SAT Vocabulary Test Online

accommodate

(1)

v. E.g. As for the stage in the public auditorium, it can easily be adjusted to accommodate from a full-scale musical production to one by a solo vocalist.

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make use of, sometimes unjustly
do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
set out for display or use; place in orderly arrangement
rear; promote the growth of; help develop
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brittle

(2)

a. E.g. My employer's self-control was as brittle as an egg-shell.

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enormous scope, power, or influence; huge or colossal
easily broken; having little elasticity
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
practical as opposed to idealistic; concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden
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colossal

(3)

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

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suitable for servant; having low nature
relating to marriage; relating to husband
flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
prophetic; involving or portending widespread devastation
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detergent

(4)

n. E.g. You should try this new detergent to replace soap.

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cleansing agent; substance that acts similarly to soap
naturalness; freedom from constraint; happening or arising without external cause; self-generated
person who establishes an organization, business
case of leather or similar material for pistol
small cave, usually with attractive features
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ferret

(5)

v. E.g. Immediately you see these symptoms that ferret from the others, as this is, I think, the worst disease one has to contend with.

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let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
drive or hunt out of hiding; uncover and bring to light by searching
remove or get rid of something unwanted; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or purify
trespass; enter as an uninvited person
combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
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incessant

(6)

a. E.g. I read, discuss in incessant phone conferences and attempt to bring to the world media some of the world' s biggest humanitarian crises.

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causing shock or horror; gruesome
dark; vague; unclear; out of sight; hidden
overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward
uninterrupted; unceasing; continuing without interruption
broadly sympathetic; universal; related to Roman Catholic Church
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knit

(7)

v. E.g. When he broke his leg, he sat around the house all day waiting for the bones to knit.

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scold; express objections or criticisms in bitter, harsh, or abusive language
force with the thumb; make a groove in
become worse; decline; fall
contract into wrinkles; grow together; form into fabric by intertwining
climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
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obsessive

(8)

a. E.g. Well, obsessive is going to extremes and medium is not.

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held in common; of a group of people
punishing; involving punishment; awarding or inflicting punishment
far in space or time; cold in manner
capable of being accomplished or brought about
excessive in degree or nature; preoccupying
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purchase

(9)

n. E.g. Rules can differ depending whether the purchase is a residence or an investment.

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breaking of contract or duty
whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; spiral motion of fluid within a limited area
extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
act or an instance of buying; something bought
colored band produced when beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
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rhetoric

(10)

n. E.g. If his rhetoric is any indication, the president appears to be headed in the right direction.

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funeral director; one whose business is the management of funerals
temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancellation of a debt; lessening of intensity or degree
misleading vision; being deceived by a false perception or belief
art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
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surly

(11)

a. E.g. Two other men, grizzled and vaguely shabby, walked in surly conversation.

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not biased; fair; showing lack of favoritism
lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
directly ahead; straightforward
feeling or showing extreme anger; enraged
rude; sullenly ill humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
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unbridled

(12)

a. E.g. They observed that, throughout history, experiments in unbridled democracy led to chaos.

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emotionally removed; calm and objective; apart from others; separate
violent; not restrained or controlled
restricted; having the appropriate qualifications for an office, position, or task
knowledgeable; resulting from deliberation and careful thought
far in space or time; cold in manner
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