SAT Vocabulary Test Online

animosity

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n. E.g. I've worked for Bill Clinton for years, and Bill Clinton, another Democrat who pushed socially responsible programs, got a lot of animosity from the right.

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inability to sleep; lack of sleep
essential quality; reputation; honor
bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
someone who bears the blame for others
person's normal manner of thinking, behaving or reacting; tendency to become irritable or angry
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avail

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v. E.g. When his power ceases to avail, that is when a stronger than he appears upon the scene.

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position troops in readiness for combat, as along a front or line; put into use or action
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
refuse to give; refrain from giving, granting, or permitting; deduct from employee's salary
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clip

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n. E.g. Phil's job at Fox Sports involved selecting the most important clip of the day's sporting highlights for later broadcast.

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one who manages museum or library; superintendent; manager
indignation; deep sense of injury; strong displeasure
small section of filmed or filed material
wise and trusted counselor or teacher
sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
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equity

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n. E.g. One of the reasons we have invested so heavily in equity is because there has been a drastic disparity in these classrooms, in these desks, in how the base education has been delivered.

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temporary relief from harm or discomfort; postponement or cancellation of punishment
state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
ownership interest of shareholders in a corporate; something that is just and fair
impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
beginning or early stages; offensive against enemy
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flair

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n. E.g. He'd been slim with a full head of wavy Black-Irish hair and a certain flair for fashion and humor.

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quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness
natural talent or aptitude
fundamental reasons; basis; exposition of principles or reasons
false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
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hazy

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a. E.g. I have only a hazy notion of what she wants.

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famous; well-known; having illustrious past
quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
causing horror and repugnance; frightful and shocking
pretending to be virtuous; deceiving
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
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mannered

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a. E.g. He would also have seen that Iberville was smoking with deliberation, and drinking with a kind of mannered coolness.

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relating to, or suggestive of war; connected with the armed forces
negligent; careless in performing duty or business
artificial or affected; not natural; having or showing a certain manner
absence of ceremony; casual
morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
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nefarious

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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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trivial; of little substance; involving a surface only
very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked
pleasing or sweet to taste or smell
useless; having no useful result; vain
stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
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phoenix

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n. E.g. Also known widely as the Fire Bird, the phoenix is a profound symbol of the circle of life.

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riddle; difficult problem; dilemma
direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry
symbol of immortality or rebirth; bird in Egyptian mythology that lived for 500 years
severe trial; form of trial to determine guilt or innocence; difficult or painful experience
defamation; false and malicious statement or report about someone
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rig

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v. E.g. The boss was able to rig the election by bribing people to stuff the ballot boxes with ballots marked in his candidate's favor.

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manipulate dishonestly; make or construct in haste
provide extensive explanation for words or phrases
question severely; torture or afflict
recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
treat with ridicule or contempt; mimic; frustrate hopes of
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static

(11)

a. E.g. To claim that the English language will remain static is false.

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lustful; indecent; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
native; originating where it is found
having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary
performed with a natural or offhand ease
lasting; surviving; long-suffering; patient
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weather

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v. E.g. He had to weather the crisis in his personal life with difficulty.

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delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time
do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
endure the effects of weather or other forces; come through safely; survive
dislike greatly; hate; cause to dislike or avoid
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