SAT Vocabulary Test Online

absolve

(1)

v. E.g. The priest will absolve him and tell him how to say in party.

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assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
act as a patron to; support or sponsor
pronounce clear of guilt or blame; grant remission of sin to; acquit
recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
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bane

(2)

n. E.g. Lucy's little brother was the bane of her existence: his attempts to make her life miserable worked so well that she could have poisoned him.

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something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
door bar; fastening pin or screw; length of fabric
excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
honor; praise for exceptional achievement
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conundrum

(3)

n. E.g. For this reason, the best way out of this conundrum is a political compromise.

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opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
risk, particularly of being exposed to disease; unmasking; act of laying something open
time between one event, process; interval of time
person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
riddle; difficult problem; dilemma
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evasive

(4)

a. E.g. Your evasive answers convinced the judge that you were withholding important evidence.

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not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
of an entire group or class; general
avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger; deliberately vague or ambiguous
having no particular interest or concern; being neither good nor bad
marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
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gorge

(5)

n. E.g. The white-water rafting guide warned us about the rapids farther downstream, where the river cut through a narrow gorge.

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understanding and entering into another's feelings
narrow pass, especially between mountains
authority to act for another; agent or substitute
idle person; male bee; someone who takes more time than necessary
right or claim to possession; mark of rank; name of a book or film
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incur

(6)

v. E.g. Today when a corporation loses a court decision the universal punishment they incur is that they are made to pay a fine.

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place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; make dirty, as by exposure to air
irritate or torment persistently; wear out; exhaust
reckon; make mathematical calculation
bring upon oneself; become liable to; acquire or come into
keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
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integrity

(7)

n. E.g. Protecting global supply chain integrity is of the utmost importance for manufacturers.

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work of art put together from fragments
closeness, often affectionate; privacy; familiarity
one who manages museum or library; superintendent; manager
sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark
quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness
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obscure

(8)

v. E.g. Because the smog will obscure our view, we have to adjust original plan.

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consider; think about carefully; weigh
put clothing on one's body
regard with respect; favorable regard
argue about prices; bargain, as over the price of something
darken; make dim or indistinct; conceal in obscurity
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penchant

(9)

n. E.g. There is a certain penchant in true believers to ignore input which conflicts and contradicts that belief.

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minor objection or complaint; petty distinction
something hinted at or suggested; act of implying; condition of being implied
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct
strong inclination; definite liking
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rousing

(10)

a. E.g. We're more united than ever, we're feeling exhilarated again, rousing from a crushingly bleak freeze.

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deserving blame; admonition; blameworthy
lively; vigorous; inducing enthusiasm or excitement; stirring
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
reddish color; healthy-looking
flexible; moving and bending with ease
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superficial

(11)

a. E.g. We give higher ratings to job applicants who are like us in superficial and irrelevant ways: as went to same school or share same religion.

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grossly wicked; abominable; hateful; infamous
in coma; extremely sleepy; unconscious
susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
trivial; of little substance; involving a surface only
morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
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weather

(12)

v. E.g. He had to weather the crisis in his personal life with difficulty.

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beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
twist or turn suddenly and forcibly; move, extract, or force free by pulling violently
drink greedily; flood with water, as for washing
endure the effects of weather or other forces; come through safely; survive
give as gift; present
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