SAT Vocabulary Test Online

acute

(1)

a. E.g. Her early writing was grounded in acute observation of the natural world.

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lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior
quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
accepting one's fate; unresisting; patiently submissive; showing hopelessness
not able to be entered; beyond understanding
relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
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audit

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n. E.g. When the bank examiners arrived to hold their annual audit, they discovered the embezzlements of the chief cashier.

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examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
victim; object of hunt; hunted animal
excessively modest person; person excessively concerned about correct behavior
immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
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convene

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v. E.g. Six days' public notice must be given when announcing the meeting schedules, meaning the earliest the board can next convene is July 24.

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cause to come together formally
carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
reckon; make mathematical calculation
stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
endanger; imperil; put at risk
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devious

(4)

a. E.g. The story of Byzantine art, though not precisely devious, is not straightforward either.

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having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
departing from correct or accepted way; misleading; not straightforward
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
shining intensely and blindingly; staring with anger or fierceness
inclined to cruelty; deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on another
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gorge

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n. E.g. The white-water rafting guide warned us about the rapids farther downstream, where the river cut through a narrow gorge.

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brief, passing odor carried in air; trace to hint; slight, gentle gust of air
payment, usually of an amount fixed by contract
cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
narrow pass, especially between mountains
watching; inspection; close observation of a person or group; supervision
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immune

(6)

a. E.g. Still, the company doesn't expect to remain immune from the effects of the downturn.

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expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
of, relating to, or composed of matter; concerned with physical, not from intellectual or spiritual
lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry
pertaining to passionate love; tending to arouse sexual desire
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mandate

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n. E.g. He believes the mandate is an issue best left to the states, and that it is wrong to impose a one-size-fits-all federal plan on the entire nation.

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authoritative command or instruction; commission of authorizing to administer a territory
stealing; fraudulent appropriation of property
ceremony of crowning queen or king
sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark
ownership interest of shareholders in a corporate; something that is just and fair
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moratorium

(8)

n. E.g. They say that they also are concerned about the environment but that a moratorium is a recipe for economic disaster.

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end of something in time or space; result or outcome; conclusion
legal delay of payment; suspension of an ongoing or planned activity
written agreement; small case containing mirror and powder for girl; small car
act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
breathing; process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
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prognosis

(9)

n. E.g. Doctors have told him his long-term prognosis is good, but rehabilitation and training is necessary.

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pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
defamation; false and malicious statement or report about someone
remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
public records; place where public records are kept
forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease
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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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determination; formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
efficient use of resources; reduction in cost; specific type of economic system
condition or state, especially a bad state or condition
hammer-like tool; small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
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subtlety

(11)

n. E.g. That kind of subtlety is all right in print, but in real life it would put you on a false track in nineteen out of twenty cases.

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great happiness; pleasing and appropriate manner or style
high cliff; hill, bank, or headland with steep
assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
inherent power or ability; body of persons with specific professional powers
perceptiveness; intellectual activity; delicacy; quality or state of being subtle
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verge

(12)

n. E.g. The entire row along the verge is laid and brought into line with the help of a string.

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extreme edge or margin; border; enclosing boundary; space enclosed by such a boundary
bravery; courage and boldness, as in battle
breathing; process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
seller; provider; vending machine
conduct; management; way in which a person behaves
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