SAT Vocabulary Test Online

altercation

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n. E.g. So loud were their voices raised in altercation that the storm without was scarce heeded.

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story; art, technique, or process of telling story
unlikely occurrence; stroke of good luck; accident
temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancellation of a debt; lessening of intensity or degree
efficient use of resources; reduction in cost; specific type of economic system
noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
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bait

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v. E.g. The school bully will bait the smaller children, terrorizing them.

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serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
splash liquid gently and playfully; undertake something without serious intent
harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to
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conventional

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a. E.g. Meanwhile, In Russia, hardliners contend that their nation should rely more on nuclear weapons to offset NATO's superiority in conventional military forces and to cope with the U.S. missile defense program, now creeping toward Russia's borders.

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causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred
based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
excessively self-centered; self-important
shining intensely and blindingly; staring with anger or fierceness
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dynamic

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a. E.g. The dynamic aerobics instructor kept her students on the run.

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yielding; lenient; forbearing or tolerant
laughable; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
energetic; vigorously active
swollen or puffed as with water or air
easily broken; having little elasticity
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glutton

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n. E.g. When Mother saw that Bobby had eaten all the cookies, she called him a little glutton.

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person who eats too much food and drink
expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
model of excellence or perfection; peerless example
fastening device; firm grip
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imperial

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a. E.g. Yet we lack the willingness, and perhaps the ability, to make the sacrifices necessary to maintain imperial dominion over that region.

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tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling
like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; ridiculous
not practical or applied; hypothetical; of or based on theory
expecting unquestioning obedience; overwhelming in power or significance
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lax

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a. E.g. In both oil and finance large sums are made in lax regulatory environments that few will ever understand or even care about.

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loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness
avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger; deliberately vague or ambiguous
deliberately planned; carefully thought out in advance
excessive in degree or nature; preoccupying
lasting; surviving; long-suffering; patient
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parasite

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n. E.g. Scientists believe a parasite is attacking the lobsters' nervous system, killing the shellfish.

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goodness, moral excellence; good quality
animal or plant living on another
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
narrow pass, especially between mountains
emotional closeness; harmony; relationship of mutual trust or emotional affinity
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prominent

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a. E.g. The most prominent is the almost total domination of the top overall rankings by smaller communities.

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not able to be corrected or repaired
conspicuous; immediately noticeable; sticking out; widely known
without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
not biased; fair; showing lack of favoritism
relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
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rig

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v. E.g. The boss was able to rig the election by bribing people to stuff the ballot boxes with ballots marked in his candidate's favor.

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lean or cause to lean to the side; lean over; itemize
become less intense; sink, or settle from pressure
dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn
manipulate dishonestly; make or construct in haste
give reduction in price on
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suppress

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v. E.g. What they suppress is far more important than what they report.

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void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
attract by arousing hope or desire
put down by force or authority; overwhelm; keep from being revealed
utter suddenly and impulsively
remove or get rid of something unwanted; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or purify
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yoke

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v. E.g. I don't wish to yoke to him in marriage, as if we were cattle pulling a plow.

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stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
join together, unite; harness a draft animal to; join securely; force into heavy labor
quote; adduce as an instance
pronounce clear of guilt or blame; grant remission of sin to; acquit
return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to
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