SAT Vocabulary Test Online

adept

(1)

a. E.g. Mr. Williams was known as an adept improviser who effortlessly switched between classical, jazz and pop styles.

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like an ape or monkey
causing shock or horror; gruesome
threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
charming; tending to draw attention or affections
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
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assumption

(2)

n. E.g. The young princess made the foolish assumption that the regent would not object to power.

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animal or plant living on another
someone who assumes a false identity
something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
platform raised above surrounding level to give prominence to person on it
payment, usually of an amount fixed by contract
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conviction

(3)

n. E.g. Even her conviction for murder did not shake Peter's judgment that Harriet was innocent of the crime.

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close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
subtle or slight degree of difference; small difference in meaning
burst of ill humor; display of temper; ill natured caprice
judgment that someone is guilty of crime; strongly held belief
complete failure; sudden and violent collapse
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exhilarating

(4)

a. E.g. It also seemed to prove that science at its most exhilarating is unpredictable and downright surprising.

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vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous
insignificant; tiny; weak; of inferior size, strength
conspicuous; immediately noticeable; sticking out; widely known
full of juicy; full of richness; highly interesting or enjoyable; delectable
invigorating and refreshing; cheering; making lively and joyful
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glaring

(5)

a. E.g. In 2002, almost 1.2 billion human beings lived in glaring poverty, earning less than one dollar a day.

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broadly sympathetic; universal; related to Roman Catholic Church
shining intensely and blindingly; staring with anger or fierceness
insignificant; tiny; weak; of inferior size, strength
queer; amusingly odd; comical
weak; ineffective; lacking physical strength or vigor; incapable of sexual intercourse
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impostor

(6)

n. E.g. Some Sarah Palin impostor somehow got access to Sarah Palin's Facebook page and posted the bizarre comments.

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overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
lack of consistency; difference
someone who assumes a false identity
gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
broken fragments; irregular pieces of rock
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mannered

(7)

a. E.g. He would also have seen that Iberville was smoking with deliberation, and drinking with a kind of mannered coolness.

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out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
artificial or affected; not natural; having or showing a certain manner
greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
firmly established by nature or habit
secretive, not openly shown
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mite

(8)

n. E.g. "I am sorry my mite is insufficient, my friend," said the clergyman, without again raising his eyes, "it is all I have at present to bestow."

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any legend; long detailed report; Scandinavian myth
extreme rigor; strictness; rigidity; harshness
goodness, moral excellence; good quality
substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
very small object or creature; very small contribution or amount of money
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pertinent

(9)

a. E.g. That policy, in pertinent part, said as follows: "A person living at other countries should not be counted as a vote."

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having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory
stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
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satellite

(10)

n. E.g. U.S. officials say the satellite is a cover for Pyongyang's efforts to perfect missile technology.

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small body revolving around a larger one; subordinate
faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
examination of dead body; post-mortem
point in time, especially a critical point; joining point
thin soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
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testy

(11)

a. E.g. That implies that whether or not it was testy is still a matter subject to dispute.

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thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
silly; senseless; unconsciously foolish; void
unavoidable; incapable of being avoided or prevented
irritated or impatient; easily annoyed; peevish
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viable

(12)

a. E.g. Whether the industry can remain viable is a "broader and more complex question," he said.

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final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
practical or workable; capable of maintaining life; capable of continuing effectiveness
suggestive; implying; serving to indicate
tending or leaning toward; bent; having preference or tendency
checking perpendicularity; exactly vertical
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