SAT Vocabulary Test Online

aftermath

(1)

n. E.g. The most critical lesson Barbara has learned from her diagnosis and the aftermath is the importance of selecting a good facility and sticking with it.

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lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
screenplay; outline or model of an expected sequence of events
outcome; consequence, especially of a disaster or misfortune
deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; deep distress or misery, as from grief
mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
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avalanche

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n. E.g. The park ranger warned the skiers to stay on the main trails, where they would be in no danger of being buried beneath a sudden avalanche.

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a group of attendants or associates; one's environment
quality or condition of being grand; magnificence
great mass of falling snow and ice
outcome; consequence, especially of a disaster or misfortune
art of identifying disease; critical analysis of nature of something
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dabble

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v. E.g. when they retire at the age of 45, they get another job, such as real estate agent and dabble in that industry.

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move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
splash liquid gently and playfully; undertake something without serious intent
combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
lean or cause to lean to the side; lean over; itemize
hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
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embezzlement

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n. E.g. It was later found guilty on a charge of embezzlement from the Pentagon.

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unintelligible or nonsensical talk or writing; babbling
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
stealing; fraudulent appropriation of property
path of other moving body through space; chosen or taken course
quality or condition of being grand; magnificence
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futile

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a. E.g. Do you simply ignore in futile hope that will cause them to go away?

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useless; having no useful result; vain
mild and pleasant; fragrant
native; originating where it is found
middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
incapable of failure or error
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headstrong

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a. E.g. I know I'm the good girl, the pure girl, the smart girl, the over-achieving girl, and maybe it's something that makes me the kind of headstrong girl.

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performed with a natural or offhand ease
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
invigorating and refreshing; cheering; making lively and joyful
stubbornly and often recklessly willful; unyielding
fleshly; of or relating to body or flesh; bodily
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magnanimous

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a. E.g. The last area where Obama should be magnanimous is on Defense policy.

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silly; senseless; unconsciously foolish; void
capable of being accomplished or brought about
tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling
generous; high-minded; chivalrous
suitable for servant; having low nature
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odyssey

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n. E.g. The nine-month, 32,000-mile odyssey is one of the world's most grueling competitions, the sailing equivalent of scaling Mount Everest.

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unfortunate accident; bad luck
disease communicator; something that poisons one's soul or mind; program for unwanted actions in computer
payment, usually of an amount fixed by contract
long, eventful journey; extended adventurous voyage or trip
false testimony while under oath; breach of an oath or promise
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potent

(9)

a. E.g. They remain potent forces, as evidenced by car bombings in both countries over the past two weeks.

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without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
powerful; having power to influence or convince; having great control or authority
silly; senseless; unconsciously foolish; void
based on assumptions; supposed
susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
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rebuttal

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n. E.g. Ready and spontaneous skill in rebuttal is the final excellence of debating.

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subtle or slight degree of difference; small difference in meaning
broken fragments; irregular pieces of rock
proving to be false or incorrect; response with contrary evidence
place of refuge or shelter; protection
dwarf; fabled race of dwarflike creatures who live underground
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strut

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v. E.g. Don't strut out your resume until you have more accomplishments to list.

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serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
display in order to impress others; swagger; walk with a lofty proud gait
practice trickery or fraud; cheat
twist or turn suddenly and forcibly; move, extract, or force free by pulling violently
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volatile

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a. E.g. Increases in volatile weather have alarming impact on business resources and insurance markets.

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lasting only a short time; fleeting; elusive
hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
close in time; about to occur; approaching
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by mind
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