SAT Vocabulary Test Online

anomaly

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n. E.g. No doubt, this anomaly is the result of the uncertain international environment and high interest rates.

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maze; complex structure of interconnecting passages
dwarf; fabled race of dwarflike creatures who live underground
right or claim to possession; mark of rank; name of a book or film
irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
small planet; any small celestial bodies that revolve around the sun
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artifact

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n. E.g. Archaeologists debated the significance of the artifact discovered in the ruins of Asia Minor but came to no conclusion.

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legal document identifying the bearer as citizen of a country and allowing to travel abroad
natural talent or aptitude
agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
object made by human beings; inaccurate observation, effect, or result
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
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colossal

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a. E.g. Radio City Music Hall has a colossal stage.

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lifeless; not animated or energetic; dull
deep; not superficial; far-reaching
relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details
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enigma

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n. E.g. "What do women want?" asked Dr. Sigmund Freud. Their behavior was an enigma to him.

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puzzle; difficult problem
coming into being of something; origin
quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness
person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
isolation of person or ship to prevent spread of infection; condition of enforced isolation
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generate

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v. E.g. Their primary concern is not the health of the American people it is to maximize the revenue they can generate from the American people.

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crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
bring into being; give rise to; produce
dislike greatly; hate; cause to dislike or avoid
cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
reveal or tell; grant a share of; bestow
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hostility

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n. E.g. This opposition may take one of the forms already described, some other forms which have been overlooked, but the root of the hostility is the same in all.

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model of excellence or perfection; peerless example
destiny; fate; fortune; the will of Allah
element; ingredient; abstract part of something
union; act of melting together by heat
unfriendliness; hatred; state of being hostile
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intricate

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a. E.g. By contrast Peirce's logic is reasonably clear, and he takes great pains to work it out in intricate detail; basically it is the whole logical apparatus of the physical and social sciences.

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marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
stubbornly and often recklessly willful; unyielding
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
complex; elaborate; having many complexly arranged elements
final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
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medley

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n. E.g. The American, who won his fourth gold medal here in Athens Thursday in the 200-meter individual medley, is the favored swimmer tonight in the 100-meter butterfly.

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readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement
partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
mixture; musical composition consisting of a series of pieces
physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness; enduring strength and energy
conduct; management; way in which a person behaves
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pedestrian

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a. E.g. Unintentionally boring, he wrote page after page of pedestrian prose.

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punishing; involving punishment; awarding or inflicting punishment
disagreeably damp or humid; cold moisture; unpleasant humidity
open and unrestrained; free from traditional social or moral constraints
lacking wit or imagination; ordinary
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
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recuperate

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v. E.g. She moved with her mother and her older brother David to Miami Beach, where the climate would help David recuperate from a kidney infection.

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call up or summon; call together for a common purpose
deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
stir up; urge; goad to action; incite
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splice

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v. E.g. Before you splice two strips of tape together, be sure to line them up evenly.

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pronounce clear of guilt or blame; grant remission of sin to; acquit
express, especially forcefully; release or discharge through an opening; rise to surface of water to breathe
fasten together; join at the ends; join by interweaving strands
rear; promote the growth of; help develop
endanger; imperil; put at risk
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wan

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a. E.g. They sat in wan silver moonlight that ghosted through the windows.

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relating to injury caused by violence; adapted to cure of wounds; vulnerary
not obligatory; left to choice; not compulsory or automatic
intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
previously unknown; strikingly new, unusual, or different; young
having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
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