SAT Vocabulary Test Online

antidote

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n. E.g. They believe that because this anti-heroin antidote is what finally worked with some of the victims.

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unintelligible or nonsensical talk or writing; babbling
medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
joining two surfaces or edges together along a line by sewing; material used in sewing
group of trees smaller than a forest; orchard
thin, flexible leaf or sheet of metal; prevent from being successful; set off by contrast
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assert

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v. E.g. If you quit acting like a wimp and assert yourself a bit more, you'd improve your chances of getting a date.

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undergo decay; infect, inflame, or corrupt;
declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
place in grave or tomb; bury; place in earth and cover
perceive intuitively; foresee future; have nature of or being a deity
join together, unite; harness a draft animal to; join securely; force into heavy labor
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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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make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee; make monotonous low dull sound
stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
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ecstasy

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n. E.g. A researcher a year ago published startling research showing that the drug commonly known as ecstasy can cause Parkinson's-like brain damage.

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study of prehistoric life; science of former life of the globe
direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry
neglect; failure to take reasonable care; state or quality of being negligent
intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
blow, especially with fist; great influence, especially political or social
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ghastly

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a. E.g. It was a kind of ghastly waiting for the jurymen to return; it is so hard to spend.

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unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
open for the public to read; obvious; plain
horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad
strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature
without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
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icon

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n. E.g. He is a pop icon designed and manufactured for the video generation.

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promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt
burst of ill humor; display of temper; ill natured caprice
religious image; idol; important and enduring symbol
authoritative command or instruction; commission of authorizing to administer a territory
law enacted by legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler
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irony

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n. E.g. That most of us miss the irony is a vivid demonstration of our blindness.

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defamatory statement; act of writing something that smears a person's character
direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry
expression by deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; witty language used to insult
inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
person convicted of crime; evil person
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nemesis

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n. E.g. Ally's main nemesis is Georgia, a beautiful lawyer who also happens to be married to Ally's ex-boyfriend, a partner in her firm.

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someone seeking revenge; source of harm or ruin; opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome
art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
over-regulated administrative system
right granted by authority; right to vote; business licensed to sell a product in particular area
funeral director; one whose business is the management of funerals
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provocative

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a. E.g. Even more provocative is the promise of a Russian nuclear power plant for Venezuela.

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arousing anger or interest; tending to provoke or stimulate
of, relating to, or composed of matter; concerned with physical, not from intellectual or spiritual
by effort to the point of exhaustion, especially physical effort
like a fanatic; furious; uncontrollable; extremely zealous or enthusiastic
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
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sanctimonious

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a. E.g. What we need to do is not fool ourselves and remain sanctimonious about the issue of doping in baseball.

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conspicuous; immediately noticeable; sticking out; widely known
near at hand; close in time; about to occur
reddish color; healthy-looking
excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious
not influenced by emotions; having actual existence or reality
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tether

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v. E.g. Before we went to sleep, we needed to tether the horses to prevent their wandering off during the night.

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go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
utter sound made by cattle; make a low noise
quote; adduce as an instance
talk excitedly; speak or write in an angry or violent manner
tie with rope; fasten or restrict with rope or chain
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wake

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n. E.g. The wake of the swan gliding through the water glistened in the moonlight.

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trail of ship or other object through water; path of something that has gone before
supporting bar or rod; proud step or walk, with the head erect; stubbornness
act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
file of documents on a subject; a bundle of writings or documents relating to one matter or subject
any large, hairy, chiefly tropical spider
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