SAT Vocabulary Test Online

absolve

(1)

v. E.g. I absolve you from this responsibility.

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express, especially forcefully; release or discharge through an opening; rise to surface of water to breathe
let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
give up temporarily; yield; give up voluntarily; defer
make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
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barren

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a. E.g. Looking out at the trackless, barren desert, Indiana Jones feared that his search for the missing expedition would prove fruitless.

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excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details
lustful; indecent; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
systematic; arranged or proceeding in regular, systematic order
represented by graph; described in vivid detail; clearly outlined
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champion

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v. E.g. Martin Luther King, Jr., they believe he could champion the oppressed in their struggle for equality.

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arise; have or take origin or descent
give to understand; imply as a possibility; make known subtly and indirectly
protect or fight for as first place
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
shrivel; decay; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; loss of moisture
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deploy

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v. E.g. The general ordered the battalion to deploy in order to meet the enemy offensive.

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pretend; put on false appearance of; feign
recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
position troops in readiness for combat, as along a front or line; put into use or action
explore with tools; investigate; search
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fancy

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n. E.g. For it was at that hour of a warm afternoon when my fancy is able to hear the silent voices.

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capricious notion; something many people believe that is false
extremely poisonous or injurious snake; person regarded as malicious
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
union; act of melting together by heat
path of other moving body through space; chosen or taken course
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hallowed

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a. E.g. What was to be carried back to the ship and laid in hallowed ground in Scotland?

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swollen or puffed as with water or air
associated with a divine power; made holy; worthy of religious veneration
insignificant; tiny; weak; of inferior size, strength
odd; old-fashioned; picturesque; unfamiliar or unusual in character
of, relating to, or composed of matter; concerned with physical, not from intellectual or spiritual
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insightful

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a. E.g. Additionally, the SBC continues its "Boot Camp Series" throughout the year to help businesses to gain insightful advice on business strategies.

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like a fanatic; furious; uncontrollable; extremely zealous or enthusiastic
inclined to cruelty; deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on another
showing or having insight; perceptive; having a keen intellect
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
fatigued dulled by surfeit; exhausted; worn out; wearied
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orient

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v. E.g. Philip spent his first day in Denver to orient the telescope toward the moon.

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focus toward; determine position with reference to another point; locate to face the east
gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; contract one's lips into a rounded shape
give up temporarily; yield; give up voluntarily; defer
attract by arousing hope or desire
refrain from buying or using
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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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rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
symbol of immortality or rebirth; bird in Egyptian mythology that lived for 500 years
assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
one that takes position of another; substitute
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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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move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
recover; find and bring in; get back
handle with skill; exercise effectively; have power over; rule or manage
pretend; put on false appearance of; feign
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subsequent

(11)

a. E.g. In subsequent days, other polls showed that the margin hadn't narrowed all that much.

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apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
following in time or order; succeeding; later
given freely; unwarranted; granted without recompense; unearned
without previous preparation
speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
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witless

(12)

a. E.g. His lips trembled briefly, however, his face never let go of his expression of witless warmth.

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related; belonging to the same family
foolish; idiotic; lacking intelligence or wit
secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
tending or leaning toward; bent; having preference or tendency
relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
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