SAT Vocabulary Test Online

alias

(1)

n. E.g. Since the alias is already defined in our management pack it should work fine.

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something that discourages; tending to deter
partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
person with discriminating taste in food and wine
brief, passing odor carried in air; trace to hint; slight, gentle gust of air
assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
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artifact

(2)

n. E.g. Archaeologists debated the significance of the artifact discovered in the ruins of Asia Minor but came to no conclusion.

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plants of a region or era; plants considered as a group; bacteria that normally inhabit bodily organ
legal delay of payment; suspension of an ongoing or planned activity
object made by human beings; inaccurate observation, effect, or result
proving to be false or incorrect; response with contrary evidence
union; act of melting together by heat
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commute

(3)

v. E.g. In exchange for cooperating with detectives on another case, criminal tried to commute his charges.

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lean or cause to lean to the side; lean over; itemize
give to understand; imply as a possibility; make known subtly and indirectly
acknowledge by signing a bill, draft, or other instrument; approve; support
obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
perceive intuitively; foresee future; have nature of or being a deity
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estranged

(4)

a. E.g. The estranged wife sought a divorce and believed it was unique chance to lead a new life.

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theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
uncorrupted by civilization; primitive; remaining free from dirt or decay
separated; caused to be unloved
tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental
unrelieved or immoderate in intensity or severity; without exception; absolute
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felicity

(5)

n. E.g. She wrote a note to the newlyweds wishing them great felicity in their wedded life.

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metal tool with a sharp edge, used to cut and shape stone, wood, or metal
great happiness; pleasing and appropriate manner or style
real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
watching; inspection; close observation of a person or group; supervision
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hazy

(6)

a. E.g. I have only a hazy notion of what she wants.

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lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.
without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
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mandatory

(7)

a. E.g. These instructions are mandatory, any violation will be severely punished.

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relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
checking perpendicularity; exactly vertical
separated; caused to be unloved
obligatory; required or commanded by authority
produced by imagination; characterized by vision or foresight; imaginary; idealistic
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pariah

(8)

n. E.g. Shortly Tom came upon the juvenile pariah of the village, Huckleberry Finn, son of the town drunkard.

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extreme edge or margin; border; enclosing boundary; space enclosed by such a boundary
thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
social outcast; person who is rejected from society or home
dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light; faint glow; shimmer
fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception
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precarious

(9)

a. E.g. But that is why NASA used test pilots, men used to handling life and death decisions in precarious situations and instantly making the right choice.

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related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
causing sadness, compassion, or pity
uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
knowledgeable; resulting from deliberation and careful thought
relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
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rendition

(10)

n. E.g. The audience cheered enthusiastically as she completed her rendition of the aria.

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goal; something worked toward to; intention
burst of ill humor; display of temper; ill natured caprice
spying; secret observation
translation, often interpretive; performance of a musical or dramatic work
ability to learn and reason; ability to think abstractly or profoundly
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static

(11)

a. E.g. To claim that the English language will remain static is false.

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near at hand; close in time; about to occur
deadly; causing or capable of causing death
quick or willing to receive ideas, suggestions; capable of receiving
injurious; tending to cause death; disposed to do evil
having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary
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touchy

(12)

a. E.g. When I rejected that as nonsense, he accused me of being touchy.

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quiet and obedient; showing patience and humility
tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling
of or relating to a monarch; royal; magnificent; splendid
deadly; causing or capable of causing death
elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
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