SAT Vocabulary Test Online

array

(1)

v. E.g. She liked to watch her mother array herself in her finest clothes before going out for the evening.

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recover; find and bring in; get back
pay attention to; listen to and consider
dress in finery; cloth to envelop; set out for display or use; place in an orderly arrangement
spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
practice trickery or fraud; cheat
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assert

(2)

v. E.g. If you quit acting like a wimp and assert yourself a bit more, you'd improve your chances of getting a date.

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urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to
persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
drive or hunt out of hiding; uncover and bring to light by searching
go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
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charisma

(3)

n. E.g. Political commentators have deplored the importance of a candidate's charisma in these days of television campaigning.

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isolation of person or ship to prevent spread of infection; condition of enforced isolation
physician or expert in children's diseases
authoritative command or instruction; commission of authorizing to administer a territory
use of force to get someone to obey
divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of political leader
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eddy

(4)

n. E.g. The water in the tide pool was still, except for an occasional eddy.

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art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
someone engaged in a profession as law, medicine
length of time something lasts
forewarning; warning in advance
swirling current of water, air; flow in circular current
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fugitive

(5)

n. E.g. The fugitive is a suspected gang member, wanted on assault and drug charges.

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cleansing agent; substance that acts similarly to soap
someone who is sought by law officers; one who flees; a refugee
a group of attendants or associates; one's environment
small planet; any small celestial bodies that revolve around the sun
written agreement; small case containing mirror and powder for girl; small car
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infernal

(6)

a. E.g. Batman was baffled: he could think of no way to hinder the Joker's infernal scheme to destroy the city.

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existing or resulting in essence or effect though not in actual fact; existing in mind, especially as a product of imagination
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable
pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
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maritime

(7)

a. E.g. We are working to enhance defense and security cooperation in maritime security and combating organized crime.

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causing anger, displeasure, resentment, or affront
closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
insane; mad; of unsound mind; mentally ill
deadly; causing or capable of causing death
relating to, or adjacent to the sea; nautical
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metaphor

(8)

n. E.g. While maybe the metaphor is a little stretched, Sharon's comparison is mostly brilliant.

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restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
implied comparison; one thing conceived as representing another; symbol
special honor or respect shown or expressed publicly; tribute
plan of trip; guidebook for traveler
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ramp

(9)

n. E.g. The house was built with ramp instead of stair in order to enable the man in the wheelchair to move easily.

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death notice; list of dead
payment, usually of an amount fixed by contract
supporting bar or rod; proud step or walk, with the head erect; stubbornness
state of violent agitation; eddying motion; unstable flow of a liquid or gas; state of violent disturbance and disorder
slope; mobile staircase; inclined surface or roadway connecting different levels
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resolve

(10)

n. E.g. Civic leaders say their resolve is as strong as it was when they rebuilt downtown.

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law enacted by legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler
most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; central idea
cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; form of humor by mocking with irony
a party of persons having a common end in view
determination; formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
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slither

(11)

v. E.g. Occasional drops of rain slither through the silvery mist, and the white stones of the buildings and roads of Cyad are gray with moisture.

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glide or slide like reptile; slip and slide, as on a loose or uneven surface
begin; originate; admit into membership
combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
justify; authorize; guarantee or attest to quality
refuse to give; refrain from giving, granting, or permitting; deduct from employee's salary
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ulterior

(12)

a. E.g. Nowadays people are alive to certain ulterior consequences that were at first overlooked.

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utterly stupid or silly; inanely foolish
movable; not fixed; fluid; unstable
shining intensely and blindingly; staring with anger or fierceness
beyond or outside of immediate interest; coming at a subsequent time or stage
intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
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