SAT Vocabulary Test Online

acme

(1)

n. E.g. His success in this role marked the acme of his career as an actor.

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act of turning aside; pastime; activity that relaxes or entertains
principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
characters in play; one's public image or personality
payment, usually of an amount fixed by contract
the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
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bourgeois

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a. E.g. Technically, anyone who belongs to the middle class is bourgeois, but, most people resent it if you call them that.

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overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward
middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
unique; extraordinary; being only one
having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary
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compatible

(3)

a. E.g. They were compatible neighbors, never quarreling over unimportant matters.

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wasteful; reckless with money
harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
serving as model; outstanding; typical
husky; muscular and heavily built
shy and reserved; modest
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diva

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n. E.g. Although world famous as a diva, she did not indulge in fits of temperament.

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object worn, especially around neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm
female operatic singer or star
mistaken opinion or idea; delusion; illusory perception
light quick blow or touch
avoiding detection by moving carefully; acting in a covert way
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faction

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n. E.g. This faction is aligned with the NY and regional board members; in combination, they now have a thin majority on the National Board.

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one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
act of turning aside; pastime; activity that relaxes or entertains
nonsense; silly, unmeaning talk; servant; slave
a party of persons having a common end in view
type or class; a kind of literary or artistic work
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holster

(6)

n. E.g. Outside of certain specified situations, in Texas simple public display of a handgun in a holster is illegal.

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something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct
smile expressing scorn instead of pleasure; smile in affected, often offensively self-satisfied manner
close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
case of leather or similar material for pistol
naturalness; freedom from constraint; happening or arising without external cause; self-generated
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intuition

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n. E.g. Even though Tony denied that anything was wrong, Tina trusted her intuition that something was bothering him.

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prescribed diet and habits; a systematic plan for therapy; governmental rule or control
warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair
characters in play; one's public image or personality
something that relieves pain
immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning
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mobile

(8)

a. E.g. The mobile blood bank operated by the Red Cross visited our neighborhood today.

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quick or willing to receive ideas, suggestions; capable of receiving
perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
movable; not fixed; fluid; unstable
being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
affecting all; general; present everywhere; relating to the entire world or all within the world; worldwide
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quarry

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n. E.g. You mention you intend to start hunting, but you didn't say whether your quarry is small game or medium game.

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act of making or arriving at a decision; putting an end to; termination
readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement
descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
victim; object of hunt; hunted animal
work of art put together from fragments
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restraint

(10)

n. E.g. For Fatah senior leaders, this restraint is the path to a Palestinian state.

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mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
goal; something worked toward to; intention
moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
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susceptible

(11)

a. E.g. We don't really know how our current immunization schedule might affect certain susceptible populations.

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too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
pleasing in personality or appearance; attractive
final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to
clearly apparent to understanding; obvious
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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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condition or state, especially a bad state or condition
psychological disorder by delusions; extreme, irrational distrust of others
corpse; dead body, especially one intended for dissection
goodness, moral excellence; good quality
charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune; something that apparently has magic power
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