SAT Vocabulary Test Online

alimony

(1)

n. E.g. Also, payer and payee can't file joint tax returns in the same year alimony is paid.

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thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation
payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa
severe trial; form of trial to determine guilt or innocence; difficult or painful experience
breathing; process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
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capacity

(2)

n. E.g. Mike had the capacity to handle several jobs at once.

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comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
thin, flexible leaf or sheet of metal; prevent from being successful; set off by contrast
point or respect in which things differ; difference
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
work of art put together from fragments
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defuse

(3)

v. E.g. Police negotiators are trained to defuse dangerous situations by avoiding confrontational language and behavior.

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remove the fuse of bomb; reduce or eliminate threat
contract into wrinkles; grow together; form into fabric by intertwining
cause to be uneasy; wear away
call upon; ask for; request earnestly
enrage; infuriate; cause to be extremely angry
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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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going from one state of action to another
mistaken opinion or idea; delusion; illusory perception
length of time something lasts
swirling current of water, air; flow in circular current
small cave, usually with attractive features
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ford

(5)

n. E.g. Half a mile beyond the ford is a collection of three or four huts, called Rancho Grande.

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going from one state of action to another
place where a river can be crossed on foot; shallow place
overbearing pride; haughtiness; manifest feeling of personal superiority in rank, power, or estimation
case of leather or similar material for pistol
dose of liquid; liquid mixture; liquid medicine
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harass

(6)

v. E.g. In some instances, state public health workers have been found to harass and threaten people testing positive for HIV.

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irritate or torment persistently; wear out; exhaust
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
utter sound made by cattle; make a low noise
fail completely; sink below the surface of the water
frighten; make timid; fill with fear
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insatiable

(7)

a. E.g. If this country has an insatiable need for Mexico's drugs, it's only due to federal negligence in fencing and securing our borders.

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sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
arousing anger or interest; tending to provoke or stimulate
extremely small; short note
relating to marriage; relating to husband
not easily satisfied; impossible to satiate or satisfy; greedy
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nefarious

(8)

a. E.g. Our elected leaders, movie stars and sports heroes sometimes engaged in nefarious activities but rarely were they headlined in the daily newspapers.

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not readily approached; remote; not friendly or sociable; aloof; emotionally unresponsive and detached
middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked
typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance
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ramble

(9)

v. E.g. As always, his inner need to ramble is overridden by the need to work.

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provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
sharpen; perfect or make more intense or effective
reveal or tell; grant a share of; bestow
wander aimlessly; move about aimlessly; walk about casually or for pleasure
weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath
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rigid

(10)

a. E.g. Without integration, we are stuck in rigid, inflexible states and to face chaotic feeling or thought.

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pleasing in personality or appearance; attractive
lifeless; not animated or energetic; dull
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
practical as opposed to idealistic; concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
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supple

(11)

a. E.g. The trees had long thin supple trunks and round compact crowns to withstand the winds.

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without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
like a fanatic; furious; uncontrollable; extremely zealous or enthusiastic
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
flexible; moving and bending with ease
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weather

(12)

v. E.g. He had to weather the crisis in his personal life with difficulty.

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strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete
speak or write evasively; pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
endure the effects of weather or other forces; come through safely; survive
endanger; imperil; put at risk
harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
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