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 Test Questions
SAT Vocabulary: Level 1
affliction     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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gift giver; a person who gives people or institutions financial help
cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
riddle; difficult problem; dilemma
beginning; forming of an idea; an act of conceiving
song of praise or patriotism; the song of devotion or loyalty
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asinine     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
utterly stupid or silly; inanely foolish
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
emotionally removed; calm and objective; apart from others; separate
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awe     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder; fear, as of something evil
breaking of contract or duty; breaking of waves or surf; fissure or gap
small waterfall; sudden downpour
poison; poisonous secretion of animals, such as snake or spider; spite
conceited person; someone in love with himself or herself; person full of egoism and pride
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catastrophe     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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emotional closeness; harmony; the relationship of mutual trust or emotional affinity
small cave, usually with attractive features
calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
one that acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
the general pardon granted by the government, especially for political offenses
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delectable     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
famous; well-known; having illustrious past
humorously sarcastic or mocking
pertinent; having a connection with the matter at hand
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deterrent     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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lack of consistency; the difference
something that discourages; tending to deter
small body revolving around a larger one; subordinate
bitterness of feeling; vexation
singing or chanting of magic spells; magical formula; verbal charm or spell
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fancy     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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small planet; any small celestial bodies that revolve around the sun
hint; indirect implication , usually malicious
capricious notion; something many people believe that is false
propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior
bitterness of feeling; vexation
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flaunt     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
recover; find and bring in; get back
hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
begin; originate; admit into membership
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hover     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
grow well; decorate with ornaments; be in a period of productivity
make better or more attractive; increase; improve
hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
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imply     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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give in; surrender; give forth a natural product; be productive
prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
examine, verify, or correct the financial accounts of
express or indicate indirectly; signify
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intimacy     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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temporary relief from harm or discomfort; postponement or cancellation of punishment
maze; the complex structure of interconnecting passages
the object made by human beings; inaccurate observation, effect, or result
closeness, often affectionate; privacy; familiarity
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
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lurid     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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restricted; having the appropriate qualifications for an office, position, or task
in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
shy and reserved; modest
causing shock or horror; gruesome
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novice     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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military stores or provisions; articles used in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells
written order to require appearance in court to give testimony
sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
beginner; person new to a field or activity
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onset     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a great mass of falling snow and ice
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
wise saying; brief familiar proverb;  expression of popular wisdom
sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark
beginning or early stages; offensive against an enemy
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prude     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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brief, passing odor carried in the air; trace to hint; a slight, gentle gust of air
partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
the pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
excessively modest person; person excessively concerned about correct behavior
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relevant     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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frightfully; terribly; inspiring horror
pertinent; having a connection with the matter at hand
fleshly; of or relating to body or flesh; bodily
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
like an ape or monkey
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rudimentary     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
prophetic; involving or portending widespread devastation
grossly improper; indecent; in poor taste
conspicuous; immediately noticeable; sticking out; widely known
relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
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stint     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
reckon; make a mathematical calculation
be thrifty;  restrict or limit, as in amount or number
provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
be absorbed in one's thoughts; consider or say thoughtfully
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table     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
hug; adopt or espouse; accept readily; hold close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection
bring upon oneself; become liable to; acquire or come into
examine, verify, or correct the financial accounts of
set resolution or proposal for future consideration; hold back to a later time
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unconscionable     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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lacking conscience; greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
composed, and dignified in character or manner
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
silly; senseless; unconsciously foolish; void
motherly; relating to mother or motherhood
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