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 Test Questions
SAT Vocabulary: Level 1
address     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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frighten; make timid; fill with fear
behave arrogantly or pompously; walk with a swaying motion
act, feel, or give mutually or in return; move back and forth alternately; be complementary or equivalent
fasten together;  join at the ends; join by interweaving strands
make a formal speech to; deal with or discuss; direct efforts or attention of
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anthropologist     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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swirling current of water, air; flow in a circular current
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
something that relieves pain
one who studies history and science of mankind
end of existence or activity; termination
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authoritative     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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weighting authority; peremptory and dictatorial
making severe demands; demanding a lot of effort, care, or attention
extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking
not practical or applied; hypothetical; of or based on a theory
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cavalier     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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departing from the correct and accepted way; misleading; not straightforward
offhand or casual; given to haughty disregard of others
far in space or time; cold in manner
not correctable; difficult or impossible to control or manage
relating to or caused by heat; designed to help retain heat
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dank     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable
unique; extraordinary; being only one
disagreeably damp or humid; cold moisture; unpleasant humidity
of a very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
easily broken; having little elasticity
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devise     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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gather; store up; amass; acquire
move heavily or clumsily; cut down timber of
form, plan, or arrange in mind; transmit or give by will
process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
exploit natural surroundings to disguise something; conceal
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extort     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
provide a refuge for; hide; give shelter to
find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
place in grave or tomb; bury; place in earth and cover
obtain from another by coercion; get money by threats
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fidelity     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
a proposition upon which an argument is based; assumption; land and the buildings on it
warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair
a wild party involving excessive drinking; unrestrained indulgence; secret rite in the cults of ancient
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husband     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
use economically; conserve; save
stir up; urge; goad to action; incite
hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
deduce; conclude from evidence or premises; lead to as a consequence or conclusion
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indignation     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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state of violent agitation; eddying motion; an unstable flow of a liquid or gas; violent disturbance and disorder
model of excellence or perfection; a peerless example
minor crime; ill behavior; evil conduct; misdeed
large tent, often with open sides, used chiefly for outdoor entertainment; roof-like structure
anger aroused by something unjust
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innovation     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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forewarning; warning in advance
introduction of something new
temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancellation of debt; lessening of intensity or degree
watchfulness; wakefulness; a process of paying close and continuous attention
the opponent in a contest; someone who offers opposition
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martial     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
firmly established by nature or habit
thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
relating to, or suggestive of war; connected with the armed forces
having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
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momentum     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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temporary relief from harm or discomfort; postponement or cancellation of punishment
product of a body's mass and its velocity; impelling force or strength; impetus
piece of transplanted tissue; a portion of a plant inserted in another plant
extensive space or area; distance or area over which something extends; the degree to which a thing extends
the intensity of feeling; the warmth of feeling; intense, heated emotion
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posterity     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a person who turns animal hides into leather; craftsman who tans skins and hides;  sixpence
security pledged for repayment of loan
act of finding the total; summary; act or process of adding
descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
corpse; dead body, especially one intended for dissection
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promote     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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help to flourish; advance in rank; publicize
a drawback, as with fear or pain; show fear
fasten together;  join at the ends; join by interweaving strands
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
make better or more attractive; increase; improve
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relish     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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nourish; help grow or develop; foster
glide or slide like a reptile; slip and slide, as on a loose or uneven surface
cause something to happen; set off
take keen or zestful pleasure in; enjoy the flavor of; give spice or flavor to
question closely; examine by questioning formally or officially
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seedy     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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not able to be corrected or repaired
illegal; unlawful; not authorized or permitted
not correctable; difficult or impossible to control or manage
given freely; unwarranted; granted without recompense; unearned
disreputable; tired or sick; having many seeds
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supple     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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possessed at birth; inborn
flexible; moving and bending with ease
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
related; belonging to the same family
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torso     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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body excluding head and neck and limbs
legal delay of payment; suspension of an ongoing or planned activity
something that discourages; tending to deter
a great mass of falling snow and ice
going from one state of action to another
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vendor     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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a shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in a rock
descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
art of identifying disease; critical analysis of nature of something
seller; provider; vending machine
nice or keen appreciation or enjoyment; enthusiasm
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