SAT Vocabulary Test Online

anonymity

(1)

n. E.g. In my view, death in anonymity is the ultimate insult to human dignity.

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state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
thin soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
hint; indirect implication , usually malicious
honor; praise for exceptional achievement
value; benefit or advantage in general sense
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begrudge

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v. E.g. I begrudge every minute I have to spend attending meetings; they're a complete waste of time.

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beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
abstain from; resist; hold oneself back
release from something that holds firmly
cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
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debris

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n. E.g. A full year after the earthquake in Mexico City, they were still carting away the debris.

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inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
type or class; a kind of literary or artistic work
beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
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dermatologist

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n. E.g. I advise you to consult a dermatologist about your finger inflammation.

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excessively modest person; person excessively concerned about correct behavior
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
one who studies skin and its diseases
ownership interest of shareholders in a corporate; something that is just and fair
element; ingredient; abstract part of something
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frivolous

(5)

a. E.g. Berg's frivolous lawsuit was tossed out for lack of standing shortly before the election by a federal district court.

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flexible; moving and bending with ease
without an equal; being the only one of its kind
being or happening first in sequence of time; original; primary; fundamental
helper, additional or subsidiary
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
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host

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n. E.g. Well, the tapes were brought to an area radio show that the host is a friend of the Hogan family, and they were played on the radio here in the area.

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act of finding the total; summary; act or process of adding
point in time, especially a critical point; joining point
condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
written statement made under oath
great number; person entertaining guests
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larceny

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n. E.g. When an author sells the thoughts of another man for his own, the larceny is called plagiarism.

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union; act of melting together by heat
end of existence or activity; termination
someone who bears the blame for others
unlawful taking and removing of another's personal property; theft
assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
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morose

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a. E.g. Though we feel sad at someone's pain and sorrow, feeling morose is difficult while actively wishing the person to be happy.

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ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent
fatigued dulled by surfeit; exhausted; worn out; wearied
queer; amusingly odd; comical
pertaining to the universe; vast
sticking together; stubbornly unyielding; holding together firmly
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potion

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n. E.g. Thank God, the operation of the potion is slow, and may be counteracted.

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shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in rock
quality or condition of being formal; something done just for form's sake
good fortune; financial success; physical well-being
dose of liquid; liquid mixture; liquid medicine
ornamental clasp; decorative pin worn by women
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regimen

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n. E.g. I doubt whether the results warrant our living under such a strict regimen.

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ability; degree or grade of excellence or worth; diameter of tube or gun barrel
mistaken opinion or idea; delusion; illusory perception
prescribed diet and habits; a systematic plan for therapy; governmental rule or control
state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; transitional period between youth and maturity
refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist
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subterranean

(11)

a. E.g. This debate actually has been going on in subterranean form inside the Vatican for some time.

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fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
highly excited with strong emotion; disordered or nervous activity
energetic; vigorously active
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transparent

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a. E.g. John's pride in his son is transparent; no one who sees the two of them together can miss it.

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easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely
unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
pretending to be virtuous; deceiving
utterly stupid or silly; inanely foolish
deep; not superficial; far-reaching
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