SAT Vocabulary Test Online

adept

(1)

a. E.g. Mr. Williams was known as an adept improviser who effortlessly switched between classical, jazz and pop styles.

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lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.
laughable; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
stubbornly and often recklessly willful; unyielding
extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
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audit

(2)

n. E.g. When the bank examiners arrived to hold their annual audit, they discovered the embezzlements of the chief cashier.

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partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
unthankful; ungrateful; one who rewards favors with enmity
examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
right or claim to possession; mark of rank; name of a book or film
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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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assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
moderate; tone down or restrain; bring to a desired consistency; adjust finely
remove the fuse of bomb; reduce or eliminate threat
return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to
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entity

(4)

n. E.g. Persons and corporations are equivalent entity under the law.

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quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; magnate
small section of filmed or filed material
real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
security pledged for repayment of loan
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ford

(5)

n. E.g. Half a mile beyond the ford is a collection of three or four huts, called Rancho Grande.

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place where a river can be crossed on foot; shallow place
the smallest particle of substance, having all the properties of that substance
extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
quality or condition of being grand; magnificence
partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
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industrious

(6)

a. E.g. To be merely intelligent or industrious is not enough; only those with both succeed.

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diligent; hard-working; busy and laborious
complex; elaborate; having many complexly arranged elements
sophisticated; of worldwide scope
faultless; incapable of sin or wrongdoing
associated with a divine power; made holy; worthy of religious veneration
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insinuate

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v. E.g. All that you have dared to insinuate is utterly false.

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draw back, as with fear or pain
hint; suggest; introduce by subtle and artful means
speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
imitate; mimic, as an ape imitates human actions
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nautical

(8)

a. E.g. I dressed myself in nautical rig, and went on deck to see all that I could.

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accepting one's fate; unresisting; patiently submissive; showing hopelessness
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
practical as opposed to idealistic; concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
relating to ships, sailors, or navigation
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ramble

(9)

v. E.g. As always, his inner need to ramble is overridden by the need to work.

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recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
combine something into a larger whole; unite
be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
close; squeeze or press together; contract
wander aimlessly; move about aimlessly; walk about casually or for pleasure
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reputable

(10)

a. E.g. In fact, you can even find claims made by celebrated scholars, and published in reputable sources.

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not practical or applied; hypothetical; of or based on theory
of or relating to money; nation's currency; financial
excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
having a good reputation; honorable
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spontaneity

(11)

n. E.g. Next to his spontaneity is his rare simplicity, his gift of speaking straight from a heart that never grew old.

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length of time spent in particular way; allotted amount; limitation or restriction; fixed amount of work allotted
small section of filmed or filed material
type or class; a kind of literary or artistic work
naturalness; freedom from constraint; happening or arising without external cause; self-generated
something of mixed origin or composition
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unique

(12)

a. E.g. You have to face a problem unique to coastal areas.

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without an equal; being the only one of its kind
of an entire group or class; general
apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
absence of ceremony; casual
performed with a natural or offhand ease
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