SAT Vocabulary Test Online

anesthetic

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n. E.g. His monotonous voice acted like an anesthetic; his audience was soon asleep.

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minor objection or complaint; petty distinction
written agreement; small case containing mirror and powder for girl; small car
substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
blow, especially with fist; great influence, especially political or social
dwarf; fabled race of dwarflike creatures who live underground
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camouflage

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v. E.g. In order to rescue Han Solo, Princess Leia decided to camouflage herself in the helmet and cloak of a space bandit.

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prevent from being successful
be better than; defeat; gain the advantage over
exploit natural surroundings to disguise something; conceal
append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
grow well; decorate with ornaments; be in a period of productivity
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commemorate

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v. E.g. The story of Fairchild that Mr. Moore was helping to commemorate is well-known in Silicon Valley.

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testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate
cause something happen; set off
undergo decay; infect, inflame, or corrupt;
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equilibrium

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n. E.g. A society which remains in equilibrium is termed static, that which is changing is called dynamic.

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soul; mind; spirit or soul
natural talent or aptitude
act of finding the total; summary; act or process of adding
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
very small amount; a bit; ninth letter of the Greek alphabet
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fell

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a. E.g. The newspapers told of the tragic spread of the fell disease.

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capable of destroying; lethal
physically weak; easily broken
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
like a fanatic; furious; uncontrollable; extremely zealous or enthusiastic
childish; relating to infants
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hiatus

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n. E.g. During the summer hiatus, many students try to earn enough money to pay their tuition for the next school year.

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moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
dose of liquid; liquid mixture; liquid medicine
general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses
great mass of falling snow and ice
gap; interruption in duration or continuity; pause
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laceration

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n. E.g. He received a depressed skull fracture and a brain laceration from the collision.

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condition or state, especially a bad state or condition
extensive space or area; distance or area over which something extends; degree to which a thing extends
torn, ragged wound; rough or jagged breach made by rending
social outcast; person who is rejected from society or home
value; benefit or advantage in general sense
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oblivious

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a. E.g. One can even travel to Ben Gurion Airport and remain oblivious to the concrete separation wall.

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imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office
near at hand; close in time; about to occur
relating to injury caused by violence; adapted to cure of wounds; vulnerary
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
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practitioner

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n. E.g. Another very useful application for the legal practitioner is Google Docs, a Web-based word processing system.

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surrender of prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
strong inclination; definite liking
front of building; superficial or false appearance
someone engaged in a profession as law, medicine
disobedience; resistance to lawful authority
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relinquish

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v. E.g. On the other hand, he knew that the Countess Astaride, having gone so far, would never again relinquish her ambitions.

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shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
pretend; put on false appearance of; feign
give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon
recover; find and bring in; get back
undergo decay; infect, inflame, or corrupt;
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tenure

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n. E.g. Why the school denied her tenure is the subject of a lawsuit.

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holding of an office; period during which something is held; status of holding position on permanent contract
receiver; one that receives or is receptive
place of refuge or shelter; protection
legal document identifying the bearer as citizen of a country and allowing to travel abroad
broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing
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vortex

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n. E.g. The higher velocity fluid around the core of the vortex is at a lower pressure than the fluid circulating farther away.

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dense moving crowd; large group of honeybees
act of finding oneself position; position or alignment relative to points of directions; course introducing new situation
whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; spiral motion of fluid within a limited area
ghostly beings that sucks blood of the living; person, such as extortionist, who preys upon others
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
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