SAT Vocabulary Test Online

aftermath

(1)

n. E.g. The most critical lesson Barbara has learned from her diagnosis and the aftermath is the importance of selecting a good facility and sticking with it.

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payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa
good or just reason; condition or fact of being justified
minor objection or complaint; petty distinction
essential quality; reputation; honor
outcome; consequence, especially of a disaster or misfortune
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caprice

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n. E.g. Some revolutions may have originated in caprice, or generated in ambition.

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sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
written order to require appearance in court to give testimony
dose of liquid; liquid mixture; liquid medicine
wise and trusted counselor or teacher
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convene

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v. E.g. Six days' public notice must be given when announcing the meeting schedules, meaning the earliest the board can next convene is July 24.

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consider; think about carefully; weigh
cause to come together formally
use economically; conserve; save
drive or hunt out of hiding; uncover and bring to light by searching
stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
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exempt

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a. E.g. Because of his flat feet, Foster was exempt from serving in the armed forces.

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expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling
without previous preparation
not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
separated; caused to be unloved
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gorge

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n. E.g. The white-water rafting guide warned us about the rapids farther downstream, where the river cut through a narrow gorge.

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narrow pass, especially between mountains
extensive space or area; distance or area over which something extends; degree to which a thing extends
quality or condition of being humble; low estimate of one's self; self-abasement
proverb; formulation of fundamental principle or general truth
destruction of life; savage and excessive killing of many people
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incriminate

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v. E.g. The former president tried to destroy an audio tape that could be used to to incriminate him.

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persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
give in; surrender; give forth a natural product; be productive
accuse of a crime or other wrongful act; suggest that someone is guilty
move to act; incite; give rise to; assist with a reminder
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malicious

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a. E.g. It is just plain malicious software designed to corrupt your device or steal your information.

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wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
deserving blame; admonition; blameworthy
artificial or affected; not natural; having or showing a certain manner
open and unrestrained; free from traditional social or moral constraints
deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred
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moratorium

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n. E.g. They say that they also are concerned about the environment but that a moratorium is a recipe for economic disaster.

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legal delay of payment; suspension of an ongoing or planned activity
noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
lengthy intent consideration; long and thoughtful observation; contemplation of spiritual matters
watchfulness; wakefulness; process of paying close and continuous attention
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profound

(9)

a. E.g. Volunteers return to their normal lives in profound silence, as if they had been on a sacred retreat.

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deep; not superficial; far-reaching
being without question; not counterfeit or copied; agreeable to truth or fact
from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
knowledgeable; resulting from deliberation and careful thought
odd; old-fashioned; picturesque; unfamiliar or unusual in character
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rue

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v. E.g. Tina seemed to rue the night she met Tony and wondered how she ever fell for such a jerk.

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prevent from being successful
set out for display or use; place in orderly arrangement
seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
combine something into a larger whole; unite
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temperament

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n. E.g. For friendship some agreement in temperament is quite essential.

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authoritative command or instruction; commission of authorizing to administer a territory
death notice; list of dead
the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
person's normal manner of thinking, behaving or reacting; tendency to become irritable or angry
a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables
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titanic

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a. E.g. When you’re in this kind of titanic power struggle, how you decide is just as important as what you decide.

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unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
knowledgeable; resulting from deliberation and careful thought
repeated too often; over familiar through overuse; worn out by use
easily broken; having little elasticity
enormous scope, power, or influence; huge or colossal
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