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 Test Questions
SAT Vocabulary: Level 1
abstinence     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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honor; praise for exceptional achievement
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
a gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
object worn, especially around the neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm
restraint from eating or drinking;  refraining from indulging appetite or desire
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assert     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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form, plan, or arrange in mind; transmit or give by will
put into effect; carry out the legalities of
be better than; defeat; gain the advantage over
declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
withdraw; take back; draw back or in
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bogus     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
absence of ceremony; casual
beyond or outside of immediate interest; coming at a subsequent time or stage
affecting all; general; present everywhere; relating to the entire world or all within the world; worldwide
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civil     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
obligatory; required or commanded by authority
having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced
dried out by heat; toasted or roasted slightly
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commemorate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
refuse to give; refrain from giving, granting, or permitting; deduct from employee's salary
form, plan, or arrange in mind; transmit or give by will
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dossier     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a long heroic poem, or similar work of art
authoritative command or instruction; commission of authorizing to administer a territory
one that refuses to abide or be independent; an unbranded range animal
right or claim to possession; a mark of rank; the name of a book or film
the file of documents on a subject; a bundle of writings or documents relating to one matter or subject
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evasive     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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very cautious; on guard; watchful
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
based on experience; useful
avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger; deliberately vague or ambiguous
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gist     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion
a most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; the central idea
anxiety disorder by extreme and irrational fear; dislike
outward decorations; ornamental covering or harness for horse
torn, ragged wound; rough or jagged breach made by rending
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hallowed     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
not influenced by emotions; having actual existence or reality
associated with divine power; made holy; worthy of religious veneration
diligent; hard-working; busy, and laborious
stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible
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ineffectual     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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speaking or behaving in an artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary
unique; extraordinary; being only one
having no particular interest or concern; being neither good nor bad
insufficient to produce the desired effect; fruitless
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jeopardize     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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build or fuel a fire; cause to glow; light up; inspire
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
endanger; imperil; put at risk
speak wildly, irrationally; speak or write with wild enthusiasm
cut off from a whole; set or keep apart; divide or separate
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membrane     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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coming into being of something; origin
translation, often interpretive; performance of a musical or dramatic work
a thin and soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific; a violent whirlwind
amendment or clause added to a legislative bill; one that rides, especially one who rides horses
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mobile     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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movable; not fixed; fluid; unstable
in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
of a very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
open for the public to read; obvious; plain
weighting authority; peremptory and dictatorial
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posterity     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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small planet; any small celestial bodies that revolve around the sun
extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
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queasy     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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tiresome because of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
feeling about to vomit; causing uneasiness
related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs
not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
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reconnaissance     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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gain information about the enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
outer boundary length; closed curve bounding a plane area
dense moving crowd; a large group of honeybees
authoritative command or instruction; commission of authorizing to administer a territory
group of trees smaller than a forest; orchard
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rummage     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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endure or survive the effects of wind, rain, or other forces
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
make an energetic, usually hasty search
recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
call upon; ask for; request earnestly
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sluggish     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
easily irritated or annoyed; unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered
lazy; with little movement; very slow
in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
violent; not restrained or controlled
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tempo     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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any legend; long detailed report; Scandinavian myth
homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
military stores or provisions; articles used in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells
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virtual     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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existing or resulting in essence or effect though not in fact; existing in mind, especially as a product of imagination
exact; clearly expressed; accurate or correct
no fixed or regular course; wandering
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
yielding; inclined or ready to submit
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