SAT Vocabulary Test Online

anthropologist

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n. E.g. Eighty-three years ago, an anthropologist from the Field Museum dug up the remains of 22 people from marked graves in Labrador, Canada.

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death notice; list of dead
act of making or arriving at a decision; putting an end to; termination
one who studies history and science of mankind
naturalness; freedom from constraint; happening or arising without external cause; self-generated
poison; poisonous secretion of animal, such as snake or spider; spite
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bloated

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a. E.g. Her bloated stomach came from drinking so much water.

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of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
swollen or puffed as with water or air
of or relating to money; nation's currency; financial
deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; inadequate; feeble
faultless; incapable of sin or wrongdoing
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clemency

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n. E.g. The lawyer was pleased when the case was sent to Judge Smith's chambers because Smith was noted for her clemency toward first offenders.

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body excluding head and neck and limbs
mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
neglect; failure to take reasonable care; state or quality of being negligent
descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
one who harvests grain, especially a machine for harvesting grain or pulse crops
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disperse

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v. E.g. The police fired tear gas into the crowd to disperse the protesters.

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move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known
contract into wrinkles; grow together; form into fabric by intertwining
display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
place in grave or tomb; bury; place in earth and cover
make a firm decision about; find a solution to
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gnome

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n. E.g. In medieval mythology, gnome was the special guardian and inhabitant of subterranean mines.

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decree; authoritative command or order
similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
dwarf; fabled race of dwarflike creatures who live underground
small section of filmed or filed material
brother or sister; member of a family born to the same parents
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icon

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n. E.g. He is a pop icon designed and manufactured for the video generation.

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group of trees smaller than a forest; orchard
religious image; idol; important and enduring symbol
noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
seller; provider; vending machine
right or claim to possession; mark of rank; name of a book or film
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insatiable

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a. E.g. If this country has an insatiable need for Mexico's drugs, it's only due to federal negligence in fencing and securing our borders.

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causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
based on assumptions; supposed
not easily satisfied; impossible to satiate or satisfy; greedy
not readily approached; remote; not friendly or sociable; aloof; emotionally unresponsive and detached
sophisticated; of worldwide scope
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mirage

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n. E.g. In economics, a mirage is a naturally occurring phenomenon in which economic statistics are bent to produce an image of a desired outcome.

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high cliff; hill, bank, or headland with steep
unreal reflection; optical illusion
remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
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premonition

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n. E.g. He knew with the sick and certain premonition of disaster.

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work of art put together from fragments
forewarning; warning in advance
idle person; male bee; someone who takes more time than necessary
any legend; long detailed report; Scandinavian myth
emotional closeness; harmony; relationship of mutual trust or emotional affinity
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ruse

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n. E.g. Police believe the ruse is attractive to criminal gangs because the profits are similar to those made by trafficking drugs, but with less punitive penalties.

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trick; use of artifice or trickery; deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture
concluding part; closing section
work of art put together from fragments
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
good or just reason; condition or fact of being justified
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swerve

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v. E.g. He predicted that gravitational interaction caused light from stars beyond the sun to deviate or swerve from a straight path as it passed the sun.

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call up or summon; call together for a common purpose
wander or stray; turn aside sharply; climb or move upward
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
become less intense; sink, or settle from pressure
provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
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unprecedented

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a. E.g. This country entered a path of unprecedented economic growth.

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invigorating and refreshing; cheering; making lively and joyful
having no previous example; novel; unparalleled
faultless; incapable of sin or wrongdoing
not correctable; difficult or impossible to control or manage
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
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