SAT Vocabulary Test Online

affected

(1)

a. E.g. The other boys laughed so unmercifully at what they termed my affected accent.

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uncorrupted by civilization; primitive; remaining free from dirt or decay
speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
suggestive; implying; serving to indicate
outstanding; principal; of or consisting of stars
pertaining to the universe; vast
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bogus

(2)

a. E.g. The police quickly found the distributors of the bogus twenty-dollar bills.

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firmly established by nature or habit
counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
neatly or smartly dressed; neat, trim, and smart
knowledgeable; resulting from deliberation and careful thought
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defer

(3)

v. E.g. When making decisions about purchasing software, we must defer to Michael, our computer guru; he gets the final word.

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give in respectfully; submit or yield to another's wish or opinion
process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
rear; promote the growth of; help develop
bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
stop or slow down; catch someone's attention; take into custody
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detonation

(4)

n. E.g. The detonation of the bomb could be heard miles away.

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deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; deep distress or misery, as from grief
explosion; violent release of energy caused by chemical or nuclear reaction
failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
road or passage having no exit; deadlock
formal essay; paper written by candidate for doctoral degree at university
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forum

(5)

n. E.g. The film opens with a shot of the ancient forum in Rome, where several senators are discussing the strange new sect known as Christians.

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implied comparison; one thing conceived as representing another; symbol
path of other moving body through space; chosen or taken course
place to discuss public concerns; meeting or medium for open discussion
death notice; list of dead
action taken in return for an injury or offense; revenge
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gusto

(6)

n. E.g. The culture of making learning something to love and engage in with gusto is totally absent.

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nice or keen appreciation or enjoyment; enthusiasm
lack of consistency; difference
calmness of mind; quietness; stillness; peace
state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
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martyr

(7)

n. E.g. For common people, the most important thing about a martyr is they're dead.

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one who makes great sacrifices or suffers to further belief or principle; one who endures great suffering
wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom
restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
a group of attendants or associates; one's environment
medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
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nocturnal

(8)

a. E.g. They wouldn't rest until the large black snake, which appears to be nocturnal, is no longer free.

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of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night
of an entire group or class; general
skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
not applicable; unrelated; having no connection with
marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
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quarry

(9)

v. E.g. I saw they quarry blocks of marble out of the hillside.

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declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
begin; originate; admit into membership
dig into; search carefully
stir up; urge; goad to action; incite
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
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rescind

(10)

v. E.g. To change or rescind is justified only when re-estimate of all of the available facts.

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cause to be uneasy; wear away
abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
stir up; urge; goad to action; incite
cancel; make void; repeal or annul
testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
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shrewd

(11)

a. E.g. As a music executive and a businessman, he's in shrewd, wildly successful and not shy about it.

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clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent
relating to marriage; relating to husband
curative; having or exhibiting healing powers; relating to healing art
intentional; headstrong; said or done on purpose; deliberate
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touchy

(12)

a. E.g. When I rejected that as nonsense, he accused me of being touchy.

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intentional; headstrong; said or done on purpose; deliberate
utterly stupid or silly; inanely foolish
suspicious or distrustful; wary; cautious
uncorrupted by civilization; primitive; remaining free from dirt or decay
tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling
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