SAT Vocabulary Test Online

abject

(1)

a. E.g. On the streets of New York the homeless live in abject poverty, huddling in doorways to find shelter from the wind.

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extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
grossly improper; indecent; in poor taste
easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
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artifact

(2)

n. E.g. Archaeologists debated the significance of the artifact discovered in the ruins of Asia Minor but came to no conclusion.

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calmness of mind; quietness; stillness; peace
person who turns animal hides into leather; craftsman who tans skins and hides; sixpence
object made by human beings; inaccurate observation, effect, or result
broad comedy; ridiculous parade; foolish show
extremely poisonous or injurious snake; person regarded as malicious
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chivalrous

(3)

a. E.g. Toward his royal captive he behaved in chivalrous fashion.

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having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave
counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
questionable; filled with doubt
notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking
pretending to be virtuous; deceiving
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epic

(4)

n. E.g. This epic is a riddle wrapped in a mystery.

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long heroic poem, or similar work of art
unfortunate accident; bad luck
destiny; fate; fortune; the will of Allah
smile expressing scorn instead of pleasure; smile in affected, often offensively self-satisfied manner
any legend; long detailed report; Scandinavian myth
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founder

(5)

v. E.g. The platform swayed and should founder very soon.

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fail completely; sink below the surface of the water
move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known
turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
display in order to impress others; swagger; walk with a lofty proud gait
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impart

(6)

v. E.g. Well, I think one of the things I'd like this book to impart is a sense of how complex people's lives are.

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abstain from; resist; hold oneself back
reveal or tell; grant a share of; bestow
combine something into a larger whole; unite
take in food or drink with one's tongue; splash gently
put into effect; carry out the legalities of
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lucid

(7)

a. E.g. So in lucid moments, you structure your life to serve your own best interest.

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offhand or casual; given to haughty disregard of others
full of juicy; full of richness; highly interesting or enjoyable; delectable
easily understood; clear; intelligible
stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
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obscure

(8)

a. E.g. They put on boring hearings that quickly buried the public in obscure details that had nothing to do with the simple facts.

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dark; vague; unclear; out of sight; hidden
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
movable; not fixed; fluid; unstable
susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
generous; high-minded; chivalrous
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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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strong inclination; definite liking
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
record of a voyage or flight; record of day to day activities
frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
person convicted of crime; evil person
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reproach

(10)

v. E.g. He never did anything wrong without imagining how the look on his mother's face would reproach him afterwards.

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express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
place in grave or tomb; bury; place in earth and cover
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sobriety

(11)

n. E.g. For my brother the celebration of his sobriety is as significant as his birthday.

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very strong wind; gust of wind; emotional outburst as laughter or tears
acting like a clown; dress up showily; practical joke
special honor or respect shown or expressed publicly; tribute
moderation, especially regarding indulgence in alcohol; seriousness; gravity in manner or treatment
spying; secret observation
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virtual

(12)

a. E.g. Today, 100 bloggers are conducting a virtual protest to decry the large numbers of out-of-wedlock births in the black community.

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open and unrestrained; free from traditional social or moral constraints
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
elastic; having power of springing back or recover readily
full of juicy; full of richness; highly interesting or enjoyable; delectable
existing or resulting in essence or effect though not in actual fact; existing in mind, especially as a product of imagination
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