SAT Vocabulary Test Online

anarchy

(1)

n. E.g. One might say that eastern Congo is already in anarchy, but Congo has faded from the headlines in recent months.

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bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
goal; something worked toward to; intention
stupid person; person who is not very bright
path of other moving body through space; chosen or taken course
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assurance

(2)

n. E.g. Even in BP CEO Tony Hayward's new television commercial his assurance is an ambiguous.

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direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry
proverb; formulation of fundamental principle or general truth
promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt
great number; person entertaining guests
thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
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concord

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n. E.g. The sisters are now in concord about the car they had to share.

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deed or action, particularly a brave deed
agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
having foresight; fortuneteller
door bar; fastening pin or screw; length of fabric
great number; person entertaining guests
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don

(4)

v. E.g. When Clark Kent has to don his Superman outfit, he changes clothes in a convenient phone booth.

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climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
induce; be greater in strength or influence; triumph; win out
put clothing on one's body
imitate; mimic, as an ape imitates human actions
admit; yield; give up physical control of another
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gourmet

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n. E.g. The gourmet stated that this was the best onion soup she had ever tasted.

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good fortune; financial success; physical well-being
watchfulness; wakefulness; process of paying close and continuous attention
person with discriminating taste in food and wine
oppression; cruel government; office or authority of an absolute ruler; absolute power
concluding part; closing section
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infiltrate

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v. E.g. They're not going to take any chances to infiltrate from the Afghan side of the border into Pakistan.

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correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel; become compatible or consistent
pass into or through; penetrate with hostile intent
exploit natural surroundings to disguise something; conceal
hint; suggest; introduce by subtle and artful means
act, feel, or give mutually or in return; move back and forth alternately; be complementary or equivalent
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magnitude

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n. E.g. The magnitude of the flood was impossible to comprehend.

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unfriendliness; hatred; state of being hostile
one that acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
lack of balance or symmetry; disproportion
extent; greatness of rank, size, or position
rolling, treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America
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mortician

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n. E.g. That's the job of the mortician is to put them so that they look like they did in life.

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goal; something worked toward to; intention
funeral director; one whose business is the management of funerals
remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past.
state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
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penchant

(9)

n. E.g. There is a certain penchant in true believers to ignore input which conflicts and contradicts that belief.

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watching; inspection; close observation of a person or group; supervision
risk, particularly of being exposed to disease; unmasking; act of laying something open
end of existence or activity; termination
strong inclination; definite liking
any large, hairy, chiefly tropical spider
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sarcasm

(10)

n. E.g. Your sarcasm is appreciated but what I'm trying to say is that both campaigns have been painting very dark pictures of each other.

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cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; form of humor by mocking with irony
slap; blow with fist; blast of wind; meal at which guests serve themselves
intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
something hinted at or suggested; act of implying; condition of being implied
cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
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spatula

(11)

n. E.g. The two case knives are needed for mixing the ingredients in the bowl, and the spatula is used in handling the paste.

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decree; authoritative command or order
unfortunate accident; bad luck
broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing
anxiety disorder by extreme and irrational fear; dislike
government under a single ruler
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trespass

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v. E.g. After meeting Thailand's foreign minister, Cambodia's prime minister, said armed clashes would erupt if Thai troops continued to trespass over the border.

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wander aimlessly; move about aimlessly; walk about casually or for pleasure
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
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