SAT Vocabulary Test Online

aloof

(1)

a. E.g. In this age of information and communication, no sector can remain aloof from the revolution in these fileds.

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chief; serving as an essential component
apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
neatly or smartly dressed; neat, trim, and smart
relating to or caused by heat; designed to help retain heat
uninterrupted; unceasing; continuing without interruption
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assumption

(2)

n. E.g. The young princess made the foolish assumption that the regent would not object to power.

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government under a single ruler
stupid person; person who is not very bright
person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
doctor who specializes in medical problems related to heart
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compelling

(3)

a. E.g. They had better not succeed in compelling anyone to work the proposed shift to midnight.

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easily irritated or annoyed; unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered
contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; ridiculous
childish; relating to infants
profitable; producing good profit
overpowering; drivingly forceful; urgently requiring attention
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deposition

(4)

n. E.g. He made his deposition in the judge's chamber.

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pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
long, eventful journey; extended adventurous voyage or trip
testimony under oath; act of depositing, especially laying down of matter by natural process
inability to sleep; lack of sleep
proposition upon which an argument is based; assumption; land and the buildings on it
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fugitive

(5)

a. E.g. The film brought a few fugitive images to her mind, but on the whole it made no lasting impression upon her.

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stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
movable; not fixed; fluid; unstable
expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling
lasting only a short time; fleeting; elusive
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indifferent

(6)

a. E.g. No one can remain indifferent when an orchestra of Palestinian children comes to play for Holocaust survivors and to bring delight to the old people.

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having no particular interest or concern; being neither good nor bad
pleasing or sweet to taste or smell
dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
lustful; indecent; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
weak; ineffective; lacking physical strength or vigor; incapable of sexual intercourse
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knit

(7)

v. E.g. When he broke his leg, he sat around the house all day waiting for the bones to knit.

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be thrifty; restrict or limit, as in amount or number
exploit natural surroundings to disguise something; conceal
contract into wrinkles; grow together; form into fabric by intertwining
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
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paleontology

(8)

n. E.g. You can not do experiments in paleontology: it is a descriptive science, just as most of zoology.

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study of prehistoric life; science of former life of the globe
excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
strong inclination; definite liking
holding of an office; period during which something is held; status of holding position on permanent contract
use of force to get someone to obey
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petty

(9)

a. E.g. She had no major complaints to his work, only a few petty issues that were almost too minor to state.

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systematic; arranged or proceeding in regular, systematic order
trivial; of small importance; very small
charming; tending to draw attention or affections
easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
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recourse

(10)

n. E.g. What other recourse is there for him in such a conflict than to flee or to die in the attempt?

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most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; central idea
one that is turned or applied to for aid or security; resort for help or protection; access or admittance
substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
unreal reflection; optical illusion
act of finding the total; summary; act or process of adding
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tedious

(11)

a. E.g. Truckers say a ban would slow deliveries and make what they call a tedious job worse.

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tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
exaggerated; pompous; enlarged with air or gas
of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
excessive in degree or nature; preoccupying
helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
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unscathed

(12)

a. E.g. Unlike the U.S. and Europe, Canada has emerged relatively unscathed from the financial crisis.

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incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable
injurious; tending to cause death; disposed to do evil
secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
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