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 Test Questions
SAT Vocabulary: Level 1
amend     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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a drawback, as with fear or pain; show fear
change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
emit an odor;  be pervaded by something unpleasant
disparage or depreciate; put down
bring up out of the earth; dig up; bring to public notice; uncover
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antiseptic     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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restraint from eating or drinking;  refraining from indulging appetite or desire
spying; secret observation
a substance that prevents infection; a substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
outer boundary length; closed curve bounding a plane area
an act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
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blurt     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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act, feel, or give mutually or in return; move back and forth alternately; be complementary or equivalent
stand up against; successfully resist; oppose with force or resolution
defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve
utter suddenly and impulsively
display in order to impress others; swagger; walk with a lofty proud gait
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camouflage     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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call together; cause to come together; gather; summon up
make steady progress; prosper; flourish
give a reduction in price on
exploit natural surroundings to disguise something; conceal
pronounce clear of guilt or blame; grant remission of sin to; acquit
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commute     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; regularly travel from a place of residence to another place
provide a refuge for; hide; give shelter to
wander or stray; turn aside sharply; climb or move upward
scold; express objections or criticisms in bitter, harsh, or abusive language
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
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demeanor     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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efficient use of resources; reduction in cost; a specific type of economic system
privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God
conduct; management; way in which a person behaves
young woman making formal entrance into society
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facilitate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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report or record in chronological order
acknowledge by signing a bill, draft, or other instruments; approve; support
set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
help bring about; make less difficult
endure or survive the effects of wind, rain, or other forces
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flounder     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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narrate or tell; count over again
wander or stray; turn aside sharply; climb or move upward
move or act clumsily and in confusion
pay back for some expense incurred
find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
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haggle     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
make pieces of money from metal; invent or fabricate
argue about prices; bargain something, as over the price of something
adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
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infantile     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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speaking or behaving in an artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
without previous preparation
tending to spread aggressively; tending to invade
in coma; extremely sleepy; unconscious
childish; relating to infants
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lateral     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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coming from the side; situated at or extending to the side
harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
of a very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
open for the public to read; obvious; plain
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membrane     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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object worn, especially around the neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm
intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
a thin and soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
closeness, often affectionate; privacy; familiarity
the judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief
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metaphor     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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ornamental clasp;  decorative pin worn by women
model of excellence or perfection; a peerless example
dense moving crowd; a large group of honeybees
honor; praise for exceptional achievement
implied comparison; one thing conceived as representing another; symbol
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potent     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong
powerful; having the power to influence or convince; having great control or authority
driving away; unattractive; inspiring aversion or distaste; resistant or impervious to something
lustful;  indecent; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
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quail     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; make dirty, as by exposure to air
graze; skim or glance at casually
testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
call upon; ask for; request earnestly
a drawback, as with fear or pain; show fear
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repellent     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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spreading harmfully in a subtle manner; designed or adapted to entrap
lasting; surviving; long-suffering; patient
driving away; unattractive; inspiring aversion or distaste; resistant or impervious to something
having supreme rank or power; self-governing; excellent; independent
secretive, not openly shown
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scourge     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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trail of a ship or other object through water; a path of something that has gone before
the whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment
mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder; fear, as of something evil
a person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
use of force to get someone to obey
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surly     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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complex; elaborate; having many complexly arranged elements
rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
close in time; about to occur; approaching
gracious; showing warmth and friendliness
deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; inadequate; feeble
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tenacious     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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stale in odor or taste; dull; out of date; antiquated; out of use; rusty
having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name
not correctable; difficult or impossible to control or manage
sticking together; stubbornly unyielding; holding together firmly
sophisticated; of worldwide scope
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vampire     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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ghostly beings that suck the blood of the living; person, such as extortionist, who preys upon others
concluding part; closing section
flight of missiles; a round of gunshots; tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque
a substance that prevents infection; a substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
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