SAT Vocabulary Test Online

amiss

(1)

a. E.g. I knew that weapons would not come in amiss, and I re-entered his room to get his rifle and shot-gun.

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out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
questionable; filled with doubt
quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
frightfully; terribly; inspiring horror
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callous

(2)

a. E.g. He had worked in the hospital for so many years that he was callous to the suffering in the wards.

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hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
odd; old-fashioned; picturesque; unfamiliar or unusual in character
being or happening first in sequence of time; original; primary; fundamental
queer; amusingly odd; comical
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clemency

(3)

n. E.g. The lawyer was pleased when the case was sent to Judge Smith's chambers because Smith was noted for her clemency toward first offenders.

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wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom
person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
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drab

(4)

a. E.g. The Dutch woman's drab winter coat contrasted with the distinctive, colorful native costume she wore beneath it.

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having a university degree; having completed training; having steps; arranged by grade, level, degree
punishing; involving punishment; awarding or inflicting punishment
questionable; filled with doubt
highly excited with strong emotion; disordered or nervous activity
dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
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goad

(5)

v. E.g. His friends goad him until he yields to their wishes.

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spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
grow well; decorate with ornaments; be in a period of productivity
urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to
reveal or tell; grant a share of; bestow
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
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gullible

(6)

a. E.g. This time, unlike gullible investors during the 1920s, the big losers would be taxpayers, who never had the choice of not playing.

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harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
easily deceived or cheated; easily tricked because of being too trusting
directly ahead; straightforward
previously unknown; strikingly new, unusual, or different; young
beyond or outside of immediate interest; coming at a subsequent time or stage
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insomnia

(7)

n. E.g. Much of the problem in insomnia is not worrying about a real fear, such as losing a job, but is the secondary anxiety about losing sleep.

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conduct; management; way in which a person behaves
length of time something lasts
examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
inability to sleep; lack of sleep
lack of consistency; difference
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mirage

(8)

n. E.g. In economics, a mirage is a naturally occurring phenomenon in which economic statistics are bent to produce an image of a desired outcome.

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gift giver; person who gives people or institutions with financial help
nonsense; silly, unmeaning talk; servant; slave
good or just reason; condition or fact of being justified
female operatic singer or star
unreal reflection; optical illusion
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premonition

(9)

n. E.g. He knew with the sick and certain premonition of disaster.

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two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
good or just reason; condition or fact of being justified
forewarning; warning in advance
firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
extreme rigor; strictness; rigidity; harshness
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resolve

(10)

v. E.g. They resolve never to drink in office again.

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scribble or draw aimlessly; waste time
reckon; make mathematical calculation
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
drive or hunt out of hiding; uncover and bring to light by searching
make a firm decision about; find a solution to
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stem

(11)

v. E.g. They all hoped that he managed to stem the rebellion in two weeks.

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hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
retract a previous statement; sing over again; utter repeatedly in song
dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn
cause to come together formally
stop flow of a liquid; make headway against
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yield

(12)

n. E.g. The increased grain yield is a step towards self-sufficiency for one of the world's most aid-dependent countries.

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dose of liquid; liquid mixture; liquid medicine
place of refuge or shelter; protection
isolation of person or ship to prevent spread of infection; condition of enforced isolation
amount produced; crop; income on investment; energy released by an explosion
object worn, especially around neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm
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