SAT Vocabulary Test Online

amoral

(1)

a. E.g. Compared with evil immorality, being amoral is more like being naughty.

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given freely; unwarranted; granted without recompense; unearned
held in common; of a group of people
clever; having inventive or cunning mind
lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.
gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
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bait

(2)

v. E.g. The school bully will bait the smaller children, terrorizing them.

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harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
stop or slow down; catch someone's attention; take into custody
stir up; urge; goad to action; incite
rear; promote the growth of; help develop
fail completely; sink below the surface of the water
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delectable

(3)

a. E.g. We thanked our host for a most delectable meal.

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of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
accepting one's fate; unresisting; patiently submissive; showing hopelessness
strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature
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discount

(4)

v. E.g. I never discount these books, they sell like hot cakes.

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stuff oneself; overeat; make a pig of oneself
shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
give reduction in price on
cause to come together formally
recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
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flourish

(5)

v. E.g. Upsets may occur, even painful misunderstandings and separations, yet the essential love remains, and might again flourish, more temperately.

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erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
put into effect; carry out the legalities of
put into effect; supply with tools
grow well; decorate with ornaments; be in a period of productivity
incriminate; involve or imply as necessary accompaniment or result
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inflated

(6)

a. E.g. President Obama's advice to keep your tires properly inflated is actually a very simple and effective measure.

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exaggerated; pompous; enlarged with air or gas
offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
useless; having no useful result; vain
liberal; wasteful; excessive spending
being without question; not counterfeit or copied; agreeable to truth or fact
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ludicrous

(7)

a. E.g. It is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion.

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clearly apparent to understanding; obvious
laughable; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
everlasting; continuing without interruption
elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
intensely cold; lacking warmth; stiff and formal in manner
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mercenary

(8)

a. E.g. South African involvement in mercenary activities was approved in the National Assembly on Tuesday.

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sticking together; stubbornly unyielding; holding together firmly
unrelieved or immoderate in intensity or severity; without exception; absolute
interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army
stocky; short and thick; low and broad
trivial; of little substance; involving a surface only
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random

(9)

a. E.g. He used to get super drunk in random places; I don't know where he is now.

Select answer:
firmly established by nature or habit
lacking conscience; greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
energetic; vigorously active
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retrieve

(10)

v. E.g. They say the more they talk to these detainees, the more tips and evidence they retrieve from the area.

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cut or knock down; cause to fall by striking; kill
nourish; help grow or develop; foster
move to act; incite; give rise to; assist with a reminder
gather; store up; amass; acquire
recover; find and bring in; get back
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steep

(11)

v. E.g. Be sure to steep the fabric in the dye bath for the full time prescribed.

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assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
put clothing on one's body
gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; contract one's lips into a rounded shape
stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
soak; make thoroughly wet
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wax

(12)

v. E.g. With proper handling, his fortunes wax and he becomes rich.

Select answer:
change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
obtain for services of; arrange for the use of; pledge or promise, especially to marry
give to understand; imply as a possibility; make known subtly and indirectly
increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity; show a progressively larger illuminated area
cancel; make void; repeal or annul
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