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 Test Questions
SAT Vocabulary: Level 1
addiction     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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legal delay of payment; suspension of an ongoing or planned activity
the compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something
dwarf; a fabled race of dwarflike creatures who live underground
large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
outer boundary length; closed curve bounding a plane area
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anarchy     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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risk, particularly of being exposed to disease; unmasking; an act of laying something open
the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies
special honor or respect shown or expressed publicly; tribute
absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
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bestow     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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give as a gift; present
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone
gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with a tracking system
moderate; tone down or restrain;  bring to the desired consistency; adjust finely
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burly     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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intentional; headstrong; said or done on purpose; deliberate
queer; amusingly odd; comical
like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night
husky; muscular and heavily built
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defuse     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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emit an odor;  be pervaded by something unpleasant
commence; go onboard a boat or airplane; begin a journey
remove the fuse of the bomb; reduce or eliminate the threat
be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with a tracking system
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dispatch     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
action taken in return for an injury or offense; revenge
the doctor who specializes in medical problems related to heart
act of sending off something; the property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
maze; the complex structure of interconnecting passages
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entrepreneur     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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public records; place where public records are kept
lawsuit; suit at law; a judicial contest; legal proceeding in court
coming into being of something; origin
explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times
a person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
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feasible     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
open for the public to read; obvious; plain
capable of being accomplished or brought about
generous in providing aid to others; charitable
having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name
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haggle     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
stop motion; curb or restrain
argue about prices; bargain something, as over the price of something
begin; originate; admit into membership
foreshadow; indicate by signs; be an omen of; predict
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impotent     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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weak; ineffective; lacking physical strength or vigor; incapable of sexual intercourse
not intended; not knowing; unaware; ignorant
not readily approached; remote; not friendly or sociable; aloof; emotionally unresponsive and detached
pertaining to the moon; affecting the moon
wasteful; reckless with money
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innovation     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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travel;  journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
list, especially of names
introduction of something new
the stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; excellent quality used to test excellence or genuineness of others
closeness, often affectionate; privacy; familiarity
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list     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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give up temporarily; yield; give up voluntarily; defer
lean or cause to lean to the side; lean over; itemize
explore with tools; investigate; search
retract a previous statement; sing over again; repeatedly utter in song
move heavily or clumsily; cut down timber of
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mishap     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
work of art put together from fragments
a law enacted by the legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler
unfortunate accident; bad luck
security pledged for repayment of loan
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plight     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
brother or sister; member of a family born to the same parents
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
lawsuit; suit at law; a judicial contest; legal proceeding in court
condition or state, especially a bad state or condition
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prominent     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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silly; senseless; unconsciously foolish; void
relating to, or suggestive of war; connected with the armed forces
conspicuous; immediately noticeable; sticking out; widely known
of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
grossly improper; indecent; in poor taste
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remiss     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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sticking together; stubbornly unyielding; holding together firmly
not applicable; unrelated; having no connection with
accepting one's fate; unresisting; patiently submissive; showing hopelessness
negligent; careless in performing duty or business
liberal; wasteful; excessive spending
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sedate     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward
composed, and dignified in character or manner
notoriously bad; having an exceedingly bad reputation
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
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submissive     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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yielding; inclined or ready to submit
physically weak; easily broken
momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
determined to do or have
incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable
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trespass     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; contract one's lips into a rounded shape
graze; skim or glance at casually
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
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unearth     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
pass into or through; penetrate with hostile intent
gaze intently; stare; scrutinize; read or study carefully and attentively
bring up out of the earth; dig up; bring to public notice; uncover
abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
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