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 Test Questions
SAT Vocabulary: Level 1
adversity     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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anxiety disorder by extreme and irrational fear; dislike
a place to discuss public concerns; meeting or medium for open discussion
state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
story; art, technique, or process of telling a story
guarantee; assurance by the seller; authorization or certification
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atlas     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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one that takes position of another; substitute
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
unlikely occurrence; stroke of good luck; accident
color; appearance; particular gradation of color
a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables
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benign     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
making severe demands; demanding a lot of effort, care, or attention
disordered; especially in mind; crazy; insane
kindly; favorable; not malignant
famous; well-known; having illustrious past
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clientele     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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something justly deserved; recompense; compensation; punishment for offenses
clients of professional person; the body of customers or patrons
wise saying; brief familiar proverb;  expression of popular wisdom
unfortunate accident; bad luck
thin, smooth, shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
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cordial     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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laughable; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
easily understood; clear; intelligible
gracious; showing warmth and friendliness
having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in the form of cartoon
counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
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duration     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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soul; mind; spirit or soul
a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony
unlawful taking and removing of another's personal property; theft
act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
length of time something lasts
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epic     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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act of finding the total; summary; act or process of adding
a right granted by authority; right to vote; business licensed to sell a product in a particular area
outer boundary length; closed curve bounding a plane area
a long heroic poem, or similar work of art
act or an instance of buying; something bought
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gale     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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wall painting; very large image applied directly to a wall or ceiling.
act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God
powerful wind; a gust of wind; emotional outburst as laughter or tears
spying; secret observation
the time between one event, process; interval of time
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heed     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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emit an odor;  be pervaded by something unpleasant
pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
pay attention to; listen to, and consider
shrivel; decay; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; loss of moisture
compose, perform, or do something with little or no preparation
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incantation     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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the judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief
singing or chanting of magic spells; magical formula; verbal charm or spell
thin, smooth, shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
medicine to counteract a poison or disease; an agent that relieves or counteracts
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
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insomnia     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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small cave, usually with attractive features
comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
inability to sleep; lack of sleep
covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place
arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
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malignant     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable
injurious; tending to cause death; disposed to do evil
swollen or puffed as with water or air
pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
relating to marriage; relating to husband
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mobile     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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movable; not fixed; fluid; unstable
determined to do or have
easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
insightful; aware; wise; having the ability to perceive
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perpetual     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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fighting or warring; having a combative character; aggressive
typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance
of an entire group or class; general
strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature
everlasting; continuing without interruption
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protocol     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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original work used as a model; original type
code of correct conduct; rules governing socially acceptable behavior; record of a transaction
risk, particularly of being exposed to disease; unmasking; an act of laying something open
extreme rigor; strictness; rigidity; harshness
poison; poisonous secretion of animals, such as snake or spider; spite
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rectify     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
abstain from; resist; hold oneself back
set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
refrain from buying or using
remove the fuse of the bomb; reduce or eliminate the threat
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rousing     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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possessed at birth; inborn
lively; vigorous; inducing enthusiasm or excitement; stirring
marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
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substantial     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
performed with a natural or offhand ease
of or relating to money; nation's currency; financial
arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
fatigued dulled by surfeit; exhausted; worn out; wearied
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temper     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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endanger; imperil; put at risk
make better or more attractive; increase; improve
bring into being; give rise to; produce
moderate; tone down or restrain;  bring to the desired consistency; adjust finely
dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly
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unrequited     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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relating to man and the planet earth, physical as opposed to spiritual; experienced in human affairs
unanswered; not returned; not reciprocated; not repaid
stubbornly and often recklessly willful; unyielding
bloody; full by bloodshed and violence
expecting unquestioning obedience; overwhelming in power or significance
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