SAT Vocabulary Test Online

ape

(1)

v. E.g. You would be suspended for a week, if you ape the principal in front of the whole school like Tom.

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take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
imitate; mimic, as an ape imitates human actions
confirm; ratify; declare or make legally valid
fill with delight or wonder; put into a trance; attract
do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
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attribute

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v. E.g. I attribute her success in science to the encouragement she received from her parents.

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obtain for services of; arrange for the use of; pledge or promise, especially to marry
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
relate to particular cause or source; ascribe; explain
dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly
obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
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coronation

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n. E.g. When the witches told Macbeth he would be king, they failed to warn him he would lose his crown soon after his coronation.

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intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
wild party involving excessive drinking; unrestrained indulgence; secret rite in the cults of ancient
prescribed diet and habits; a systematic plan for therapy; governmental rule or control
ceremony of crowning queen or king
over-regulated administrative system
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enduring

(4)

a. E.g. Keats believed in the enduring power of great art, which would outlast its creators' brief lives.

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closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
of or relating to money; nation's currency; financial
lasting; surviving; long-suffering; patient
feeling or showing extreme anger; enraged
loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness
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gibberish

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n. E.g. True, the great majority of these would be gibberish, but writing a program that can screen out them is a difficult project.

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public records; place where public records are kept
similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
funeral director; one whose business is the management of funerals
length of time something lasts
unintelligible or nonsensical talk or writing; babbling
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hallucination

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n. E.g. He refused to believe that the angel was a hallucination.

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partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
mistaken opinion or idea; delusion; illusory perception
victim; object of hunt; hunted animal
object made by human beings; inaccurate observation, effect, or result
examination of dead body; post-mortem
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marshal

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v. E.g. At a debate tournament, speakers have only a minute or two to marshal their thoughts before they address their audience.

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correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel; become compatible or consistent
put in order; arrange or place something in line
struggle confusedly; move off in a confused hurry
declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
trespass; enter as an uninvited person
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mirage

(8)

n. E.g. In economics, a mirage is a naturally occurring phenomenon in which economic statistics are bent to produce an image of a desired outcome.

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public records; place where public records are kept
unreal reflection; optical illusion
forewarning; warning in advance
inherent power or ability; body of persons with specific professional powers
quality of being novel; newness; something new and unusual
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prototype

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n. E.g. He introduced universal health care for all MA citizens and his prototype was the blueprint for what Arnold was introducing in CA.

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privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
brother or sister; member of a family born to the same parents
original work used as a model; original type
sudden downfall; complete disaster
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resolve

(10)

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

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contract into wrinkles; grow together; form into fabric by intertwining
take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
make a firm decision about; find a solution to
be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
feel or express great, often malicious, pleasure or self-satisfaction
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slight

(11)

n. E.g. “Countries like France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Ukraine, and the UK were all essentially flat or even in slight decline,” Telegeography says.

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humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level
over-regulated administrative system
ornamental clasp; decorative pin worn by women
almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
wall painting; very large image applied directly to a wall or ceiling.
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yield

(12)

v. E.g. The wounded knight refused to yield to his foe.

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combine something into a larger whole; unite
compose, perform, or do something with little or no preparation
be thrifty; restrict or limit, as in amount or number
give in; surrender; give forth a natural product; be productive
undergo decay; infect, inflame, or corrupt;
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