SAT Vocabulary Test Online

affiliation

(1)

n. E.g. This affiliation is a way for us to be able to provide our clients with the full spectrum of services and expertise they need.

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quality of being novel; newness; something new and unusual
partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
coming into being of something; origin
additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
excessively modest person; person excessively concerned about correct behavior
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brittle

(2)

a. E.g. My employer's self-control was as brittle as an egg-shell.

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full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing
counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked
easily broken; having little elasticity
charming; tending to draw attention or affections
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chaotic

(3)

a. E.g. He tried to bring order into the chaotic state of affairs.

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related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs
in utter disorder; lacking visible order or organization
inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
full of juicy; full of richness; highly interesting or enjoyable; delectable
having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
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enigma

(4)

n. E.g. "What do women want?" asked Dr. Sigmund Freud. Their behavior was an enigma to him.

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path of other moving body through space; chosen or taken course
something originally of little value becomes very valuable; unexpected hit; one that sleeps
proving to be false or incorrect; response with contrary evidence
puzzle; difficult problem
art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
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fundamental

(5)

a. E.g. El Niao is a natural phenomenon, but some are worried that climate change could now be altering the cycle in fundamental ways.

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departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
odd; old-fashioned; picturesque; unfamiliar or unusual in character
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential
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inane

(6)

a. E.g. He heard a door open and close twice, but there was only Misha and Andrus engaged in inane conversation, and not paying attention to their duties.

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stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
silly; senseless; unconsciously foolish; void
out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
causing horror and repugnance; frightful and shocking
differing in some characteristics; various
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invasive

(7)

a. E.g. Deer can control the spread of certain invasive plants while helping to proliferate others.

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of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
far in space or time; cold in manner
near at hand; close in time; about to occur
given freely; unwarranted; granted without recompense; unearned
tending to spread aggressively; tending to invade
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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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silly; senseless; unconsciously foolish; void
relating to ships, sailors, or navigation
without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
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presumptuous

(9)

a. E.g. It was asked everyday of his Mid East and European trip, “Is he too presumptuous, is he trying too hard to be a rock star?"

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overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward
emotionally removed; calm and objective; apart from others; separate
unrelieved or immoderate in intensity or severity; without exception; absolute
uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
complex; elaborate; having many complexly arranged elements
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regal

(10)

a. E.g. The queen, dressed in regal purple, was joined by her husband.

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sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details
of or relating to a monarch; royal; magnificent; splendid
husky; muscular and heavily built
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
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sustain

(11)

v. E.g. How can a country like Spain sustain the millions of migrants who were losing their jobs in 2009 and provide them with the same welfare state Spaniards can access in times of economic crisis?

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roll in water, snow, or mud; indulge in; move with difficulty in clumsy manner; plunge into course or condition
carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
act, feel, or give mutually or in return; move back and forth alternately; be complementary or equivalent
question closely; examine by questioning formally or officially
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volition

(12)

n. E.g. The claim that volition is and should be based on cognition is not particularly controversial.

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act of making conscious choice; power or faculty of choosing
implied comparison; one thing conceived as representing another; symbol
capricious notion; something many people believe that is false
unintelligible or nonsensical talk or writing; babbling
indignation; deep sense of injury; strong displeasure
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