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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give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon
be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
relate to particular cause or source; ascribe; explain
incriminate; involve or imply as necessary accompaniment or result
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blasphemy

(2)

n. E.g. By our very nature, every single one of us believes in blasphemy.

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victim; object of hunt; hunted animal
maze; complex structure of interconnecting passages
naturalness; freedom from constraint; happening or arising without external cause; self-generated
work of art put together from fragments
act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity
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checkered

(3)

a. E.g. During his checkered career he had lived in palatial mansions and in dreary boarding houses.

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arousing anger or interest; tending to provoke or stimulate
intensely cold; lacking warmth; stiff and formal in manner
divided into squares; diversified in color; marked by great changes or shifts in fortune
following in time or order; succeeding; later
lively; vigorous; inducing enthusiasm or excitement; stirring
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disengage

(4)

v. E.g. It becomes so overwhelming that I just disengage from the situation, and think my own thoughts.

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talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
acquit; free from blame; discharge from duty
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
release from something that holds firmly
grow well; decorate with ornaments; be in a period of productivity
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fret

(5)

v. E.g. Further reason not to fret is that Obama volunteers have been doing grass roots organizing in Texas for quite some time.

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make an energetic, usually hasty search
stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
acquit; free from blame; discharge from duty
cause to be uneasy; wear away
be better than; defeat; gain the advantage over
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incantation

(6)

n. E.g. The idea that we simply manufacture promissory obligations by speaking them, like an incantation, is decidedly mysterious.

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singing or chanting of magic spells; magical formula; verbal charm or spell
expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
puzzle; difficult problem
model of excellence or perfection; peerless example
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maxim

(7)

n. E.g. It appears to me that this maxim is applicable to the medical as well as to the nautical profession.

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proverb; formulation of fundamental principle or general truth
overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
unreal reflection; optical illusion
good or just reason; condition or fact of being justified
humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level
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membrane

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n. E.g. This membrane is attached to the side of the nut, and the nut falls to the ground, when it is gathered for use.

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puzzle; difficult problem
payment in money made by one ruler or nation; tax; mark of respect; praiseworthy quality
ceremony of crowning queen or king
act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
thin soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
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patronize

(9)

v. E.g. Penniless artists hope to find some wealthy art-lover who will patronize them.

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act as a patron to; support or sponsor
grow well; decorate with ornaments; be in a period of productivity
move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
report or record in chronological order
diminish; undermine the foundations; dig
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resolution

(10)

n. E.g. Nothing could shake his resolution that his children would get the best education that money could buy.

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determination; resolving to do something; formal statement of a decision
person who turns animal hides into leather; craftsman who tans skins and hides; sixpence
most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; central idea
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
someone who is sought by law officers; one who flees; a refugee
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stem

(11)

v. E.g. Milton's problems in school stem from his poor study habits.

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put down by force or authority; overwhelm; keep from being revealed
make sore by abrasion; damage surface friction; annoy
increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity; show a progressively larger illuminated area
arise; have or take origin or descent
induce; be greater in strength or influence; triumph; win out
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virtue

(12)

n. E.g. My virtue is that I say what I think, my vice is that what I think doesn't amount to much.

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value; benefit or advantage in general sense
goodness, moral excellence; good quality
something that relieves pain
management; supervision; people who are in charge for management; activity of government for powers and duties
mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder; fear, as of something evil
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