SAT Vocabulary Test Online

appreciate

(1)

v. E.g. I am truly thankful for the stocks, which would appreciate in value considerably in future years.

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hug; adopt or espouse; accept readily; hold close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection
carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
accuse of a crime or other wrongful act; suggest that someone is guilty
be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
abstain from; resist; hold oneself back
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aspire

(2)

v. E.g. If you aspire to a career in professional sports, please enroll in a graduate program in sports management.

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irritate or torment persistently; wear out; exhaust
seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
stop flow of a liquid; make headway against
spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
narrate or tell; count over again
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censor

(3)

n. E.g. Soldiers dislike having their mail read by a censor but understand the need for this precaution.

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legal document identifying the bearer as citizen of a country and allowing to travel abroad
mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
act of making conscious choice; power or faculty of choosing
dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light; faint glow; shimmer
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embark

(4)

v. E.g. We will embark upon a new career at this city.

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admit; yield; give up physical control of another
chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
foreshadow; indicate by signs; be an omen of; predict
commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
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garner

(5)

v. E.g. And, of course, that urge to garner is one way in which power ultimately corrupts.

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gather; store up; amass; acquire
imitate; mimic, as an ape imitates human actions
narrate or tell; count over again
justify; authorize; guarantee or attest to quality
feel or express great, often malicious, pleasure or self-satisfaction
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grotesque

(6)

a. E.g. On Halloween people enjoy wearing grotesque costumes.

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fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
stocky; short and thick; low and broad
pretending to be virtuous; deceiving
weak; ineffective; lacking physical strength or vigor; incapable of sexual intercourse
mentally or emotionally upset; deranged; excessively agitated
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intuition

(7)

n. E.g. Even though Tony denied that anything was wrong, Tina trusted her intuition that something was bothering him.

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immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning
container for feeding farm animals; lowest point of a wave or business cycle
one who takes advantage of any chance to achieve an end, with no regard for principles or consequences
lengthy intent consideration; long and thoughtful observation; contemplation of spiritual matters
mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder; fear, as of something evil
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nirvana

(8)

n. E.g. Despite his desire to achieve nirvana, the young Buddhist found that even the buzzing of a fly could distract him from his meditation.

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someone seeking revenge; source of harm or ruin; opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome
something of mixed origin or composition
ideal condition of rest, harmony, stability, or joy; condition of Buddha
one who takes advantage of any chance to achieve an end, with no regard for principles or consequences
gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
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premonition

(9)

n. E.g. He knew with the sick and certain premonition of disaster.

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isolation of person or ship to prevent spread of infection; condition of enforced isolation
agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
forewarning; warning in advance
opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
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resentment

(10)

n. E.g. That Gerry finally has let go of his resentment is an enormous relief to me.

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combination; union of two or more commercial corporations
indignation; deep sense of injury; strong displeasure
payment in money made by one ruler or nation; tax; mark of respect; praiseworthy quality
determination; resolving to do something; formal statement of a decision
public records; place where public records are kept
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sully

(11)

v. E.g. So I demand Mr. Zaal, to never again sully the name of great African American leaders.

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place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; make dirty, as by exposure to air
act as a patron to; support or sponsor
move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
scold; express objections or criticisms in bitter, harsh, or abusive language
chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
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tout

(12)

v. E.g. Clinton and McCain tout their Washington experience as having prepared them to be President; they claim Obama is not adequately seasoned.

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mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve
put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
stop something's growth; squeeze tightly between fingers; give a small sharp bite to
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
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