SAT Vocabulary Test Online

amnesty

(1)

n. E.g. If the amnesty is approved by parliament, it will apply to capital stashed in off-shore tax havens up to the end of last year.

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partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
road or passage having no exit; deadlock
ceremony of crowning queen or king
lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses
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bloated

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a. E.g. Her bloated stomach came from drinking so much water.

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lazy; with little movement; very slow
shining intensely and blindingly; staring with anger or fierceness
swollen or puffed as with water or air
causing anger, displeasure, resentment, or affront
exact; clearly expressed; accurate or correct
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defer

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v. E.g. I would again defer to responsible judgment when we're dealing with these kind of things.

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shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
set out for display or use; place in orderly arrangement
delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time
cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
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disperse

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v. E.g. The police fired tear gas into the crowd to disperse the protesters.

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set resolution or proposal for future consideration; hold back to a later time
gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; contract one's lips into a rounded shape
move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known
remove the fuse of bomb; reduce or eliminate threat
give as gift; present
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grill

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v. E.g. In violation of the Miranda law, the policemen grill the suspect for several hours before reading him his rights.

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take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
question severely; torture or afflict
wander or stray; turn aside sharply; climb or move upward
pass into or through; penetrate with hostile intent
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indulgent

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a. E.g. The spirit of being in control and a little bit indulgent is captured in a recent television advertisement for the Chrysler Pacifica.

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easily broken; having little elasticity
spreading harmfully in a subtle manner; designed or adapted to entrap
lustful; indecent; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
dark; vague; unclear; out of sight; hidden
yielding; lenient; forbearing or tolerant
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labyrinth

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n. E.g. You know, Michelle, one thing contributing to this labyrinth is the nation's biggest private employer, Wal-Mart.

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false testimony while under oath; breach of an oath or promise
partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
maze; complex structure of interconnecting passages
irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
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novel

(8)

a. E.g. Piercing any part of the body other than the earlobes was novel in 1950s, but now it is quite common.

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systematic; arranged or proceeding in regular, systematic order
dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
previously unknown; strikingly new, unusual, or different; young
having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave
excessive in degree or nature; preoccupying
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pertinent

(9)

a. E.g. That policy, in pertinent part, said as follows: "A person living at other countries should not be counted as a vote."

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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
quick or willing to receive ideas, suggestions; capable of receiving
deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred
fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
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reconnaissance

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n. E.g. That led Hyland to a job in reconnaissance and deployment to Iraq in October 2006.

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brief, passing odor carried in air; trace to hint; slight, gentle gust of air
gain information about enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
defiant or swaggering behavior; pretense of courage; false show of bravery
victim; object of hunt; hunted animal
someone who bears the blame for others
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stint

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n. E.g. She still plans to work on winning a real Grammy now that her "Dancing" stint is done.

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length of time spent in particular way; allotted amount; limitation or restriction; fixed amount of work allotted
story; art, technique, or process of telling story
humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level
feud in which members of opposing parties murder each other; blood bitter quarrel
formal essay; paper written by candidate for doctoral degree at university
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withdrawn

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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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noticeable or pronounced; having one or more distinguishing marks
following in time or order; succeeding; later
coming from side; situated at or extending to the side
of or relating to money; nation's currency; financial
not readily approached; remote; not friendly or sociable; aloof; emotionally unresponsive and detached
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