Test sheet for SAT Vocabulary Test Online

arbitrator

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n. E.g. Claimants in these cases would choose a single public arbitrator from a list of qualified individuals.

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dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light; faint glow; shimmer
someone chosen to judge and decide disputed issue; one having power to make authoritative decisions
inability to sleep; lack of sleep
examination of dead body; post-mortem
combination; union of two or more commercial corporations
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avail

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v. E.g. When his power ceases to avail, that is when a stronger than he appears upon the scene.

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turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
cause something happen; set off
provide a refuge for; hide; give shelter to
draw back, as with fear or pain
stuff oneself; overeat; make a pig of oneself
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debutante

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n. E.g. After her father loses everything, the debutante is forced to flee, pursued by gangsters.

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physician or expert in children's diseases
intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
long, eventful journey; extended adventurous voyage or trip
young woman making formal entrance into society
fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception
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disperse

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v. E.g. The police fired tear gas into the crowd to disperse the protesters.

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make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
be thrifty; restrict or limit, as in amount or number
beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known
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frivolous

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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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stubbornly and often recklessly willful; unyielding
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
overpowering; drivingly forceful; urgently requiring attention
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
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ingrate

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n. E.g. If you mean I am an ingrate, that is an unpleasant word, Aunt Mary.

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inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
form of government; government in power; administration; prevailing social system or pattern
concluding part; closing section
secret meeting; agreement, as between lovers, to meet at a certain time and place
unthankful; ungrateful; one who rewards favors with enmity
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intimidate

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v. E.g. The group said Eveleth's arrest was designed to intimidate and disrupt its protests during the Earth Summit.

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stand up against; successfully resist; oppose with force or resolution
become worse; decline; fall
frighten; make timid; fill with fear
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
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passport

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n. E.g. The first thing I put in my bag beside my passport is my iPod because I need sound and music in trip.

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metal tool with a sharp edge, used to cut and shape stone, wood, or metal
the smallest particle of substance, having all the properties of that substance
female operatic singer or star
legal document identifying the bearer as citizen of a country and allowing to travel abroad
immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning
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quack

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n. E.g. Do not be misled by the exorbitant claims of this quack; he cannot cure you.

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untrained person who pretends to be a physician; charlatan
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
security pledged for repayment of loan
excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
nonsense; silly, unmeaning talk; servant; slave
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rave

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v. E.g. The fact is nobody takes them seriously when they rave about their ideal.

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nourish; help grow or develop; foster
speak wildly, irrationally; speak or write with wild enthusiasm
gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; contract one's lips into a rounded shape
talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee; make monotonous low dull sound
move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
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studied

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a. E.g. Given Jill's previous slights, Jack felt that the omission of his name from the guest list was a studied insult.

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close in time; about to occur; approaching
middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
knowledgeable; resulting from deliberation and careful thought
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willful

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a. E.g. So, you are still engaging in willful misrepresentation of the others' comments.

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exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy
lacking of judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
intentional; headstrong; said or done on purpose; deliberate
far in space or time; cold in manner
offhand or casual; given to haughty disregard of others
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