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 Test Questions
SAT Vocabulary: Level 1
accelerate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
handle with skill;  exercise effectively; have power over; a rule or manage
go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
pay attention to; listen to, and consider
set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
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apparatus     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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unthankful; ungrateful; one who rewards favors with enmity
surrender of a prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
a group of parts that work together to perform a given function; appliance, or device for a particular purpose
the calmness of mind; quietness; stillness; peace
one who makes great sacrifices or suffers from furthering belief or principle; one who endures great suffering
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benign     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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relating to or caused by heat; designed to help retain heat
stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind
kindly; favorable; not malignant
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
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browse     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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graze; skim or glance at casually
keep; maintain possession of;  hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
display in order to impress others; swagger; walk with a lofty proud gait
multiply, grow, or expand rapidly
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collateral     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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brief, passing odor carried in the air; trace to hint; a slight, gentle gust of air
condition or state, especially a bad state or condition
security pledged for repayment of loan
outcome; consequence, especially of a disaster or misfortune
proving to be false or incorrect; response with contrary evidence
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diversity     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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one that acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
wreck; scene or condition of complete disorder or ruin
point or respect in which things differ; the difference
secret meeting; agreement, as between lovers, to meet at a certain time and place
whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; spiral motion of fluid within a limited area
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evasive     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger; deliberately vague or ambiguous
flexible; moving and bending with ease
flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
irritated or impatient; easily annoyed; peevish
made of or containing inferior material; not genuine; of low rank; poor quality or craft
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formidable     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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not intended; not knowing; unaware; ignorant
insufficient to produce the desired effect; fruitless
arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
being of vital or central importance; crucial
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
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grueling     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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by an effort to the point of exhaustion, especially physical effort
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
seek revenge or intended for revenge; showing malicious will
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impenetrable     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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stale in odor or taste; dull; out of date; antiquated; out of use; rusty
belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking
not able to be entered; beyond understanding
helper, additional or subsidiary
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kismet     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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proving to be false or incorrect; response with contrary evidence
an act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
great number; person entertaining guests
agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
destiny; fate; fortune; the will of Allah
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malicious     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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very cautious; on guard; watchful
full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing
native; originating where it is found
deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred
easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to
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muse     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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undo or ravel knitted fabric of; separate and clarify; solve
be absorbed in one's thoughts; consider or say thoughtfully
put into effect; carry out the legalities of
provide an extensive explanation for words or phrases
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
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persona     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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characters in the play; one's public image or personality
quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
physician or expert in children's diseases
unthankful; ungrateful; one who rewards favors with enmity
dense moving crowd; a large group of honeybees
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prod     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
bring upon oneself; become liable to; acquire or come into
stir up; urge; goad to action; incite
make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
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respiration     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
misleading vision; being deceived by a false perception or belief
the weapon that is thrown or projected;  rocket carrying instruments or warhead
enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
lack of sound judgment; lack of discretion
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severity     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
disobedience; resistance to lawful authority
essential quality; reputation; honor
hammer-like tool; small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
extreme rigor; strictness; rigidity; harshness
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sobriety     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
moderation, especially regarding indulgence in alcohol; seriousness; gravity in manner or treatment
broad comedy; ridiculous parade; foolish show
written statement made under oath
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tryst     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
the flap that lies over another part; area of control or responsibility; upper side of the thighs of a seated person
agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
secret meeting; agreement, as between lovers, to meet at a certain time and place
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vampire     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
a very small amount; a bit; ninth letter of the Greek alphabet
cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
ghostly beings that suck the blood of the living; person, such as extortionist, who preys upon others
small opening; means of escape or release; outlet; hole for the escape of gas or air
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