SAT Vocabulary Test Online

amnesty

(1)

n. E.g. If the amnesty is approved by parliament, it will apply to capital stashed in off-shore tax havens up to the end of last year.

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something of mixed origin or composition
wall painting; very large image applied directly to a wall or ceiling.
naturalness; freedom from constraint; happening or arising without external cause; self-generated
general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses
someone who bears the blame for others
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berserk

(2)

a. E.g. Angered, he became berserk and began to wreck the room.

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mentally or emotionally upset; deranged; excessively agitated
relating to skill of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere in language
driving away; unattractive; inspiring aversion or distaste; resistant or impervious to something
without previous preparation
harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
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corroborate

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v. E.g. Though Huck was quite willing to corroborate Tom's story, Aunt Polly knew better than to believe either of them.

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establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
cancel; make void; repeal or annul
make a formal speech to; deal with or discuss; direct efforts or attention of
release from something that holds firmly
deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
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despise

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v. E.g. What they truly despise is the European Union, not any country.

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justify; authorize; guarantee or attest to quality
speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone
dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn
take keen or zestful pleasure in; enjoy the flavor of; give spice or flavor to
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fidelity

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n. E.g. By doing this, we condition people to feel that fidelity is unimportant on the Web.

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remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
feud in which members of opposing parties murder each other; blood bitter quarrel
faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
excessively modest person; person excessively concerned about correct behavior
wild party involving excessive drinking; unrestrained indulgence; secret rite in the cults of ancient
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impenetrable

(6)

a. E.g. The men behind the bailout take refuge in impenetrable jargon.

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excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
questionable; filled with doubt
not able to be entered; beyond understanding
foolish; idiotic; lacking intelligence or wit
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mandatory

(7)

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

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suitable for servant; having low nature
of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
obligatory; required or commanded by authority
by effort to the point of exhaustion, especially physical effort
absence of ceremony; casual
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neutral

(8)

a. E.g. Edwards will remain neutral until after "Super Tuesday", then he will endorse Hillary.

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impartial; not supporting one side over another
having no previous example; novel; unparalleled
artificial or affected; not natural; having or showing a certain manner
having no particular interest or concern; being neither good nor bad
flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
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rail

(9)

v. E.g. You may rail at him all you want; you will never change him.

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stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
place in grave or tomb; bury; place in earth and cover
speak or write evasively; pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
scold; express objections or criticisms in bitter, harsh, or abusive language
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ravenous

(10)

a. E.g. The ravenous dog upset several garbage pails in its search for food.

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helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
offhand or casual; given to haughty disregard of others
injurious; tending to cause death; disposed to do evil
expecting unquestioning obedience; overwhelming in power or significance
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table

(11)

v. E.g. Because we seem unable to agree on this issue at the moment, let us table the motion for now and come back to it at a later date.

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refrain from buying or using
set resolution or proposal for future consideration; hold back to a later time
provide extensive explanation for words or phrases
secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate
pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
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volatile

(12)

a. E.g. Increases in volatile weather have alarming impact on business resources and insurance markets.

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intentional; headstrong; said or done on purpose; deliberate
fatigued dulled by surfeit; exhausted; worn out; wearied
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
of an entire group or class; general
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