SAT Vocabulary Test Online

amoral

(1)

a. E.g. Compared with evil immorality, being amoral is more like being naughty.

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ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent
lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.
delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
rude; sullenly ill humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
conspicuous; immediately noticeable; sticking out; widely known
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auxiliary

(2)

a. E.g. To prepare for the emergency, they built an auxiliary power station.

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helper, additional or subsidiary
being without question; not counterfeit or copied; agreeable to truth or fact
divided into squares; diversified in color; marked by great changes or shifts in fortune
horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad
sophisticated; of worldwide scope
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chivalrous

(3)

a. E.g. Toward his royal captive he behaved in chivalrous fashion.

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easily deceived or cheated; easily tricked because of being too trusting
lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior
without previous preparation
having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave
uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
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droll

(4)

a. E.g. He was a popular guest because his droll anecdotes were always entertaining.

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queer; amusingly odd; comical
lacking conscience; greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable
horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad
insignificant; tiny; weak; of inferior size, strength
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grill

(5)

v. E.g. In violation of the Miranda law, the policemen grill the suspect for several hours before reading him his rights.

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make steady progress; prosper; flourish
question severely; torture or afflict
reveal; make known to public
urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to
append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
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grovel

(6)

v. E.g. Do we not grovel here long enough, eating and drinking like mere brutes?

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provide extensive explanation for words or phrases
move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
force with the thumb; make a groove in
stuff oneself; overeat; make a pig of oneself
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lavish

(7)

a. E.g. I would fly to Paris and stay in lavish hotels if someone else were paying.

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utterly stupid or silly; inanely foolish
swollen or puffed as with water or air
represented by graph; described in vivid detail; clearly outlined
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
liberal; wasteful; excessive spending
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meditation

(8)

n. E.g. Too often we think that meditation is only about training the mind, and that actually can lead to problems in our practice.

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piece of transplanted tissue; portion of plant inserted in another plant
lengthy intent consideration; long and thoughtful observation; contemplation of spiritual matters
bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
essential quality; reputation; honor
condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
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potential

(9)

a. E.g. The volume of unconventional gas isn't significant on a U. K. wide scale, supplying enough electricity for only 1,200 homes, but the potential is there, analysts say.

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tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
lustful; indecent; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
extremely small; short note
favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced
existing in possibility; expected to become or be
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scourge

(10)

n. E.g. They feared the plague and regarded it as a deadly scourge.

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beginning or early stages; offensive against enemy
whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment
ability; degree or grade of excellence or worth; diameter of tube or gun barrel
unintelligible or nonsensical talk or writing; babbling
opposite; something that has been reversed; conversation
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tenure

(11)

n. E.g. Why the school denied her tenure is the subject of a lawsuit.

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holding of an office; period during which something is held; status of holding position on permanent contract
great mass of falling snow and ice
most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; central idea
value; benefit or advantage in general sense
a group of attendants or associates; one's environment
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trajectory

(12)

n. E.g. Any abrupt change in trajectory is a potential for another delay, an opportunity to begin fishing for something that's stuck.

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stupid person; person who is not very bright
something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct
path of other moving body through space; chosen or taken course
idle person; male bee; someone who takes more time than necessary
breathing; process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
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