SAT Vocabulary Test Online

appreciate

(1)

v. E.g. I am truly thankful for the stocks, which would appreciate in value considerably in future years.

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express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
rear; promote the growth of; help develop
fasten together; join at the ends; join by interweaving strands
be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
obtain from another by coercion; get money by threats
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blasphemy

(2)

n. E.g. By our very nature, every single one of us believes in blasphemy.

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act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity
intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
form of government; government in power; administration; prevailing social system or pattern
victim; object of hunt; hunted animal
fastening device; firm grip
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checkered

(3)

a. E.g. During his checkered career he had lived in palatial mansions and in dreary boarding houses.

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divided into squares; diversified in color; marked by great changes or shifts in fortune
firmly established by nature or habit
cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
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disengage

(4)

v. E.g. It becomes so overwhelming that I just disengage from the situation, and think my own thoughts.

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call together; cause to come together; gather; summon up
move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known
pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
pass into or through; penetrate with hostile intent
release from something that holds firmly
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fret

(5)

v. E.g. Further reason not to fret is that Obama volunteers have been doing grass roots organizing in Texas for quite some time.

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convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
cause to be uneasy; wear away
obtain from another by coercion; get money by threats
have desire for something or someone; yearn; grieve or mourn for
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incantation

(6)

n. E.g. The idea that we simply manufacture promissory obligations by speaking them, like an incantation, is decidedly mysterious.

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principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
path of other moving body through space; chosen or taken course
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
singing or chanting of magic spells; magical formula; verbal charm or spell
fastening device; firm grip
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maxim

(7)

n. E.g. It appears to me that this maxim is applicable to the medical as well as to the nautical profession.

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condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder; fear, as of something evil
proverb; formulation of fundamental principle or general truth
serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
quality of being novel; newness; something new and unusual
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membrane

(8)

n. E.g. This membrane is attached to the side of the nut, and the nut falls to the ground, when it is gathered for use.

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torn, ragged wound; rough or jagged breach made by rending
act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
ghostly beings that sucks blood of the living; person, such as extortionist, who preys upon others
thin soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
change something into another form; transform
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patronize

(9)

v. E.g. Penniless artists hope to find some wealthy art-lover who will patronize them.

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act as a patron to; support or sponsor
drink greedily; flood with water, as for washing
darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
use economically; conserve; save
make a firm decision about; find a solution to
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resolution

(10)

n. E.g. Nothing could shake his resolution that his children would get the best education that money could buy.

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mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
efficient use of resources; reduction in cost; specific type of economic system
person who eats too much food and drink
very small amount; a bit; ninth letter of the Greek alphabet
determination; resolving to do something; formal statement of a decision
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stem

(11)

v. E.g. Milton's problems in school stem from his poor study habits.

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arise; have or take origin or descent
set resolution or proposal for future consideration; hold back to a later time
float in air ,especially by magical means
question severely; torture or afflict
force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
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virtue

(12)

n. E.g. My virtue is that I say what I think, my vice is that what I think doesn't amount to much.

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goodness, moral excellence; good quality
whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment
closeness, often affectionate; privacy; familiarity
charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune; something that apparently has magic power
government under a single ruler
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