Test sheet for SAT Vocabulary Test Online

accord

(1)

n. E.g. Although the accord is a small step forward, politicians around the world have their work cut out for them.

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determination; resolving to do something; formal statement of a decision
small body revolving around a larger one; subordinate
hammer-like tool; small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
seller; provider; vending machine
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bureaucracy

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n. E.g. The Internal Revenue Service is the ultimate bureaucracy; taxpayers wasted so much paper filling out IRS forms to comply with the Paper-work Reduction Act.

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over-regulated administrative system
amendment or clause added to a legislative bill; one that rides, especially one who rides horses
one that acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
hint; indirect implication , usually malicious
extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
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charisma

(3)

n. E.g. Political commentators have deplored the importance of a candidate's charisma in these days of television campaigning.

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promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt
target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
extreme edge or margin; border; enclosing boundary; space enclosed by such a boundary
divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of political leader
something producing physical, mental, or emotional vigor
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eerie

(4)

a. E.g. In that eerie setting, it was easy to believe in ghosts and other supernatural beings.

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divided into squares; diversified in color; marked by great changes or shifts in fortune
by effort to the point of exhaustion, especially physical effort
easily understood; clear; intelligible
suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
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facade

(5)

n. E.g. I believe the Religious Right's thin facade is being revealed.

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efficient use of resources; reduction in cost; specific type of economic system
wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom
front of building; superficial or false appearance
close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
particular skill; special talent
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infantile

(6)

a. E.g. American foreign policy has for decades been trapped in infantile behavior that mature men are supposed to outgrow once they get past adolescence.

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desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
childish; relating to infants
capable of being accomplished or brought about
highly excited with strong emotion; disordered or nervous activity
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lunar

(7)

a. E.g. A successful launch will make India the third Asian nation to place a satellite in lunar orbit.

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without an equal; being the only one of its kind
swollen or puffed as with water or air
injurious; tending to cause death; disposed to do evil
pertaining to the moon; affecting the moon
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
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narrative

(8)

n. E.g. The reason I tried to write it in narrative, is I found this to be much more honest way to present the facts of this story.

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forceful, often vindictive anger; fury; just punishment of an offense or crime
story; art, technique, or process of telling story
two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
unlawful taking and removing of another's personal property; theft
outer boundary length; closed curve bounding a plane area
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plausible

(9)

a. E.g. Both sides can maintain plausible deniability and simply claim a misunderstanding.

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hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
flexible; moving and bending with ease
humorously sarcastic or mocking
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resolve

(10)

v. E.g. They resolve never to drink in office again.

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make a firm decision about; find a solution to
splash liquid gently and playfully; undertake something without serious intent
refuse to give; refrain from giving, granting, or permitting; deduct from employee's salary
reckon; make mathematical calculation
do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
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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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defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve
lay eggs; produce offspring in large numbers
measure the depth; come to understand
criticize harshly; wash in pan; cook in pan
accuse of a crime or other wrongful act; suggest that someone is guilty
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withstand

(12)

v. E.g. The new material should withstand even the greatest wear and tear.

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move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known
stand up against; successfully resist; oppose with force or resolution
grow well; decorate with ornaments; be in a period of productivity
dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn
stop motion; curb or restrain
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