SAT Vocabulary Test Online

array

(1)

v. E.g. She liked to watch her mother array herself in her finest clothes before going out for the evening.

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treat with ridicule or contempt; mimic; frustrate hopes of
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
give as gift; present
dress in finery; cloth to envelop; set out for display or use; place in an orderly arrangement
cut or knock down; cause to fall by striking; kill
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bourgeois

(2)

a. E.g. Technically, anyone who belongs to the middle class is bourgeois, but, most people resent it if you call them that.

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arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
far in space or time; cold in manner
middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
most favorable or advantageous
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delete

(3)

v. E.g. Less is more: if you delete this paragraph, your whole essay will have greater appeal.

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express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
endanger; imperil; put at risk
erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
reveal; make known to public
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ethnic

(4)

a. E.g. But guess why they stay home and suppress what they call ethnic unrest?

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flexible; moving and bending with ease
invigorating and refreshing; cheering; making lively and joyful
uninterrupted; unceasing; continuing without interruption
relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
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gnome

(5)

n. E.g. In medieval mythology, gnome was the special guardian and inhabitant of subterranean mines.

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misleading vision; being deceived by a false perception or belief
principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
study of prehistoric life; science of former life of the globe
dwarf; fabled race of dwarflike creatures who live underground
lack of enthusiasm; skeptical caution; something saved for future use; self-restraint in expression
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impartial

(6)

a. E.g. You know, you've got to remain impartial in all of this, Sheriff.

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motherly; relating to mother or motherhood
silly; senseless; unconsciously foolish; void
having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
not biased; fair; showing lack of favoritism
deep and resonant; flourishing; thriving
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marshal

(7)

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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put in order; arrange or place something in line
defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve
gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; contract one's lips into a rounded shape
deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
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ominous

(8)

a. E.g. As you know, that law was slipped into a massive ominous appropriations bill back in 1999.

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pleasing or sweet to taste or smell
threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy
logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable; well grounded
gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
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podium

(9)

n. E.g. For me to still stay on the podium is a great accomplishment for now.

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small waterfall; sudden downpour
right or claim to possession; mark of rank; name of a book or film
oppression; cruel government; office or authority of an absolute ruler; absolute power
surrender of prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
platform raised above surrounding level to give prominence to person on it
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regal

(10)

a. E.g. The queen, dressed in regal purple, was joined by her husband.

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of or relating to a monarch; royal; magnificent; splendid
husky; muscular and heavily built
frenzied; excessively agitated
closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict; mad; insane
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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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mild and pleasant; fragrant
hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
being or happening first in sequence of time; original; primary; fundamental
causing sadness, compassion, or pity
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vindictive

(12)

a. E.g. Her neck and arms were full of scars from a vindictive rage by her husband's relatives, who believed her guilty of his death.

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lasting only a short time; fleeting; elusive
seek revenge or intended for revenge; showing malicious will
tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling
closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
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