SAT Vocabulary Test Online

appropriate

(1)

v. E.g. The ranch owners appropriate the lands that have originally been set aside for the Indians' use.

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feel or express great, often malicious, pleasure or self-satisfaction
pronounce clear of guilt or blame; grant remission of sin to; acquit
acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
cause to be uneasy; wear away
trespass; enter as an uninvited person
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bluff

(2)

n. E.g. If only, I thought, he had called our bluff from the start and told us firmly that he knew the figures but wouldn't say.

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spying; secret observation
pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
defamation; false and malicious statement or report about someone
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commemorate

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v. E.g. The story of Fairchild that Mr. Moore was helping to commemorate is well-known in Silicon Valley.

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serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
make an energetic, usually hasty search
lean or cause to lean to the side; lean over; itemize
call up or summon; call together for a common purpose
refrain from buying or using
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embark

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v. E.g. We will embark upon a new career at this city.

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set resolution or proposal for future consideration; hold back to a later time
shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
wander aimlessly; move about aimlessly; walk about casually or for pleasure
lean or cause to lean to the side; lean over; itemize
commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
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felicity

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n. E.g. She wrote a note to the newlyweds wishing them great felicity in their wedded life.

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complete failure; sudden and violent collapse
proverb; formulation of fundamental principle or general truth
great happiness; pleasing and appropriate manner or style
hammer-like tool; small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
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impenetrable

(6)

a. E.g. The men behind the bailout take refuge in impenetrable jargon.

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stubbornly and often recklessly willful; unyielding
not able to be entered; beyond understanding
composed, and dignified in character or manner
having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
curative; having or exhibiting healing powers; relating to healing art
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knit

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v. E.g. When he broke his leg, he sat around the house all day waiting for the bones to knit.

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display in order to impress others; swagger; walk with a lofty proud gait
set resolution or proposal for future consideration; hold back to a later time
contract into wrinkles; grow together; form into fabric by intertwining
bring into being; give rise to; produce
place in grave or tomb; bury; place in earth and cover
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obnoxious

(8)

a. E.g. I find your behavior obnoxious; please mend your ways.

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having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
punishing; involving punishment; awarding or inflicting punishment
causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
grossly improper; indecent; in poor taste
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practical

(9)

a. E.g. He was a practical man, opposed to theory.

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like a fanatic; furious; uncontrollable; extremely zealous or enthusiastic
susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
offhand or casual; given to haughty disregard of others
based on experience; useful
movable; not fixed; fluid; unstable
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resolve

(10)

n. E.g. Civic leaders say their resolve is as strong as it was when they rebuilt downtown.

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quality of being novel; newness; something new and unusual
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
determination; formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
payment, usually of an amount fixed by contract
someone who assumes a false identity
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slight

(11)

n. E.g. “Countries like France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Ukraine, and the UK were all essentially flat or even in slight decline,” Telegeography says.

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whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment
almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
forewarning; warning in advance
hammer-like tool; small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
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traumatic

(12)

a. E.g. They provided toys for children in traumatic situations such as fires, kidnappings, and domestic violence.

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inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
relating to injury caused by violence; adapted to cure of wounds; vulnerary
having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary
from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
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