SAT Vocabulary Test Online

anguish

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n. E.g. Visiting the site of the explosion, the governor wept to see the anguish of the victims and their families.

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trick; use of artifice or trickery; deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture
propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior
most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; central idea
authority to act for another; agent or substitute
agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
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cache

(2)

n. E.g. The detectives followed the suspect until he led them to the cache where he had stored his loot.

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hiding place; secret store of valuables or money
subtle or slight degree of difference; small difference in meaning
sudden downfall; complete disaster
moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
gap; interruption in duration or continuity; pause
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comatose

(3)

a. E.g. We would expect a reasonable adult, if a kid is in comatose, to call an ambulance.

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notoriously bad; having exceedingly bad reputation
being of vital or central importance; crucial
made of or containing inferior material; not genuine; of low rank; poor quality or craft
in coma; extremely sleepy; unconscious
relating to stars; star-shaped
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elusive

(4)

a. E.g. Trying to pin down exactly when the contractors would be finished remodeling the house, Nancy was frustrated by their elusive replies.

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intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
firmly established by nature or habit
very important; of outstanding significance or consequence
difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by mind
yielding; lenient; forbearing or tolerant
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garner

(5)

v. E.g. And, of course, that urge to garner is one way in which power ultimately corrupts.

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gather; store up; amass; acquire
view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
imitate; mimic, as an ape imitates human actions
fasten together; join at the ends; join by interweaving strands
scold; express objections or criticisms in bitter, harsh, or abusive language
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imperative

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n. E.g. Every man has his own destiny: the only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him.

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natural talent or aptitude
forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease
having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
gift giver; person who gives people or institutions with financial help
something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct
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lethal

(7)

a. E.g. In a decision the court upheld the use of all three drugs in lethal injections.

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deadly; causing or capable of causing death
repeated too often; over familiar through overuse; worn out by use
intensely cold; lacking warmth; stiff and formal in manner
not able to be corrected or repaired
flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
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morbid

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a. E.g. He suffered much from a morbid acuteness of the senses.

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caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
composed, and dignified in character or manner
far in space or time; cold in manner
serving as model; outstanding; typical
tending to spread aggressively; tending to invade
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penchant

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

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strong inclination; definite liking
use of force to get someone to obey
pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
extreme rigor; strictness; rigidity; harshness
secret meeting; agreement, as between lovers, to meet at a certain time and place
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resilient

(10)

a. E.g. Based on its highly resilient, the steel is good to make excellent bedsprings.

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everlasting; continuing without interruption
open to doubt; unsettled; questionable; difficult to solve
open and unrestrained; free from traditional social or moral constraints
overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward
elastic; having power of springing back or recover readily
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shimmer

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v. E.g. This rope is woven with a maximum amount of reflective tracers--which will make it shimmer in the night.

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shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
focus toward; determine position with reference to another point; locate to face the east
foreshadow; indicate by signs; be an omen of; predict
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
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vent

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v. E.g. The angry teacher will vent his wrath on his class.

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recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
darken; make dim or indistinct; conceal in obscurity
express, especially forcefully; release or discharge through an opening; rise to surface of water to breathe
multiply, grow, or expand rapidly
process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
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