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 Test Questions
SAT Vocabulary: Level 1
abrasive     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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relating to ships, sailors, or navigation
rubbing away; tending to grind down
divided into squares; diversified in color; marked by great changes or shifts in fortune
of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night
easily understood; clear; intelligible
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arrest     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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speak, plead, or argue in favor of; plead for; push for something
drink greedily; flood with water, as for washing
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
stop or slow down; catch someone's attention; take into custody
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bestow     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
give as a gift; present
behave arrogantly or pompously; walk with a swaying motion
stop the flow of a liquid; make headway against
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catalyst     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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clash in opinion; rubbing against; conflict
an agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque
management; supervision; people who are in charge of management; the activity of government for powers and duties
anger aroused by something unjust
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defuse     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
remove the fuse of the bomb; reduce or eliminate the threat
frighten; make timid; fill with fear
refuse to give; refrain from giving, granting, or permitting; deduct from employee's salary
talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
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drone     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
act, feel, or give mutually or in return; move back and forth alternately; be complementary or equivalent
focus toward; determine position with reference to another point; locate to face the east
talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee; make a monotonous low, dull sound
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equity     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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beginner; person new to a field or activity
partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
a great mass of falling snow and ice
unfortunate accident; bad luck
the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporate; something that is just and fair
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feasible     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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possessed at birth; inborn
capable of being accomplished or brought about
reddish color; healthy-looking
physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory
excessively self-centered; self-important
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hallowed     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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seek revenge or intended for revenge; showing malicious will
impartial; not supporting one side over another
not readily approached; remote; not friendly or sociable; aloof; emotionally unresponsive and detached
associated with divine power; made holy; worthy of religious veneration
being without question; not counterfeit or copied; agreeable to truth or fact
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infantile     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
making severe demands; demanding a lot of effort, care, or attention
childish; relating to infants
deadly; causing or capable of causing death
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iota     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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something hinted at or suggested; an act of implying; condition of being implied
a very small amount; a bit; ninth letter of the Greek alphabet
authoritative command or instruction; commission of authorizing to administer a territory
wall painting; very large image applied directly to a wall or ceiling.
unthankful; ungrateful; one who rewards favors with enmity
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lumber     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to
harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
refrain from buying or using
move heavily or clumsily; cut down timber of
call upon; ask for; request earnestly
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methodical     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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systematic; arranged or proceeding in regular, systematic order
physically weak; easily broken
lacking wit or imagination; ordinary
faultless; incapable of sin or wrongdoing
composed, and dignified in character or manner
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petty     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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trivial; of small importance; very small
easily understood; clear; intelligible
stubbornly and often recklessly willful; unyielding
having no previous example; novel; unparalleled
of an entire group or class; general
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qualified     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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restricted; having the appropriate qualifications for an office, position, or task
of, relating to, or composed of matter; concerned with the physical, not from intellectual or spiritual
making severe demands; demanding a lot of effort, care, or attention
performed with a natural or offhand ease
vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous
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rationale     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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gift giver; a person who gives people or institutions financial help
decree; authoritative command or order
condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
fundamental reasons; basis; exposition of principles or reasons
broken fragments; irregular pieces of rock
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ruse     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
lawsuit; suit at law; a judicial contest; legal proceeding in court
gain information about the enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
trick; use of artifice or trickery; deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture
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surly     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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making severe demands; demanding a lot of effort, care, or attention
diligent; hard-working; busy, and laborious
essential or necessary for completeness; entire
rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
lacking conscience; greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
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toxic     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
relating to, or suggestive of war; connected with the armed forces
poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
charming; tending to draw attention or affections
grossly wicked; abominable; hateful; infamous
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vindictive     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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pitiless; cruel; having no compassion or pity; merciless
full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing
trivial; of small importance; very small
spreading harmfully in a subtle manner; designed or adapted to entrap
seek revenge or intended for revenge; showing malicious will
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