SAT Vocabulary Test Online

analogy

(1)

n. E.g. This analogy is almost always noted without further comment, although in fact it may be taken further.

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remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
guarantee; assurance by seller; authorization or certification
idle person; male bee; someone who takes more time than necessary
similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
overbearing pride; haughtiness; manifest feeling of personal superiority in rank, power, or estimation
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bogus

(2)

a. E.g. The police quickly found the distributors of the bogus twenty-dollar bills.

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of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
broadly sympathetic; universal; related to Roman Catholic Church
relating to use of technology in investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in court by law
easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to
counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
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cordial

(3)

a. E.g. Our hosts greeted us at the airport with a cordial welcome and a hearty hug.

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relating to ships, sailors, or navigation
trivial; of little substance; involving a surface only
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
irritated or impatient; easily annoyed; peevish
gracious; showing warm and friendliness
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discrepancy

(4)

n. E.g. The police noticed an obvious discrepancy in his description of the crime and did not believe him.

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lack of consistency; difference
state of violent agitation; eddying motion; unstable flow of a liquid or gas; state of violent disturbance and disorder
end of something in time or space; result or outcome; conclusion
one who lives in solitude; withdrawn from the world; reclusive
nonsense; silly, unmeaning talk; servant; slave
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finale

(5)

n. E.g. It is not until we reach the finale of this play that we can understand the author's message.

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moderation, especially regarding indulgence in alcohol; seriousness; gravity in manner or treatment
cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
lengthy intent consideration; long and thoughtful observation; contemplation of spiritual matters
concluding part; closing section
someone engaged in a profession as law, medicine
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host

(6)

n. E.g. Well, the tapes were brought to an area radio show that the host is a friend of the Hogan family, and they were played on the radio here in the area.

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refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist
examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
great number; person entertaining guests
disobedience; resistance to lawful authority
amount produced; crop; income on investment; energy released by an explosion
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latent

(7)

a. E.g. Existing arrangements contain latent functions that can be neither seen nor replaced by the reformer.

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enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
capable of destroying; lethal
lasting only a short time; fleeting; elusive
present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden
not applicable; unrelated; having no connection with
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misdemeanor

(8)

n. E.g. An example of a level three misdemeanor is filing a false police report.

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fastening device; firm grip
isolation of person or ship to prevent spread of infection; condition of enforced isolation
weapon that is thrown or projected; rocket carrying instruments or warhead
inherent power or ability; body of persons with specific professional powers
minor crime; ill behavior; evil conduct; misdeed
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quibble

(9)

n. E.g. My only quibble is that the courtship and marriage went down a little too quickly.

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minor objection or complaint; petty distinction
guarantee; assurance by seller; authorization or certification
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
ownership interest of shareholders in a corporate; something that is just and fair
the smallest particle of substance, having all the properties of that substance
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rigid

(10)

a. E.g. Without integration, we are stuck in rigid, inflexible states and to face chaotic feeling or thought.

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disordered; especially in mind; crazy; insane
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
obligatory; required or commanded by authority
typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance
having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary
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sensual

(11)

a. E.g. His hand slid from the back of her neck to circle the base of her throat, and her pulse leaped as her breasts tightened in sensual hunger.

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favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced
having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
disreputable; tired or sick; having many seeds
physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory
like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
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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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fastening device; firm grip
deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; deep distress or misery, as from grief
ability to learn and reason; ability to think abstractly or profoundly
a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables
loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
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