SAT Vocabulary Test Online

address

(1)

v. E.g. Brown planned to address the issue of low-income housing in his speech.

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append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
provide written evidence; record in detail
make a formal speech to; deal with or discuss; direct efforts or attention of
be absorbed in one's thoughts; consider or say thoughtfully
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august

(2)

a. E.g. Visiting the palace at Versailles, she was impressed by the august surroundings in which she found herself.

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randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
being or happening first in sequence of time; original; primary; fundamental
swollen or puffed as with water or air
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communal

(3)

a. E.g. When they were divorced, they had trouble dividing their communal property.

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held in common; of a group of people
horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad
tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
silly; senseless; unconsciously foolish; void
related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
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esteem

(4)

v. E.g. Jill and sisters esteem Jack's taste in music, but they deplore his taste in clothes.

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serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
regard with respect; favorable regard
carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
explore with tools; investigate; search
lay eggs; produce offspring in large numbers
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gall

(5)

v. E.g. It will gall her to have to wait outside; I guess she will leave there in five minutes.

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take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone
stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
give to understand; imply as a possibility; make known subtly and indirectly
save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
make sore by abrasion; damage surface friction; annoy
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headstrong

(6)

a. E.g. I know I'm the good girl, the pure girl, the smart girl, the over-achieving girl, and maybe it's something that makes me the kind of headstrong girl.

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inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs
stubbornly and often recklessly willful; unyielding
exaggerated; pompous; enlarged with air or gas
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maverick

(7)

n. E.g. But, a maverick is also one who cannot be identified as belonging to any specific herd.

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one that refuses to abide or be independent; an unbranded range animal
dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light; faint glow; shimmer
state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
legal delay of payment; suspension of an ongoing or planned activity
immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning
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objective

(8)

n. E.g. From now on, when you go out, your main objective is to be more talkative.

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misleading vision; being deceived by a false perception or belief
overbearing pride; haughtiness; manifest feeling of personal superiority in rank, power, or estimation
goal; something worked toward to; intention
mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
smile expressing scorn instead of pleasure; smile in affected, often offensively self-satisfied manner
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perjury

(9)

n. E.g. "That kind of perjury is one of the hardest cases for a prosecutor to prove," Coleman said.

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natural talent or aptitude
one that refuses to abide or be independent; an unbranded range animal
outward decorations; ornamental covering or harness for horse
false testimony while under oath; breach of an oath or promise
art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
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remorse

(10)

n. E.g. Ah, said Bernard, my remorse is all gone, and yet I think I love you about as much as ever!

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pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
a group of parts that work together to perform given function; appliance or device for particular purpose
overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
nice or keen appreciation or enjoyment; enthusiasm
burst of ill humor; display of temper; ill natured caprice
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sophisticated

(11)

a. E.g. We could have secured our homeland -- investing in sophisticated new protection for our ports, our trains and our power plants.

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having a university degree; having completed training; having steps; arranged by grade, level, degree
insane; mad; of unsound mind; mentally ill
deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict; mad; insane
relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential
wide-ranging knowledge; complex; intellectually appealing
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valid

(12)

a. E.g. He said the large number of people surveyed and the lack of corrupting factors mean certain valid conclusions can be drawn from the results.

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logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable; well grounded
fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked
curative; having or exhibiting healing powers; relating to healing art
strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature
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