SAT Vocabulary Test Online

absorb

(1)

v. E.g. By contrast, what students can absorb from a one-day visit to a college are the tangibles.

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question closely; examine by questioning formally or officially
beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
imitate; mimic, as an ape imitates human actions
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benevolent

(2)

a. E.g. Mr. Fezziwig was a benevolent employer, who wished to make Christmas merrier for young Scrooge and his other employees.

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of an entire group or class; general
obligatory; required or commanded by authority
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential
generous in providing aid to others; charitable
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decoy

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n. E.g. The wild ducks were not fooled by the decoy.

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inability to sleep; lack of sleep
direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry
lure or bait; means used to mislead or lead into danger
case of leather or similar material for pistol
act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
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dwarf

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v. E.g. The giant redwoods and high cliffs dwarf the elegant Ahwahnee Hotel, making it appear a modest lodge rather than an imposing hostelry.

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report or record in chronological order
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; make dirty, as by exposure to air
fasten together; join at the ends; join by interweaving strands
cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee; make monotonous low dull sound
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explicit

(5)

a. E.g. Don't just hint around that you're dissatisfied: be explicit about what's bugging you.

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elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details
related to the study of disease; diseased or markedly abnormal; relating to or caused by disease
precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
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humility

(6)

n. E.g. "A certain humility is required for this game," says Angela, who is running her brother Pat's campaign.

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plants of a region or era; plants considered as a group; bacteria that normally inhabit bodily organ
quality or condition of being humble; low estimate of one's self; self-abasement
refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist
smile expressing scorn instead of pleasure; smile in affected, often offensively self-satisfied manner
bitterness of feeling; vexation
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kindred

(7)

a. E.g. It is the tie that binds our hearts in kindred love.

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related; belonging to the same family
no fixed or regular course; wandering
uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety
susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
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nuance

(8)

n. E.g. The problem that I see is that the average low information voter won't get the nuance, which is my concern.

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very strong wind; gust of wind; emotional outburst as laughter or tears
special honor or respect shown or expressed publicly; tribute
wild party involving excessive drinking; unrestrained indulgence; secret rite in the cults of ancient
naturalness; freedom from constraint; happening or arising without external cause; self-generated
subtle or slight degree of difference; small difference in meaning
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promote

(9)

v. E.g. Founder of the Children's Defense Fund, Marian Wright Edelman and her team ceaselessly promote the welfare of young people everywhere.

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justify; authorize; guarantee or attest to quality
cause to come together formally
express or indicate indirectly; signify
position troops in readiness for combat, as along a front or line; put into use or action
help to flourish; advance in rank; publicize
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resolution

(10)

n. E.g. Nothing could shake his resolution that his children would get the best education that money could buy.

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someone who assumes a false identity
determination; resolving to do something; formal statement of a decision
one who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment
travel; journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
feud in which members of opposing parties murder each other; blood bitter quarrel
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slither

(11)

v. E.g. Occasional drops of rain slither through the silvery mist, and the white stones of the buildings and roads of Cyad are gray with moisture.

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gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
glide or slide like reptile; slip and slide, as on a loose or uneven surface
dislike greatly; hate; cause to dislike or avoid
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validate

(12)

v. E.g. I will not publish my findings until I validate my results.

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operate with one's hands; control or play upon people, forces artfully
argue about prices; bargain, as over the price of something
offer formally; extend; propose a payment
take apart; disassemble; tear down
confirm; ratify; declare or make legally valid
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