SAT Vocabulary Test Online

abyss

(1)

n. E.g. Are we to believe that the only thing between us and the abyss is the size of the deficit, and the more the government borrows, the better off we shall be?

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file of documents on a subject; a bundle of writings or documents relating to one matter or subject
law enacted by legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler
enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
colored band produced when beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
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barb

(2)

n. E.g. If you were a politician, would you prefer being caught on the barb of a fishhook?

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excessively modest person; person excessively concerned about correct behavior
separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
complete failure; sudden and violent collapse
mistaken opinion or idea; delusion; illusory perception
sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark
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commemorate

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v. E.g. The story of Fairchild that Mr. Moore was helping to commemorate is well-known in Silicon Valley.

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serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
provide written evidence; record in detail
do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
feel or express great, often malicious, pleasure or self-satisfaction
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embrace

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v. E.g. We allowed the warm water to embrace us.

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provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
cancel; make void; repeal or annul
express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
hug; adopt or espouse; accept readily; hold close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection
fasten together; join at the ends; join by interweaving strands
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gall

(5)

v. E.g. It will gall her to have to wait outside; I guess she will leave there in five minutes.

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make sore by abrasion; damage surface friction; annoy
talk excitedly; speak or write in an angry or violent manner
call up or summon; call together for a common purpose
nourish; help grow or develop; foster
combine something into a larger whole; unite
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impending

(6)

a. E.g. We have very strict rules about what prosecutors can say in impending cases.

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close in time; about to occur; approaching
final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred
avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger; deliberately vague or ambiguous
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iota

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n. E.g. All this does not take away one iota from the terrible acts committed yesterday.

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natural talent or aptitude
written order to require appearance in court to give testimony
something justly deserved; recompense; compensation; punishment for offenses
very small amount; a bit; ninth letter of the Greek alphabet
cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
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passport

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n. E.g. The first thing I put in my bag beside my passport is my iPod because I need sound and music in trip.

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death notice; list of dead
record of a voyage or flight; record of day to day activities
act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
dense moving crowd; large group of honeybees
legal document identifying the bearer as citizen of a country and allowing to travel abroad
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profound

(9)

a. E.g. Volunteers return to their normal lives in profound silence, as if they had been on a sacred retreat.

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deep; not superficial; far-reaching
being of vital or central importance; crucial
insightful; aware; wise; having the ability to perceive
based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
systematic; arranged or proceeding in regular, systematic order
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respiration

(10)

n. E.g. In the severe form of the disease, the respiration is arrested, while in the milder attacks, the breathing is difficult, slow, deep, and snoring.

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combination; union of two or more commercial corporations
extreme edge or margin; border; enclosing boundary; space enclosed by such a boundary
management; supervision; people who are in charge for management; activity of government for powers and duties
breathing; process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
someone who assumes a false identity
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spawn

(11)

v. E.g. Fish ladders had to be built in the dams to assist the salmon returning to spawn in their native streams.

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declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
move or act clumsily and in confusion
obtain for services of; arrange for the use of; pledge or promise, especially to marry
admit; yield; give up physical control of another
lay eggs; produce offspring in large numbers
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waffle

(12)

v. E.g. When asked directly about the governor's involvement in the savings and loan scandal, the press secretary tried to waffle, talking all around the issue.

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display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
make sore by abrasion; damage surface friction; annoy
speak or write evasively; pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
take apart; disassemble; tear down
move or act clumsily and in confusion
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