SAT Vocabulary Test Online

advocate

(1)

v. E.g. The some doctors advocate a smoking ban in the entire house.

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mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
acquit; free from blame; discharge from duty
be absorbed in one's thoughts; consider or say thoughtfully
pay back for some expense incurred
speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
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bleak

(2)

a. E.g. The frigid, inhospitable Aleutian Islands are bleak military outposts.

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cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
composed, and dignified in character or manner
based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
clearly apparent to understanding; obvious
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
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charlatan

(3)

n. E.g. When they realized that the Wizard didn't know how to get them back to Kansas, Dorothy and her companions were indignant that they'd been duped by a charlatan.

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implied comparison; one thing conceived as representing another; symbol
great mass of falling snow and ice
idle person; male bee; someone who takes more time than necessary
forcible restraint, especially unlawfully
quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
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egregious

(4)

a. E.g. She was an egregious liar; we all knew better than to believe a word she said.

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in utter disorder; lacking visible order or organization
foremost in importance; supreme in rank
relating to, or adjacent to the sea; nautical
notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking
related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
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fugitive

(5)

a. E.g. The film brought a few fugitive images to her mind, but on the whole it made no lasting impression upon her.

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lasting only a short time; fleeting; elusive
greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
emotionally removed; calm and objective; apart from others; separate
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infamous

(6)

a. E.g. At this courtroom he would become known as the infamous man in the bulletproof glass booth.

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lacking conscience; greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
near at hand; close in time; about to occur
notoriously bad; having exceedingly bad reputation
no fixed or regular course; wandering
differing in some characteristics; various
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liability

(7)

n. E.g. The other main liability is debt, which many banks used to finance risky investments, leading to the financial crisis.

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the smallest particle of substance, having all the properties of that substance
right granted by authority; right to vote; business licensed to sell a product in particular area
secret meeting; agreement, as between lovers, to meet at a certain time and place
something that holds one back; state of being legally obliged and responsible
beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
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optimum

(8)

a. E.g. Wind and solar are intermittent power sources - only producing electricity under certain optimum environmental conditions.

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marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
complex; elaborate; having many complexly arranged elements
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
most favorable or advantageous
based on assumptions; supposed
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prevail

(9)

v. E.g. I hope the country is finally turning a corner where common sense will once again prevail over the insanity of the last 30 years.

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induce; be greater in strength or influence; triumph; win out
make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
report or record in chronological order
speak wildly, irrationally; speak or write with wild enthusiasm
turn aside; draw someone's attention away from something
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restraint

(10)

n. E.g. For Fatah senior leaders, this restraint is the path to a Palestinian state.

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moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
right or claim to possession; mark of rank; name of a book or film
target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
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stem

(11)

v. E.g. They all hoped that he managed to stem the rebellion in two weeks.

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pay back for some expense incurred
stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
multiply, grow, or expand rapidly
stop flow of a liquid; make headway against
adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
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validate

(12)

v. E.g. I will not publish my findings until I validate my results.

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obtain from another by coercion; get money by threats
cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
confirm; ratify; declare or make legally valid
make sore by abrasion; damage surface friction; annoy
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