Test sheet for SAT Vocabulary Test Online

archives

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n. E.g. These documents should be part of the archives so that historians may be able to evaluate them in the future.

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noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
someone who assumes a false identity
watchfulness; wakefulness; process of paying close and continuous attention
a party of persons having a common end in view
public records; place where public records are kept
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biased

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a. E.g. Because the judge played golf regularly with the district attorney's father, we feared he might be biased in the prosecution's favor.

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secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
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cardiologist

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n. E.g. When the physician noticed Philip had a slight heart murmur, she referred him to a cardiologist for further tests.

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cleansing agent; substance that acts similarly to soap
wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom
lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables
doctor who specializes in medical problems related to heart
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entity

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n. E.g. Persons and corporations are equivalent entity under the law.

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payment, usually of an amount fixed by contract
breaking of contract or duty
real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
one who expects favorable or good outcome
emotional closeness; harmony; relationship of mutual trust or emotional affinity
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gloss

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v. E.g. No matter how hard he tried to talk around the issue, President Bush could not gloss over the fact that he had raised taxes after all.

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gather; store up; amass; acquire
provide extensive explanation for words or phrases
lay eggs; produce offspring in large numbers
confirm; ratify; declare or make legally valid
make better or more attractive; increase; improve
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incorporate

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v. E.g. I will provide the template for the website but will need someone in incorporate the matrix along with the members area and a few other aspects to go along with the members area.

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hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
combine something into a larger whole; unite
multiply, grow, or expand rapidly
make an energetic, usually hasty search
dislike greatly; hate; cause to dislike or avoid
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ironic

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a. E.g. What's truly ironic is how both sides in this polarized debate use precisely the same tactics.

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impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
extremely small; short note
lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.
humorously sarcastic or mocking
caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
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melancholy

(8)

a. E.g. You are not well, you have no friend to cheer you, and this melancholy is the result.

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gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness
deliberately planned; carefully thought out in advance
systematic; arranged or proceeding in regular, systematic order
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posterity

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

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explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times
false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion
storage place for military equipment; stock of weapons
extent; greatness of rank, size, or position
descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
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restraint

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n. E.g. For Fatah senior leaders, this restraint is the path to a Palestinian state.

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case of leather or similar material for pistol
failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
destruction of life; savage and excessive killing of many people
act of finding oneself position; position or alignment relative to points of directions; course introducing new situation
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spawn

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v. E.g. Fish ladders had to be built in the dams to assist the salmon returning to spawn in their native streams.

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force with the thumb; make a groove in
give up temporarily; yield; give up voluntarily; defer
lay eggs; produce offspring in large numbers
acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
set out for display or use; place in orderly arrangement
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universal

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a. E.g. This discovery of literature has as yet only partially penetrated the universal consciousness.

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fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
affecting all; general; present everywhere; relating to the entire world or all within the world; worldwide
wasteful; reckless with money
shy and reserved; modest
lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry
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