SAT Vocabulary Test Online

anemia

(1)

n. E.g. Long standing illnesses often result in anemia, loss of weight and occasional bleeding from the stomach.

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special honor or respect shown or expressed publicly; tribute
product of a body's mass and its velocity; impelling force or strength; impetus
condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
puzzle; difficult problem
proverb; formulation of fundamental principle or general truth
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capacity

(2)

n. E.g. Mike had the capacity to handle several jobs at once.

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mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
broad comedy; ridiculous parade; foolish show
one who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment
act of making conscious choice; power or faculty of choosing
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communal

(3)

a. E.g. When they were divorced, they had trouble dividing their communal property.

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native; originating where it is found
conspicuous; immediately noticeable; sticking out; widely known
obligatory; required or commanded by authority
held in common; of a group of people
grossly improper; indecent; in poor taste
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deploy

(4)

v. E.g. The general ordered the battalion to deploy in order to meet the enemy offensive.

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turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
position troops in readiness for combat, as along a front or line; put into use or action
remove or get rid of something unwanted; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or purify
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gavel

(5)

n. E.g. And again, these aren't final tallies until the gavel is actually down.

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mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder; fear, as of something evil
overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
product of a body's mass and its velocity; impelling force or strength; impetus
law enacted by legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler
hammer-like tool; small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
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infiltrate

(6)

v. E.g. They're not going to take any chances to infiltrate from the Afghan side of the border into Pakistan.

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perceive intuitively; foresee future; have nature of or being a deity
combine something into a larger whole; unite
pass into or through; penetrate with hostile intent
make steady progress; prosper; flourish
provide written evidence; record in detail
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irreparable

(7)

a. E.g. Any misdirected effort at manipulation or pressure may result in irreparable injury to the parts.

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energetic; vigorously active
not able to be corrected or repaired
open to doubt; unsettled; questionable; difficult to solve
having a good reputation; honorable
unique; extraordinary; being only one
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passive

(8)

a. E.g. Mahatma Gandhi urged his followers to pursue a program of passive resistance as he felt that it was more effective than violence.

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of an entire group or class; general
pleasing in personality or appearance; attractive
deep and resonant; flourishing; thriving
multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety
lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
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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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forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease
close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
combination; union of two or more commercial corporations
ceremony of crowning queen or king
song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
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rave

(10)

v. E.g. The fact is nobody takes them seriously when they rave about their ideal.

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explore with tools; investigate; search
trespass; enter as an uninvited person
speak wildly, irrationally; speak or write with wild enthusiasm
make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
obtain from another by coercion; get money by threats
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table

(11)

v. E.g. Because we seem unable to agree on this issue at the moment, let us table the motion for now and come back to it at a later date.

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tie with rope; fasten or restrict with rope or chain
set resolution or proposal for future consideration; hold back to a later time
cut or knock down; cause to fall by striking; kill
void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
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withdrawn

(12)

a. E.g. John F. Kennedy was a Grant Study man, too, though his files were long ago withdrawn from the study office and sealed until 2040.

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by effort to the point of exhaustion, especially physical effort
uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
having no particular interest or concern; being neither good nor bad
not readily approached; remote; not friendly or sociable; aloof; emotionally unresponsive and detached
physically weak; easily broken
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