SAT Vocabulary Test Online

abusive

(1)

a. E.g. There has been abusive language on both sides that never want to get agreement from beginning.

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having a good reputation; honorable
coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details
gracious; showing warm and friendliness
trivial; of small importance; very small
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bluff

(2)

n. E.g. Under this bluff is a cave, which was used as the council-chamber of the red men, and has been the witness of many a notable event.

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inherent power or ability; body of persons with specific professional powers
going from one state of action to another
high cliff; hill, bank, or headland with steep
narrow pass, especially between mountains
payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa
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decorum

(3)

n. E.g. Keeping public decorum is an important factor in media credibility.

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state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation
loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior
assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
weapon that is thrown or projected; rocket carrying instruments or warhead
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embezzlement

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n. E.g. It was later found guilty on a charge of embezzlement from the Pentagon.

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mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
place to discuss public concerns; meeting or medium for open discussion
agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
something that discourages; tending to deter
stealing; fraudulent appropriation of property
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exploit

(5)

v. E.g. Cesar Chavez fought attempts to exploit migrant farm workers in California.

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diminish; undermine the foundations; dig
endanger; imperil; put at risk
gather; store up; amass; acquire
make use of, sometimes unjustly
quote; adduce as an instance
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gruesome

(6)

a. E.g. Rader seemed to proudly relive his crimes as he recounted his killings in gruesome detail, right in front of the victims' families.

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too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
causing horror and repugnance; frightful and shocking
trivial; of small importance; very small
delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
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innuendo

(7)

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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unfriendliness; hatred; state of being hostile
hint; indirect implication , usually malicious
propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior
piece of transplanted tissue; portion of plant inserted in another plant
perceptiveness; intellectual activity; delicacy; quality or state of being subtle
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momentum

(8)

n. E.g. He says he's trying to gain momentum from the U.N. to the G-20, to this Copenhagen summit in December.

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prevailing style; manner; way of doing something; fashion or style
good fortune; financial success; physical well-being
product of a body's mass and its velocity; impelling force or strength; impetus
expression by deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; witty language used to insult
payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa
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prolong

(9)

v. E.g. In their determination to discover ways to prolong human life, doctors fail to take into account that longer lives are not always happier ones.

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display in order to impress others; swagger; walk with a lofty proud gait
make longer; draw out; lengthen
criticize harshly; wash in pan; cook in pan
shrivel; decay; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; loss of moisture
give as gift; present
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recuperate

(10)

v. E.g. She moved with her mother and her older brother David to Miami Beach, where the climate would help David recuperate from a kidney infection.

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withdraw; take back; draw back or in
give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon
seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
move heavily or clumsily; cut down timber of
recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
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stereotype

(11)

n. E.g. As a parent of two sons with Tourette syndrome, I have spent 10 years fighting this kind of stereotype while watching my children struggle for acceptance.

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list of works of music or drama; class of compositions in a genre; range or number of skills
one that refuses to abide or be independent; an unbranded range animal
fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception
place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
agent sent on a mission to represent or advance the interests of another
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volatile

(12)

a. E.g. Increases in volatile weather have alarming impact on business resources and insurance markets.

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composed, and dignified in character or manner
excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
artificial or affected; not natural; having or showing a certain manner
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
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