Test sheet for SAT Vocabulary Test Online

apprehend

(1)

v. E.g. The police will apprehend the culprit and convict him.

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take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
reckon; make mathematical calculation
splash liquid gently and playfully; undertake something without serious intent
combine something into a larger whole; unite
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brooch

(2)

n. E.g. The brooch was a gift from Burton and she wore it when she wed him.

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state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
female operatic singer or star
high cliff; hill, bank, or headland with steep
ornamental clasp; decorative pin worn by women
person convicted of crime; evil person
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checkered

(3)

a. E.g. During his checkered career he had lived in palatial mansions and in dreary boarding houses.

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notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking
notoriously bad; having exceedingly bad reputation
easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely
divided into squares; diversified in color; marked by great changes or shifts in fortune
fleshly; of or relating to body or flesh; bodily
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eccentric

(4)

a. E.g. People came up with some eccentric ideas for dealing with the emergency: someone even suggested tieing a knot in the comet's tail!.

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horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad
present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden
clever; having inventive or cunning mind
coming from side; situated at or extending to the side
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
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extent

(5)

n. E.g. Fortunately Persian, up to a certain extent, is an exceedingly easy language, more so even than Italian.

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product of a body's mass and its velocity; impelling force or strength; impetus
extensive space or area; distance or area over which something extends; degree to which a thing extends
having foresight; fortuneteller
calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
conceited person; someone in love with himself or herself; person full of egoism and pride
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hallowed

(6)

a. E.g. What was to be carried back to the ship and laid in hallowed ground in Scotland?

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uninterrupted; unceasing; continuing without interruption
associated with a divine power; made holy; worthy of religious veneration
having no previous example; novel; unparalleled
fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
illegal; unlawful; not authorized or permitted
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leery

(7)

a. E.g. Having failed to produce evidence backing up these statements, they remain leery about security in their hometowns.

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irritated or impatient; easily annoyed; peevish
excessive in degree or nature; preoccupying
adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
suspicious or distrustful; wary; cautious
insufficient to produce a desired effect; fruitless
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memento

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n. E.g. I had to fight with my staff as to whether I should smoke the cigar or keep it as a memento from the President.

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rolling, treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America
slight hint or indication; slight understanding
goal; something worked toward to; intention
good or just reason; condition or fact of being justified
token; reminder of past; hint, suggestion, notice, or memorial to awaken memory
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posterity

(9)

n. E.g. After all, what we term posterity is but a drop of water in the ocean of Time.

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descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
light quick blow or touch
criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force
mixture; musical composition consisting of a series of pieces
efficient use of resources; reduction in cost; specific type of economic system
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scenario

(10)

n. E.g. The scenario is the same throughout the West countries, all of whose governments are responding to the collapse in similar ways.

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great happiness; pleasing and appropriate manner or style
screenplay; outline or model of an expected sequence of events
in time past; long ago; in old time
small waterfall; sudden downpour
stupid person; person who is not very bright
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subsequent

(11)

a. E.g. In subsequent days, other polls showed that the margin hadn't narrowed all that much.

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faultless; incapable of sin or wrongdoing
practical as opposed to idealistic; concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
everlasting; continuing without interruption
by effort to the point of exhaustion, especially physical effort
following in time or order; succeeding; later
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tonic

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n. E.g. It has also been proved to be a brain tonic and memory enhancer.

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rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion
expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
one who studies history and science of mankind
something producing physical, mental, or emotional vigor
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