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 Test Questions
SAT Vocabulary: Level 1
amend     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
stuff oneself; overeat; make a pig of oneself
pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
stop the flow of a liquid; make headway against
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ascertain     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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undergo decay; infect, inflame, or corrupt;
give up temporarily; yield; give up voluntarily; defer
stir up; urge; goad to action; incite
find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
pretend; put on a false appearance of; feign
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beneficial     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
lasting only a short time; fleeting; elusive
departing from the correct and accepted way; misleading; not straightforward
invigorating and refreshing; cheering; making lively and joyful
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brochure     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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dense moving crowd; a large group of honeybees
pamphlet; small book usually having a paper cover
public records; place where public records are kept
false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion
outward appearance or aspect; mode of dress; false appearance
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commute     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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stuff oneself; overeat; make a pig of oneself
twist or turn suddenly and forcibly; move, extract, or force-free by pulling violently
obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; regularly travel from a place of residence to another place
contract into wrinkles; grow together; form into fabric by intertwining
speak wildly, irrationally; speak or write with wild enthusiasm
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dossier     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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small body revolving around a larger one; subordinate
the file of documents on a subject; a bundle of writings or documents relating to one matter or subject
an act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God
loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
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extent     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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spying; secret observation
payment, usually of an amount fixed by contract
one that engages in aggression; a person who first attacks
one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
extensive space or area; distance or area over which something extends; the degree to which a thing extends
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genre     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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forcible restraint, especially unlawfully
group of trees smaller than a forest; orchard
dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light; faint glow; shimmer
type or class; a kind of literary or artistic work
comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
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grotesque     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
odd; old-fashioned; picturesque; unfamiliar or unusual in character
negligent; careless in performing duty or business
practical or workable; capable of maintaining life; capable of continuing effectiveness
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immaculate     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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spotless; flawless; absolutely clean
exact; clearly expressed; accurate or correct
invigorating and refreshing; cheering; making lively and joyful
emotionally removed; calm and objective; apart from others; separate
not applicable; unrelated; having no connection with
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invincible     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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having no equal; incomparable
conspicuous; immediately noticeable; sticking out; widely known
foolish; idiotic; lacking intelligence or wit
incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable
open for the public to read; obvious; plain
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martyr     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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copy or reproduction of a work of art
the file of documents on a subject; a bundle of writings or documents relating to one matter or subject
color; appearance; particular gradation of color
beginner; person new to a field or activity
one who makes great sacrifices or suffers from furthering belief or principle; one who endures great suffering
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novelty     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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bitterness of feeling; vexation
a right granted by authority; right to vote; business licensed to sell a product in a particular area
object worn, especially around the neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm
quality of being novel; newness; something new and unusual
nonsense; silly, unmeaning talk; servant; slave
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pedestrian     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; inadequate; feeble
deceptive or tending of deceive; not real
lacking wit or imagination; ordinary
without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
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prey     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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something that holds one back; state of being legally obliged and responsible
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
essential quality; reputation; honor
the target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
social outcast; a person who is rejected from society or home
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recourse     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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singing or chanting of magic spells; magical formula; verbal charm or spell
forcible restraint, especially unlawfully
one that is turned or applied to for aid or security; resort for help or protection; access or admittance
the doctor who specializes in medical problems related to heart
breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
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retiring     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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shy and reserved; modest
relating to man and the planet earth, physical as opposed to spiritual; experienced in human affairs
cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious
having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
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subterranean     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
relating to injury caused by violence; adapted to cure of wounds; vulnerary
hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable
overpowering; drivingly forceful; urgently requiring attention
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swill     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
undergo decay; infect, inflame, or corrupt;
become less intense; sink, or settle from pressure
express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
drink greedily; flood with water, as for washing
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vindictive     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
coming from the side; situated at or extending to the side
seek revenge or intended for revenge; showing malicious will
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