SAT Vocabulary Test Online

aptitude

(1)

n. E.g. The counselor gave him an aptitude test before advising him about the career he should follow.

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case of leather or similar material for pistol
act or an instance of buying; something bought
inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
point in time, especially a critical point; joining point
payment in money made by one ruler or nation; tax; mark of respect; praiseworthy quality
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avenge

(2)

v. E.g. Hamlet vowed he would avenge his father's murder and punish Claudius for his horrible crime.

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beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
fasten together; join at the ends; join by interweaving strands
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone
draw back, as with fear or pain; show fear
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cite

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v. E.g. She could cite passages in the Bible from memory.

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go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time
quote; adduce as an instance
view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
reckon; make mathematical calculation
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exemplary

(4)

a. E.g. But the official Miss America website stresses you performed all your duties in exemplary fashion before you gave up the crown.

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unique; extraordinary; being only one
highly excited with strong emotion; disordered or nervous activity
stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing
serving as model; outstanding; typical
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forensic

(5)

a. E.g. An expert in forensic accounting, according to a recent report in Newsweek, says the AIG scandal might get considerably worse than it already is.

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of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
relating to use of technology in investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in court by law
swollen or puffed as with water or air
inclined to cruelty; deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on another
produced by imagination; characterized by vision or foresight; imaginary; idealistic
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guise

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n. E.g. The Mona Lisa, in its kind of mysterious guise, is really a creation of 19th-century French critics who chose to see it in those terms.

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one who expects favorable or good outcome
wall painting; very large image applied directly to a wall or ceiling.
outward appearance or aspect; mode of dress; false appearance
failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
one who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment
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labyrinth

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n. E.g. You know, Michelle, one thing contributing to this labyrinth is the nation's biggest private employer, Wal-Mart.

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close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
watchfulness; wakefulness; process of paying close and continuous attention
form of government; government in power; administration; prevailing social system or pattern
light quick blow or touch
maze; complex structure of interconnecting passages
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molecule

(8)

n. E.g. The protein molecule is made up of a number of organic units known as amino acids.

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the smallest particle of substance, having all the properties of that substance
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
fastening device; firm grip
study of prehistoric life; science of former life of the globe
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prominent

(9)

a. E.g. The most prominent is the almost total domination of the top overall rankings by smaller communities.

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lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
generous; high-minded; chivalrous
perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
conspicuous; immediately noticeable; sticking out; widely known
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regime

(10)

n. E.g. State Department officials insisted that, privately, the Yeltsin regime is still willing to cooperate in the search for peace.

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great happiness; pleasing and appropriate manner or style
something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward
form of government; government in power; administration; prevailing social system or pattern
wild party involving excessive drinking; unrestrained indulgence; secret rite in the cults of ancient
dwarf; fabled race of dwarflike creatures who live underground
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subterranean

(11)

a. E.g. This debate actually has been going on in subterranean form inside the Vatican for some time.

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foolish; idiotic; lacking intelligence or wit
lazy; with little movement; very slow
hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
relating to a province; limited in outlook; unsophisticated
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unscathed

(12)

a. E.g. Unlike the U.S. and Europe, Canada has emerged relatively unscathed from the financial crisis.

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not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
represented by graph; described in vivid detail; clearly outlined
having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
restricted; having the appropriate qualifications for an office, position, or task
gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
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