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 Test Questions
SAT Vocabulary: Level 1
addiction     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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person's normal manner of thinking, behaving, or reacting; tendency to become irritable or angry
the compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something
one that engages in aggression; a person who first attacks
mild expression to replace offensive, unpleasant, or embarrassing one
active strength of body or mind; imaginative, lively style, especially style of writing; the exertion of force
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archives     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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outer boundary length; closed curve bounding a plane area
model of excellence or perfection; a peerless example
public records; place where public records are kept
unit of weight for precious stones; a measure of fineness of gold
explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times
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attribute     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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essential quality; reputation; honor
work of art put together from fragments
translation, often interpretive; performance of a musical or dramatic work
trail of a ship or other object through water; a path of something that has gone before
forecasted course of a disease;  forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease
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charisma     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement
divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of a political leader
breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
ornamental clasp;  decorative pin worn by women
partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
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compute     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete
reckon; make a mathematical calculation
undergo decay; infect, inflame, or corrupt;
help to flourish; advance in rank; publicize
feel or express great, often malicious, pleasure or self-satisfaction
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detached     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden
emotionally removed; calm and objective; apart from others; separate
impartial; not supporting one side over another
profitable; producing a good profit
final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
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estranged     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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separated; caused to be unloved
charming; tending to draw attention or affections
greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
most favorable or advantageous
extremely small; short note
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friction     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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one who expects a favorable or good outcome
clash in opinion; rubbing against; conflict
descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
thin, smooth, shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
the good or just reason; condition or fact of being justified
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glutton     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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person who eats too much food and drink
small cave, usually with attractive features
specialized knowledge; expert skill
state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
one that takes position of another; substitute
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impenetrable     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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frightfully; terribly; inspiring horror
in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
not able to be entered; beyond understanding
not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
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insidious     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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not practical or applied; hypothetical; of or based on a theory
exact; clearly expressed; accurate or correct
spreading harmfully in a subtle manner; designed or adapted to entrap
deadly; causing or capable of causing death
intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
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masochist     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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one who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment
clients of professional person; the body of customers or patrons
absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God
additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
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mushroom     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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cause to come together formally
stop something's growth; squeeze tightly between fingers; give a small sharp bite to
irritate or torment persistently; wear out; exhaust
multiply, grow, or expand rapidly
make use of, sometimes unjustly
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potential     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental
made of or containing inferior material; not genuine; of low rank; poor quality or craft
existing in possibility; expected to become or be
not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable
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prodigal     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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excessively self-centered; self-important
reddish color; healthy-looking
not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind
swollen or puffed as with water or air
wasteful; reckless with money
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reaper     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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standstill resulting from the opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate
wise and trusted counselor or teacher
plants of a region or era; plants considered as a group; bacteria that normally inhabit a bodily organ
the time between one event, process; interval of time
one who harvests grain, especially a machine for harvesting grain or pulse crops
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rhetoric     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables
ornament, hanging from a necklace; one of a matched pair; a companion piece
wise saying; brief familiar proverb;  expression of popular wisdom
list of works of music or drama; class of compositions in a genre; range or number of skills
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strut     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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display in order to impress others; swagger; walk with a lofty proud gait
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
shrivel; decay; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; loss of moisture
a drawback, as with fear or pain; show fear
stop something's growth; squeeze tightly between fingers; give a small sharp bite to
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tryst     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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avoiding detection by moving carefully; acting in a covert way
strong inclination; definite liking
a person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
riddle; difficult problem; dilemma
secret meeting; agreement, as between lovers, to meet at a certain time and place
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vex     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete
testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
explore with tools; investigate; search
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
pass into or through; penetrate with hostile intent
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