SAT Vocabulary Test Online

agent

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n. E.g. As to whether your agent is acting in your best interests, I posed that question to spokesman for the National Association of Realtors.

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opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
one that acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
destruction of life; savage and excessive killing of many people
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badger

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v. E.g. She is forced to change her telephone number because obscene phone calls badger her.

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dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly
handle with skill; exercise effectively; have power over; rule or manage
pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time
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comprehensive

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a. E.g. Mr. Skubel has since completed what he describes as a comprehensive two-week training program and is now setting up his franchise in his hometown.

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departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
spreading harmfully in a subtle manner; designed or adapted to entrap
mild and pleasant; fragrant
thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
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diagnosis

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n. E.g. In medical school Margaret developed her skill at diagnosis, learning how to read volumes from a rapid pulse.

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district or division of city; place or enclosure by definite limits
container for feeding farm animals; lowest point of a wave or business cycle
kingdom; domain ruled by a king or queen
goodness, moral excellence; good quality
art of identifying disease; critical analysis of nature of something
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frail

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a. E.g. He was 49 years old and in frail health, suffering from diabetes.

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lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior
physically weak; easily broken
having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
humorously sarcastic or mocking
lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.
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illuminate

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v. E.g. Yes, I have hidden her; neither the light of the sun, nor any social taper shall again illuminate her kindly face.

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provide or brighten with light; clear up or make understandable; enlighten
obtain for services of; arrange for the use of; pledge or promise, especially to marry
cut off from a whole; set or keep apart; divide or separate
make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
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inter

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v. E.g. They are going to inter the body tomorrow at Broadlawn Cemetery.

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commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
place in grave or tomb; bury; place in earth and cover
take keen or zestful pleasure in; enjoy the flavor of; give spice or flavor to
put down by force or authority; overwhelm; keep from being revealed
confirm; ratify; declare or make legally valid
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nautical

(8)

a. E.g. I dressed myself in nautical rig, and went on deck to see all that I could.

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difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by mind
caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
relating to ships, sailors, or navigation
physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory
not influenced by emotions; having actual existence or reality
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prowess

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n. E.g. In fact, Asia's exporting prowess is so dominant that Dubai and Rotterdam are the only two ports from outside the region to even make the list.

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someone who bears the blame for others
real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
going from one state of action to another
something hinted at or suggested; act of implying; condition of being implied
extraordinary ability; military bravery; superior skill or ability
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scoff

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v. E.g. He used to scoff at dentists after he had his first toothache.

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urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to
report or record in chronological order
be thrifty; restrict or limit, as in amount or number
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
cause to be uneasy; wear away
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sinister

(11)

a. E.g. In sudden panic, she's convinced someone sinister is trying to push her from the train.

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related to the study of disease; diseased or markedly abnormal; relating to or caused by disease
having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
made of or containing inferior material; not genuine; of low rank; poor quality or craft
suggesting or threatening evil
lasting; surviving; long-suffering; patient
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turmoil

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n. E.g. Clearly, the middle class is bearing the burden of this economy, one in turmoil from the housing and financial crises.

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seller; provider; vending machine
written agreement; small case containing mirror and powder for girl; small car
state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult
something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward
long heroic poem, or similar work of art
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