movies.

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moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace
quiet and obedient; showing patience and humility
dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
deep and resonant; flourishing; thriving
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purse

(9)

v. E.g. Miss Watson had to purse her lips to show her disapproval of Huck's bedraggled appearance.

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act, feel, or give mutually or in return; move back and forth alternately; be complementary or equivalent
gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
moderate; tone down or restrain; bring to a desired consistency; adjust finely
gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; contract one's lips into a rounded shape
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riddle

(10)

v. E.g. With machine guns, they riddle the car with bullets till it looks like a slice of Swiss cheese.

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scold; express objections or criticisms in bitter, harsh, or abusive language
pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
admit; yield; give up physical control of another
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
move heavily or clumsily; cut down timber of
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sentinel

(11)

n. E.g. You will take care, of course, to choose a dark night, and wait till the sentinel is asleep.

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marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function; major transformation
one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard
seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies
swirling current of water, air; flow in circular current
wall painting; very large image applied directly to a wall or ceiling.
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woe

(12)

n. E.g. The people who suffered were his people; their woe was his; he felt for them.

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narrow pass, especially between mountains
condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; deep distress or misery, as from grief
something of mixed origin or composition
end of something in time or space; result or outcome; conclusion
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