SAT Vocabulary Test Online

appropriate

(1)

v. E.g. The ranch owners appropriate the lands that have originally been set aside for the Indians' use.

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acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time
find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
cancel; make void; repeal or annul
withdraw; take back; draw back or in
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blurt

(2)

v. E.g. Before she can stop you, you should blurt out the news.

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moderate; tone down or restrain; bring to a desired consistency; adjust finely
urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to
trespass; enter as an uninvited person
act as a patron to; support or sponsor
utter suddenly and impulsively
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defuse

(3)

v. E.g. Police negotiators are trained to defuse dangerous situations by avoiding confrontational language and behavior.

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put in order; arrange or place something in line
withdraw; take back; draw back or in
regard with respect; favorable regard
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
remove the fuse of bomb; reduce or eliminate threat
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enigma

(4)

n. E.g. "What do women want?" asked Dr. Sigmund Freud. Their behavior was an enigma to him.

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shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in rock
very small object or creature; very small contribution or amount of money
outward decorations; ornamental covering or harness for horse
secret meeting; agreement, as between lovers, to meet at a certain time and place
puzzle; difficult problem
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forensic

(5)

a. E.g. An expert in forensic accounting, according to a recent report in Newsweek, says the AIG scandal might get considerably worse than it already is.

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practical or workable; capable of maintaining life; capable of continuing effectiveness
yielding; lenient; forbearing or tolerant
excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details
very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked
relating to use of technology in investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in court by law
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inevitable

(6)

a. E.g. Though taxes are supposedly inevitable, some people avoid paying taxes for years.

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excessive in degree or nature; preoccupying
divided into squares; diversified in color; marked by great changes or shifts in fortune
chief; serving as an essential component
unavoidable; incapable of being avoided or prevented
corrective; intended for remedy or for removal of evil; intended to improve skills
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jeopardize

(7)

v. E.g. He would compel her to listen to what he had to say; he would never again jeopardize their happiness by allowing her to misunderstand him.

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frighten; make timid; fill with fear
endanger; imperil; put at risk
accuse of a crime or other wrongful act; suggest that someone is guilty
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity; show a progressively larger illuminated area
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orgy

(8)

n. E.g. When her income tax refund check finally arrived, Sally indulged in an orgy of shopping.

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wild party involving excessive drinking; unrestrained indulgence; secret rite in the cults of ancient
substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
funeral director; one whose business is the management of funerals
lure or bait; means used to mislead or lead into danger
something of mixed origin or composition
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prerogative

(9)

n. E.g. For the sake of policy and representativeness, we need a constitutional amendment to remove this prerogative from the president.

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whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; spiral motion of fluid within a limited area
privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
psychological disorder by delusions; extreme, irrational distrust of others
concluding part; closing section
freedom from normal restraints; angular distance north or south of the earth's equator
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replica

(10)

n. E.g. The iconic icehouse, demolished last year and rebuilt in replica, is situated in the west orchards.

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copy or reproduction of a work of art
extraordinary ability; military bravery; superior skill or ability
lure or bait; means used to mislead or lead into danger
introduction of something new
list of works of music or drama; class of compositions in a genre; range or number of skills
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shroud

(11)

v. E.g. Fog would shroud Dracula's castle, hiding the ruined tower beneath sheets of mist.

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report or record in chronological order
declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
reckon; make mathematical calculation
hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
provide extensive explanation for words or phrases
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trivial

(12)

a. E.g. Mr Madhi escaped from Iran in February 2008 after being sentenced to 73 years in jail for what he described as a trivial charge.

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shy and reserved; modest
closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
liberal; wasteful; excessive spending
accepting one's fate; unresisting; patiently submissive; showing hopelessness
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