SAT Vocabulary Test Online

adamant

(1)

a. E.g. Speaker Pelosi came out of that meeting, and she was once again adamant about saying a public option must be in the bill.

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extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent
enormous scope, power, or influence; huge or colossal
tending to spread aggressively; tending to invade
lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.
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atlas

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n. E.g. Embarrassed at being unable to distinguish Slovenia from Slovakia, George W. finally consulted an atlas.

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going from one state of action to another
calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
idle person; male bee; someone who takes more time than necessary
a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables
proving to be false or incorrect; response with contrary evidence
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champion

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v. E.g. Martin Luther King, Jr., they believe he could champion the oppressed in their struggle for equality.

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protect or fight for as first place
acquit; free from blame; discharge from duty
chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
give to understand; imply as a possibility; make known subtly and indirectly
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erotic

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a. E.g. The erotic passages in this novel should be removed as they are merely pornographic.

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in coma; extremely sleepy; unconscious
pertaining to passionate love; tending to arouse sexual desire
far in space or time; cold in manner
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
pleasing in personality or appearance; attractive
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fancy

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n. E.g. For it was at that hour of a warm afternoon when my fancy is able to hear the silent voices.

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capricious notion; something many people believe that is false
descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
rolling, treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America
short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
place where a river can be crossed on foot; shallow place
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illusion

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n. E.g. Puncturing this illusion is the key to winning the battle of ideas.

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mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
idle person; male bee; someone who takes more time than necessary
plan of trip; guidebook for traveler
physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness; enduring strength and energy
misleading vision; being deceived by a false perception or belief
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innuendo

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n. E.g. Until he engages in innuendo about being supported by "hard-working, white Americans," then he has not said much that should upset fellow Democrats.

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agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
hint; indirect implication , usually malicious
act or instance that may be used as example in subsequent similar cases
specialized knowledge; expert skill
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orient

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v. E.g. Philip spent his first day in Denver to orient the telescope toward the moon.

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wander or stray; turn aside sharply; climb or move upward
focus toward; determine position with reference to another point; locate to face the east
take in food or drink with one's tongue; splash gently
display in order to impress others; swagger; walk with a lofty proud gait
persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
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phobia

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n. E.g. And a phobia is an uncontrollable response to fear, so I looked for another way to expose millions of people.

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moderation, especially regarding indulgence in alcohol; seriousness; gravity in manner or treatment
one who expects favorable or good outcome
place to discuss public concerns; meeting or medium for open discussion
anxiety disorder by extreme and irrational fear; dislike
torn, ragged wound; rough or jagged breach made by rending
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sanctuary

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n. E.g. The cleansing of the sanctuary is a happy token for good to any people; when they begin to be reformed they will soon be relieved.

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place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past.
surrender of prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
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tawdry

(11)

a. E.g. The bride, instead of being disguised in tawdry stuffs of gold and silver, appeared in a negligee of plain blue satin, without any other jewels than her eyes, which far outshone all that ever was produced by the mines of Golconda.

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directly ahead; straightforward
easily understood; clear; intelligible
profitable; producing good profit
suspicious or distrustful; wary; cautious
cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
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uncanny

(12)

a. E.g. Every night we hear the great owls hoot and laugh in uncanny fashion.

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held in common; of a group of people
strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature
conspicuous; immediately noticeable; sticking out; widely known
relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
deserving blame; admonition; blameworthy
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