SAT Vocabulary Test Online

anecdote

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n. E.g. Of all the millions who are moved by this historic occasion, while I am amongst these, my anecdote is and would be far less remarkable.

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someone who is sought by law officers; one who flees; a refugee
determination; resolving to do something; formal statement of a decision
short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
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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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make a firm decision about; find a solution to
force with the thumb; make a groove in
deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
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civil

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a. E.g. Although Internal Revenue Service agents are civil servants, they are not always courteous to suspected tax cheats.

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from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
by effort to the point of exhaustion, especially physical effort
very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute or pure
having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
laughable; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
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epic

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n. E.g. This epic is a riddle wrapped in a mystery.

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long heroic poem, or similar work of art
a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables
forewarning; warning in advance
great mass of falling snow and ice
gift giver; person who gives people or institutions with financial help
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gourmet

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n. E.g. The gourmet stated that this was the best onion soup she had ever tasted.

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person with discriminating taste in food and wine
lack of enthusiasm; skeptical caution; something saved for future use; self-restraint in expression
physician or expert in children's diseases
secret meeting; agreement, as between lovers, to meet at a certain time and place
something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
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hybrid

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n. E.g. The purchase price of a plug-in hybrid is expected to be considerably higher than for a conventional diesel car since the batteries are still expensive.

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hiding place; secret store of valuables or money
spying; secret observation
joining two surfaces or edges together along a line by sewing; material used in sewing
fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception
something of mixed origin or composition
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masochist

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n. E.g. The simple reality is that anybody who wants to be the leader of this country is some kind of masochist with a massively inflated ego.

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wise and trusted counselor or teacher
religious image; idol; important and enduring symbol
one who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment
unthankful; ungrateful; one who rewards favors with enmity
moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
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mode

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n. E.g. The main mode is the regular one that keeps the vehicle's straight ahead motion in check.

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avoiding detection by moving carefully; acting in a covert way
mixture; combination of diverse things
prevailing style; manner; way of doing something; fashion or style
beginner; person new to a field or activity
homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past.
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precedent

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n. E.g. How to determine what a precedent is authority for are talked by the lawyers.

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act or instance that may be used as example in subsequent similar cases
one who makes great sacrifices or suffers to further belief or principle; one who endures great suffering
rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
security pledged for repayment of loan
great happiness; pleasing and appropriate manner or style
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respiration

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n. E.g. In the severe form of the disease, the respiration is arrested, while in the milder attacks, the breathing is difficult, slow, deep, and snoring.

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person who turns animal hides into leather; craftsman who tans skins and hides; sixpence
token; reminder of past; hint, suggestion, notice, or memorial to awaken memory
psychological disorder by delusions; extreme, irrational distrust of others
place of refuge or shelter; protection
breathing; process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
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slight

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n. E.g. “Countries like France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Ukraine, and the UK were all essentially flat or even in slight decline,” Telegeography says.

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almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
spying; secret observation
brother or sister; member of a family born to the same parents
model of excellence or perfection; peerless example
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virtual

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a. E.g. Today, 100 bloggers are conducting a virtual protest to decry the large numbers of out-of-wedlock births in the black community.

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not biased; fair; showing lack of favoritism
being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
existing or resulting in essence or effect though not in actual fact; existing in mind, especially as a product of imagination
clever; having inventive or cunning mind
thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
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