SAT Vocabulary Test Online

anemia

(1)

n. E.g. Long standing illnesses often result in anemia, loss of weight and occasional bleeding from the stomach.

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condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
particular skill; special talent
failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
person who eats too much food and drink
guarantee; assurance by seller; authorization or certification
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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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counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
notoriously bad; having exceedingly bad reputation
rude; sullenly ill humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
chief; serving as an essential component
lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry
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defuse

(3)

v. E.g. Police negotiators are trained to defuse dangerous situations by avoiding confrontational language and behavior.

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cause to be uneasy; wear away
acknowledge by signing a bill, draft, or other instrument; approve; support
persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
tie with rope; fasten or restrict with rope or chain
remove the fuse of bomb; reduce or eliminate threat
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don

(4)

v. E.g. When Clark Kent has to don his Superman outfit, he changes clothes in a convenient phone booth.

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help to flourish; advance in rank; publicize
put clothing on one's body
obtain for services of; arrange for the use of; pledge or promise, especially to marry
cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
drink greedily; flood with water, as for washing
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foil

(5)

n. E.g. The pretty girl likes plain boy friend as foil.

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place where a river can be crossed on foot; shallow place
thin, flexible leaf or sheet of metal; prevent from being successful; set off by contrast
one that refuses to abide or be independent; an unbranded range animal
warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair
blow, especially with fist; great influence, especially political or social
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imminent

(6)

a. E.g. Peak oil does not mean that we are in imminent danger of running out of oil.

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arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
near at hand; close in time; about to occur
lasting; surviving; long-suffering; patient
kindly; favorable; not malignant
causing horror and repugnance; frightful and shocking
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maverick

(7)

n. E.g. But, a maverick is also one who cannot be identified as belonging to any specific herd.

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one that refuses to abide or be independent; an unbranded range animal
place of refuge or shelter; protection
very small object or creature; very small contribution or amount of money
ray of light; long piece of metal or wood; long piece fixed or movable in structure, machine, or tool
ornamental clasp; decorative pin worn by women
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nefarious

(8)

a. E.g. Our elected leaders, movie stars and sports heroes sometimes engaged in nefarious activities but rarely were they headlined in the daily newspapers.

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very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked
departing from correct or accepted way; misleading; not straightforward
frightfully; terribly; inspiring horror
relating to a province; limited in outlook; unsophisticated
elastic; having power of springing back or recover readily
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rally

(9)

v. E.g. Washington quickly decided to rally his troops to fight off the British attack.

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call up or summon; call together for a common purpose
fail completely; sink below the surface of the water
correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel; become compatible or consistent
void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
give up temporarily; yield; give up voluntarily; defer
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scoff

(10)

v. E.g. He used to scoff at dentists after he had his first toothache.

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pay back for some expense incurred
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
draw back, as with fear or pain
spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
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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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humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level
any structure that makes progress difficult; stumbling-block
holding of an office; period during which something is held; status of holding position on permanent contract
light quick blow or touch
ability to learn and reason; ability to think abstractly or profoundly
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turbulence

(12)

n. E.g. They aim to protect assets rather than chase returns, so short-term turbulence has less of an effect.

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one who lives in solitude; withdrawn from the world; reclusive
ornament, hanging from a necklace; one of a matched pair; a companion piece
state of violent agitation; eddying motion; unstable flow of a liquid or gas; state of violent disturbance and disorder
fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception
trick; use of artifice or trickery; deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture
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