SAT Vocabulary Test Online

aftermath

(1)

n. E.g. The most critical lesson Barbara has learned from her diagnosis and the aftermath is the importance of selecting a good facility and sticking with it.

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items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion
one that is turned or applied to for aid or security; resort for help or protection; access or admittance
outcome; consequence, especially of a disaster or misfortune
person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
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burly

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a. E.g. That was 25 years ago, but I still recall the burly driver eying me in the rear-view mirror as we idled at a red light on Michigan Avenue.

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lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict; mad; insane
husky; muscular and heavily built
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
emotionally removed; calm and objective; apart from others; separate
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defer

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v. E.g. I would again defer to responsible judgment when we're dealing with these kind of things.

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pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time
splash liquid gently and playfully; undertake something without serious intent
refrain from buying or using
contract into wrinkles; grow together; form into fabric by intertwining
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dismiss

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v. E.g. Believing in John's love for her, she can dismiss the notion that he might be unfaithful.

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display in order to impress others; swagger; walk with a lofty proud gait
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
achieve or accomplish; gain
operate with one's hands; control or play upon people, forces artfully
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founder

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n. E.g. Some businesses require very little capital and the founder is able to self-finance the enterprise.

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real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
residue by smelting metal ore; dross; waste material from a coal mine; scum that forms on the surface of molten metal
thin, flexible leaf or sheet of metal; prevent from being successful; set off by contrast
person who establishes an organization, business
most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; central idea
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ineffectual

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a. E.g. He called the ineffectual cease-fire a diplomatic initiative that would be first step to end the conflict.

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completely lacking; barren or empty
not easily satisfied; impossible to satiate or satisfy; greedy
kindly; favorable; not malignant
insufficient to produce a desired effect; fruitless
showing or having insight; perceptive; having a keen intellect
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levitate

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v. E.g. The claim that I am able to levitate is simultaneously religious and scientific.

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nourish; help grow or develop; foster
release from something that holds firmly
float in air ,especially by magical means
frighten; make timid; fill with fear
position troops in readiness for combat, as along a front or line; put into use or action
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mobile

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a. E.g. The mobile blood bank operated by the Red Cross visited our neighborhood today.

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having no previous example; novel; unparalleled
movable; not fixed; fluid; unstable
helper, additional or subsidiary
not readily approached; remote; not friendly or sociable; aloof; emotionally unresponsive and detached
susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
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quarantine

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n. E.g. Part of the work for the penguins while they are in quarantine is re-establishing a social order, as they do in the wild.

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written order to require appearance in court to give testimony
isolation of person or ship to prevent spread of infection; condition of enforced isolation
value; benefit or advantage in general sense
extreme edge or margin; border; enclosing boundary; space enclosed by such a boundary
unreal reflection; optical illusion
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recluse

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n. E.g. The modern founder of Pantheism, Benedict Spinoza, was a man of pure and saintly character, a gentle recluse from the world, lovable and blameless.

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idle person; male bee; someone who takes more time than necessary
inability to sleep; lack of sleep
slap; blow with fist; blast of wind; meal at which guests serve themselves
condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
one who lives in solitude; withdrawn from the world; reclusive
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squander

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v. E.g. The real challenge here for the Obama campaign will be to avoid taking the bait, and let McCain squander his one asset.

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unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
impose fine or tax; collect payment
urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to
question severely; torture or afflict
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tycoon

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n. E.g. A new trial of the jailed former oil tycoon is set to begin Tuesday.

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noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
state of violent agitation; eddying motion; unstable flow of a liquid or gas; state of violent disturbance and disorder
wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; magnate
nice or keen appreciation or enjoyment; enthusiasm
overbearing pride; haughtiness; manifest feeling of personal superiority in rank, power, or estimation
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