SAT Vocabulary Test Online

addiction

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n. E.g. No matter what form we find it in, addiction is not fun; drugs, alcohol, overeating, overworking, smoking or sex.

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work of art put together from fragments
compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something
in time past; long ago; in old time
state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult
similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
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asinine

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a. E.g. Your asinine remarks prove that you have not given this problem any serious consideration.

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relating to use of technology in investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in court by law
lacking wit or imagination; ordinary
highly excited with strong emotion; disordered or nervous activity
open and unrestrained; free from traditional social or moral constraints
utterly stupid or silly; inanely foolish
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commute

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v. E.g. In exchange for cooperating with detectives on another case, criminal tried to commute his charges.

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trespass; enter as an uninvited person
remove the fuse of bomb; reduce or eliminate threat
display in order to impress others; swagger; walk with a lofty proud gait
resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
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eccentric

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a. E.g. People came up with some eccentric ideas for dealing with the emergency: someone even suggested tieing a knot in the comet's tail!.

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mild and pleasant; fragrant
relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
uncorrupted by civilization; primitive; remaining free from dirt or decay
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fathom

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v. E.g. I find his motives impossible to fathom; in fact, I'm totally clueless about what goes on in his mind.

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measure the depth; come to understand
beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time
void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
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incumbent

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a. E.g. Voters see the same old candidates year after year and figure that the incumbent is usually a lock in a vast number of congressional districts.

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imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office
arousing anger or interest; tending to provoke or stimulate
made of or containing inferior material; not genuine; of low rank; poor quality or craft
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
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lateral

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a. E.g. In order to get good plant growth, the gardener must pinch off all lateral shoots.

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weak; ineffective; lacking physical strength or vigor; incapable of sexual intercourse
having no particular interest or concern; being neither good nor bad
coming from side; situated at or extending to the side
shy and reserved; modest
broadly sympathetic; universal; related to Roman Catholic Church
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objective

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a. E.g. Even though he was her son, she tried to be objective about his behavior.

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grossly wicked; abominable; hateful; infamous
not readily approached; remote; not friendly or sociable; aloof; emotionally unresponsive and detached
dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
not influenced by emotions; having actual existence or reality
imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office
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quaint

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a. E.g. The designs, which include flowers in quaint pale colors, give the notes a modern, clean look.

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flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
unanswered; not returned; not reciprocated; not repaid
moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace
in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
odd; old-fashioned; picturesque; unfamiliar or unusual in character
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sarcasm

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n. E.g. Your sarcasm is appreciated but what I'm trying to say is that both campaigns have been painting very dark pictures of each other.

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cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; form of humor by mocking with irony
ornamental clasp; decorative pin worn by women
anger aroused by something unjust
forcible restraint, especially unlawfully
small waterfall; sudden downpour
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sleeper

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n. E.g. Unnoticed by the critics at its publication, the eventual Pulitzer Prize winner was a classic sleeper.

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area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
something originally of little value becomes very valuable; unexpected hit; one that sleeps
right granted by authority; right to vote; business licensed to sell a product in particular area
principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
watchfulness; wakefulness; process of paying close and continuous attention
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trajectory

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n. E.g. Any abrupt change in trajectory is a potential for another delay, an opportunity to begin fishing for something that's stuck.

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breaking of contract or duty
path of other moving body through space; chosen or taken course
torn, ragged wound; rough or jagged breach made by rending
immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning
joining two surfaces or edges together along a line by sewing; material used in sewing
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