SAT Vocabulary Test Online

ample

(1)

a. E.g. They insist that food are being provided to the Palestinians in ample supplies, and that the only way to weaken Hamas is to maintain the blockade.

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hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large
based on experience; useful
relating to stars; star-shaped
easily irritated or annoyed; unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered
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cant

(2)

n. E.g. Often she's understood what I was trying to accomplish with the book before I did, and has gently but firmly brought me into line whenever I strayed from my own voice and slipped into jargon, cant, or false sentiment.

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wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom
end of something in time or space; result or outcome; conclusion
inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment
opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
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convene

(3)

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

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make an energetic, usually hasty search
put in order; arrange or place something in line
graze; skim or glance at casually
act as a patron to; support or sponsor
cause to come together formally
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distant

(4)

a. E.g. His distant greeting made me feel unwelcome from the start.

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far in space or time; cold in manner
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
sophisticated; of worldwide scope
relating to ships, sailors, or navigation
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gouge

(5)

v. E.g. He began to gouge a small pattern in the sand with his cane.

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force with the thumb; make a groove in
perceive intuitively; foresee future; have nature of or being a deity
talk excitedly; speak or write in an angry or violent manner
fail completely; sink below the surface of the water
remove the fuse of bomb; reduce or eliminate threat
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hazardous

(6)

a. E.g. People who employ pregnant women and children in hazardous occupations do so because such labor is cheaper than the labor of adult men, it's a simple matter of maximizing profits.

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sophisticated; of worldwide scope
dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
fleshly; of or relating to body or flesh; bodily
exaggerated; pompous; enlarged with air or gas
grossly wicked; abominable; hateful; infamous
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intimacy

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n. E.g. Again, with the entire album, intimacy is a word that rings true.

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shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in rock
victim; object of hunt; hunted animal
closeness, often affectionate; privacy; familiarity
calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
ideal condition of rest, harmony, stability, or joy; condition of Buddha
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obnoxious

(8)

a. E.g. I find your behavior obnoxious; please mend your ways.

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very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute or pure
causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
lacking conscience; greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
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perceptive

(9)

a. E.g. In sense capacity, in perceptive and discriminative ability, there is likewise a practical equality.

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offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
relating to skill of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere in language
not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind
insightful; aware; wise; having the ability to perceive
suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
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regal

(10)

a. E.g. The queen, dressed in regal purple, was joined by her husband.

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negligent; careless in performing duty or business
of or relating to a monarch; royal; magnificent; splendid
firmly established by nature or habit
lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry
extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
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sham

(11)

v. E.g. He decided to sham sickness to get out of going to school.

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pretend; put on false appearance of; feign
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
pronounce clear of guilt or blame; grant remission of sin to; acquit
cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
stop or slow down; catch someone's attention; take into custody
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yen

(12)

n. E.g. She had a yen to get away and live on her own for a while.

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inability to sleep; lack of sleep
serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
strong desire or inclination; yearning or craving
determination; formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something
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