SAT Vocabulary Test Online

affliction

(1)

n. E.g. Even in the midst of her affliction, Elizabeth tried to keep up the spirits of those around her.

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written order to require appearance in court to give testimony
cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
indignation; deep sense of injury; strong displeasure
psychological disorder by delusions; extreme, irrational distrust of others
lure or bait; means used to mislead or lead into danger
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cadaver

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n. E.g. In some states, it is illegal to dissect cadaver.

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one that engages in aggression; person who first attacks
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
someone who is sought by law officers; one who flees; a refugee
criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force
corpse; dead body, especially one intended for dissection
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collage

(3)

n. E.g. Scraps of cloth, paper doilies, and old photographs all went into her collage.

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work of art put together from fragments
capricious notion; something many people believe that is false
one that takes position of another; substitute
descendants; future generations
management; supervision; people who are in charge for management; activity of government for powers and duties
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diversity

(4)

n. E.g. Canadian society allows for diversity, and in the evolution of our national aims it is a central feature.

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point or respect in which things differ; difference
forceful, often vindictive anger; fury; just punishment of an offense or crime
act or an instance of buying; something bought
neglect; failure to take reasonable care; state or quality of being negligent
risk, particularly of being exposed to disease; unmasking; act of laying something open
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ghastly

(5)

a. E.g. Another reason the summer of 2009 seems so ghastly is because other countries are living through infinitely more exciting times.

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horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad
clever; having inventive or cunning mind
final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night
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headstrong

(6)

a. E.g. Because I know I'm the good girl, the pure girl, the smart girl, the over-achieving girl, and maybe it's something about everything that makes me the kind of headstrong girl that the bad boys have fun chasing after.

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stubbornly and often recklessly willful; unyielding
excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious
trivial; of small importance; very small
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
husky; muscular and heavily built
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leery

(7)

a. E.g. Having failed to produce evidence backing up these statements, they remain leery about security in their hometowns.

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suspicious or distrustful; wary; cautious
arousing anger or interest; tending to provoke or stimulate
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
having no previous example; novel; unparalleled
deadly; causing or capable of causing death
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mushroom

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v. E.g. Between 1990 and 1999, the population of Silicon Valley kept to mushroom; with the rapidly increasing demand for housing, home prices skyrocketed as well.

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take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
multiply, grow, or expand rapidly
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
achieve or accomplish; gain
foreshadow; indicate by signs
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pathological

(9)

a. E.g. I think that she had what we call pathological envy, meaning she didn't want anyone else to be happy but her.

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related to the study of disease; diseased or markedly abnormal; relating to or caused by disease
not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
cautious; careful in regard to one's own interests
trivial; of little substance; involving a surface only
directly ahead; straightforward
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seasoned

(10)

a. E.g. The picture he threw on the screen of himself must have been something else again - seasoned sailor, hardy adventurer, and who knows what else?

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frightfully; terribly; inspiring horror
experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby; aged or processed
strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature
native; originating where it is found
rude; sullenly ill humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
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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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childish; relating to infants
not biased; fair; showing lack of favoritism
secretive, not openly shown
open for the public to read; obvious; plain
wide-ranging knowledge; complex; intellectually appealing
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unconscionable

(12)

a. E.g. Such irrationality has its roots in unconscionable prejudice.

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lacking conscience; greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
cautious; careful in regard to one's own interests
very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute or pure
excessively self-centered; self-important
pertaining to the moon; affecting the moon
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