SAT Vocabulary Test Online

agenda

(1)

n. E.g. His agenda is certainly different from the President's and the administration's, but we will seek additional opportunities to work together with him.

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neglect; failure to take reasonable care; state or quality of being negligent
art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
plan of trip; guidebook for traveler
lawsuit; suit at law; judicial contest; legal proceeding in court
items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
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canine

(2)

a. E.g. They will then incubate the viruses in canine tissue cells to see how well they grow.

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relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential
suggesting or threatening evil
outstanding; principal; of or consisting of stars
pertinent; having connection with matter at hand
related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs
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champion

(3)

v. E.g. Martin Luther King, Jr., they believe he could champion the oppressed in their struggle for equality.

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climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
measure the depth; come to understand
gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
protect or fight for as first place
prevent from being successful
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erratic

(4)

a. E.g. State Senate Minority Leader, a Democrat, accused him of engaging in erratic behavior.

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no fixed or regular course; wandering
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad
lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
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futile

(5)

a. E.g. Do you simply ignore in futile hope that will cause them to go away?

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useless; having no useful result; vain
arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
charming; tending to draw attention or affections
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illuminate

(6)

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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declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
give in respectfully; submit or yield to another's wish or opinion
hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
use economically; conserve; save
provide or brighten with light; clear up or make understandable; enlighten
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manifesto

(7)

n. E.g. But his advisers said that the detailed response to the issue in the manifesto is a sign that Mr. Brown now understands its significance.

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public declaration of principles; statement of policy
subtle or slight degree of difference; small difference in meaning
district or division of city; place or enclosure by definite limits
amount produced; crop; income on investment; energy released by an explosion
charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune; something that apparently has magic power
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meticulous

(8)

a. E.g. One neighbor, who usually uses the truck to haul away lawn debris, always returns the truck in meticulous condition.

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morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details
not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
arousing anger or interest; tending to provoke or stimulate
without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
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prerogative

(9)

n. E.g. For the sake of policy and representativeness, we need a constitutional amendment to remove this prerogative from the president.

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minor dispute; brief quarrel
wise and trusted counselor or teacher
privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
forcible restraint, especially unlawfully
stealing; fraudulent appropriation of property
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sarcasm

(10)

n. E.g. Your sarcasm is appreciated but what I'm trying to say is that both campaigns have been painting very dark pictures of each other.

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social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia
ceremony of crowning queen or king
quality or condition of being formal; something done just for form's sake
cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; form of humor by mocking with irony
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testy

(11)

a. E.g. That implies that whether or not it was testy is still a matter subject to dispute.

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reddish color; healthy-looking
not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
irritated or impatient; easily annoyed; peevish
from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
movable; not fixed; fluid; unstable
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worldly

(12)

a. E.g. I have been very fortunate in worldly matters; many men have worked much harder, and not succeeded half so well.

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multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety
inclined to cruelty; deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on another
relating to man and the planet earth, physical as opposed to spiritual; experienced in human affairs
tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward
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