SAT Vocabulary Test Online

allure

(1)

v. E.g. Promises of quick profits allure the unwary investor.

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join together, unite; harness a draft animal to; join securely; force into heavy labor
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
take keen or zestful pleasure in; enjoy the flavor of; give spice or flavor to
shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
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buffet

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n. E.g. We heard wind buffet trees last night.

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dense moving crowd; large group of honeybees
over-regulated administrative system
tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific; violent whirlwind
slap; blow with fist; blast of wind; meal at which guests serve themselves
swirling current of water, air; flow in circular current
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complement

(3)

v. E.g. The waiter recommended a glass of port to complement the cheese.

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complete; consummate; make perfect
adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
feel or express great, often malicious, pleasure or self-satisfaction
prevent from being successful
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duress

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n. E.g. The hostages were held under duress until the prisoners' demands were met.

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forcible restraint, especially unlawfully
two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
puzzle; difficult problem
dwarf; fabled race of dwarflike creatures who live underground
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frigid

(5)

a. E.g. Cold water would repeatedly be thrown on prisoners who were being kept in frigid temperatures for up to a month.

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wasteful; reckless with money
intensely cold; lacking warmth; stiff and formal in manner
most favorable or advantageous
repeated too often; over familiar through overuse; worn out by use
adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
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inadvertently

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ad. E.g. Whether on purpose or inadvertently, that is exactly what John did.

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disordered; especially in mind; crazy; insane
unintentionally; without knowledge or intention; carelessly
fleshly; of or relating to body or flesh; bodily
practical as opposed to idealistic; concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
relating to injury caused by violence; adapted to cure of wounds; vulnerary
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innuendo

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n. E.g. Until he engages in innuendo about being supported by "hard-working, white Americans," then he has not said much that should upset fellow Democrats.

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person who eats too much food and drink
one who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment
quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness
the smallest particle of substance, having all the properties of that substance
hint; indirect implication , usually malicious
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nocturnal

(8)

a. E.g. They wouldn't rest until the large black snake, which appears to be nocturnal, is no longer free.

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pertinent; having connection with matter at hand
wide-ranging knowledge; complex; intellectually appealing
tending or leaning toward; bent; having preference or tendency
of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night
based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
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prosperity

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n. E.g. The expected increase in prosperity from the new system did not immediately come.

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disobedience; resistance to lawful authority
characters in play; one's public image or personality
similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
good fortune; financial success; physical well-being
amount produced; crop; income on investment; energy released by an explosion
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scourge

(10)

n. E.g. They feared the plague and regarded it as a deadly scourge.

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whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment
agent sent on a mission to represent or advance the interests of another
something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct
one who manages museum or library; superintendent; manager
token; reminder of past; hint, suggestion, notice, or memorial to awaken memory
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tenure

(11)

n. E.g. Why the school denied her tenure is the subject of a lawsuit.

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person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
ray of light; long piece of metal or wood; long piece fixed or movable in structure, machine, or tool
holding of an office; period during which something is held; status of holding position on permanent contract
legal delay of payment; suspension of an ongoing or planned activity
gap; interruption in duration or continuity; pause
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worldly

(12)

a. E.g. I have been very fortunate in worldly matters; many men have worked much harder, and not succeeded half so well.

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relating to man and the planet earth, physical as opposed to spiritual; experienced in human affairs
energetic; vigorously active
invigorating and refreshing; cheering; making lively and joyful
enormous scope, power, or influence; huge or colossal
suitable for servant; having low nature
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