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 Test Questions
SAT Vocabulary: Level 1
acquire     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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a drawback, as with fear or pain; show fear
achieve or accomplish; gain
gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with a tracking system
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
drink greedily; flood with water, as for washing
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amulet     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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legal delay of payment; suspension of an ongoing or planned activity
anger aroused by something unjust
payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa
object worn, especially around the neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm
slight hint or indication; slight understanding
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attentive     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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pitiless; cruel; having no compassion or pity; merciless
notoriously bad; having an exceedingly bad reputation
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
ill-humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent
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charlatan     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
a burst of ill humor; display of temper; ill-natured caprice
a close relationship, connection, or link; a secret love affair
original work used as a model; original type
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conception     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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natural talent or aptitude
beginning; forming of an idea; an act of conceiving
payment in money made by one ruler or nation; tax; the mark of respect; praiseworthy quality
body excluding head and neck and limbs
avoiding detection by moving carefully; acting in a covert way
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eccentric     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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being or happening first in a sequence of time; original; primary; fundamental
in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
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egregious     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
relating to, or adjacent to the sea; nautical
wasteful; reckless with money
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flourish     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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grow well; decorate with ornaments; be in a period of productivity
attract by arousing hope or desire
obtain for services of; arrange for the use of; pledge or promise, especially to marry
gather; store up; amass; acquire
hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
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gullible     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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inclined to cruelty; deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on another
ill-humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent
stubbornly and often recklessly willful; unyielding
easily deceived or cheated; easily tricked because of being too trusting
lacking judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
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industrious     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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inclined to cruelty; deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on another
not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind
belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
diligent; hard-working; busy, and laborious
practical or workable; capable of maintaining life; capable of continuing effectiveness
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juncture     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a burst of ill humor; display of temper; ill-natured caprice
warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair
gap; interruption in duration or continuity; pause
a point in time, especially a critical point; joining point
action taken in return for an injury or offense; revenge
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luscious     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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pleasing or sweet to taste or smell
violent; not restrained or controlled
yielding; inclined or ready to submit
emotionally removed; calm and objective; apart from others; separate
easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to
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metaphor     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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watching; inspection; close observation of a person or group; supervision
implied comparison; one thing conceived as representing another; symbol
person convicted of crime; evil person
quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness
place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque
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pact     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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extremely poisonous or injurious snake; a person regarded as malicious
written agreement between two states or sovereigns; treaty
puzzle; difficult problem
good fortune; financial success; physical well-being
plan of the trip; a guidebook for travelers
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precinct     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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district or division of city; place or enclosure by definite limits
puzzle; difficult problem
state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
someone engaged in a profession as law, medicine
area of theater or concert hall where the audience sits
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repellent     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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driving away; unattractive; inspiring aversion or distaste; resistant or impervious to something
spreading harmfully in a subtle manner; designed or adapted to entrap
sticking together; stubbornly unyielding; holding together firmly
having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave
lasting only a short time; fleeting; elusive
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rustic     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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charming; tending to draw attention or affections
having supreme rank or power; self-governing; excellent; independent
helper, additional or subsidiary
typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance
highly excited with strong emotion; disordered or nervous activity
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summation     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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female operatic singer or star
comedy characterized by improbable situations; treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous
extraordinary ability; military bravery; superior skill or ability
act of finding the total; summary; act or process of adding
something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward
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transparent     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely
not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind
fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
powerful; having the power to influence or convince; having great control or authority
relating to the brain or cerebrum;  intellectual rather than emotional
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vigilance     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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watchfulness; wakefulness; a process of paying close and continuous attention
the agent sent on a mission to represent or advance the interests of another
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
dense moving crowd; a large group of honeybees
agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
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