SAT Vocabulary Test Online

anonymous

(1)

a. E.g. The buyer, who wished to remain anonymous, is a foreigner with homes in Europe.

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negligent; careless in performing duty or business
excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details
everlasting; continuing without interruption
having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
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beseech

(2)

v. E.g. The workaholic executive's wife had to beseech him to spend more time with their son.

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hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
give to understand; imply as a possibility; make known subtly and indirectly
climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
lay eggs; produce offspring in large numbers
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catholic

(3)

a. E.g. He was extremely catholic in his taste and read everything he could find in the library.

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broadly sympathetic; universal; related to Roman Catholic Church
inclined to cruelty; deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on another
spreading harmfully in a subtle manner; designed or adapted to entrap
flexible; moving and bending with ease
feeling about to vomit; causing uneasiness
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embrace

(4)

v. E.g. We allowed the warm water to embrace us.

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undergo decay; infect, inflame, or corrupt;
talk excitedly; speak or write in an angry or violent manner
hug; adopt or espouse; accept readily; hold close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection
erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
give reduction in price on
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genesis

(5)

n. E.g. But let's rewind, back to the beginning, as their genesis is available for all to read online.

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act of turning aside; pastime; activity that relaxes or entertains
hint; indirect implication , usually malicious
coming into being of something; origin
intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; central idea
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indulgent

(6)

a. E.g. The spirit of being in control and a little bit indulgent is captured in a recent television advertisement for the Chrysler Pacifica.

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chief; serving as an essential component
diligent; hard-working; busy and laborious
directly ahead; straightforward
existing in possibility; expected to become or be
yielding; lenient; forbearing or tolerant
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lumber

(7)

v. E.g. After its long hibernation, the bear was hard to lumber through the woods.

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move heavily or clumsily; cut down timber of
make better or more attractive; increase; improve
compose, perform, or do something with little or no preparation
begin; originate; admit into membership
commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
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mode

(8)

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

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person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
plants of a region or era; plants considered as a group; bacteria that normally inhabit bodily organ
outward decorations; ornamental covering or harness for horse
direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry
prevailing style; manner; way of doing something; fashion or style
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qualified

(9)

a. E.g. Unable to give the candidate full support, the mayor gave him only a qualified endorsement.

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restricted; having the appropriate qualifications for an office, position, or task
causing anger, displeasure, resentment, or affront
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
lacking wit or imagination; ordinary
excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details
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rationalize

(10)

v. E.g. Many shoppers still rationalize luxury purchases as investments.

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reveal; make known to public
treat with ridicule or contempt; mimic; frustrate hopes of
stuff oneself; overeat; make a pig of oneself
think in logical way; offer an excuse
assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
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singular

(11)

a. E.g. Though the young man tried to understand Father William's singular behavior, he still found it odd that the old man incessantly stood on his head.

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unique; extraordinary; being only one
related to the study of disease; diseased or markedly abnormal; relating to or caused by disease
flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
reddish color; healthy-looking
closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
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wallow

(12)

v. E.g. You may be negative about your experiences and employment status but don't wallow in it.

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make a firm decision about; find a solution to
hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
roll in water, snow, or mud; indulge in; move with difficulty in clumsy manner; plunge into course or condition
admit; yield; give up physical control of another
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