SAT Vocabulary Test Online

antidote

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n. E.g. They believe that because this anti-heroin antidote is what finally worked with some of the victims.

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explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times
wild party involving excessive drinking; unrestrained indulgence; secret rite in the cults of ancient
medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
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bent

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a. E.g. We are bent on going to the theater no matter how heavy the snow is.

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determined to do or have
silly; senseless; unconsciously foolish; void
causing sadness, compassion, or pity
queer; amusingly odd; comical
relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
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convention

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n. E.g. Moreover, following this convention is our friend's normal behavior when in such a mood.

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one who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment
social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
extreme rigor; strictness; rigidity; harshness
nonsense; silly, unmeaning talk; servant; slave
act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
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demeanor

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n. E.g. It'll be interesting to see what her demeanor is and what kind of witness she is.

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absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
act of making conscious choice; power or faculty of choosing
something originally of little value becomes very valuable; unexpected hit; one that sleeps
case of leather or similar material for pistol
conduct; management; way in which a person behaves
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gorge

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v. E.g. The guests gorge themselves with foods as though they had not eaten for days.

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stuff oneself; overeat; make a pig of oneself
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
become worse; decline; fall
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
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incorporate

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v. E.g. I will provide the template for the website but will need someone in incorporate the matrix along with the members area and a few other aspects to go along with the members area.

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nourish; help grow or develop; foster
erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
combine something into a larger whole; unite
multiply, grow, or expand rapidly
put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
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lavish

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a. E.g. I would fly to Paris and stay in lavish hotels if someone else were paying.

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associated with a divine power; made holy; worthy of religious veneration
rude; sullenly ill humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
not able to be corrected or repaired
pertaining to passionate love; tending to arouse sexual desire
liberal; wasteful; excessive spending
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passive

(8)

a. E.g. Mahatma Gandhi urged his followers to pursue a program of passive resistance as he felt that it was more effective than violence.

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having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
expecting unquestioning obedience; overwhelming in power or significance
lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
childish; relating to infants
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perimeter

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n. E.g. Find the largest possible width if the the perimeter is at most 64 cm.

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union; act of melting together by heat
formal essay; paper written by candidate for doctoral degree at university
destruction of life; savage and excessive killing of many people
good or just reason; condition or fact of being justified
outer boundary length; closed curve bounding a plane area
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ruthless

(10)

a. E.g. The rule of the strongest and most ruthless is what happens when honest citizens are deprived of the right and ability to defend themselves.

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uncorrupted by civilization; primitive; remaining free from dirt or decay
lacking wit or imagination; ordinary
in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
pitiless; cruel; having no compassion or pity; merciless
yielding; lenient; forbearing or tolerant
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shimmer

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v. E.g. This rope is woven with a maximum amount of reflective tracers--which will make it shimmer in the night.

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treat with ridicule or contempt; mimic; frustrate hopes of
shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
give in; surrender; give forth a natural product; be productive
return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to
feel or express great, often malicious, pleasure or self-satisfaction
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trespass

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v. E.g. After meeting Thailand's foreign minister, Cambodia's prime minister, said armed clashes would erupt if Thai troops continued to trespass over the border.

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put into effect; carry out the legalities of
climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
set resolution or proposal for future consideration; hold back to a later time
unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
cause something happen; set off
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