SAT Vocabulary Test Online

appreciate

(1)

v. E.g. I am truly thankful for the stocks, which would appreciate in value considerably in future years.

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be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
question severely; torture or afflict
rear; promote the growth of; help develop
graze; skim or glance at casually
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benefactor

(2)

n. E.g. Scrooge later became Tiny Tim's benefactor and gave him gifts.

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one who studies history and science of mankind
gift giver; person who gives people or institutions with financial help
formal essay; paper written by candidate for doctoral degree at university
something that relieves pain
public declaration of principles; statement of policy
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defuse

(3)

v. E.g. Police negotiators are trained to defuse dangerous situations by avoiding confrontational language and behavior.

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gaze intently; stare; scrutinize; read or study carefully and attentively
force with the thumb; make a groove in
get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
remove the fuse of bomb; reduce or eliminate threat
unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
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dormant

(4)

a. E.g. Her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened.

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skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
clever; having inventive or cunning mind
apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
not easily satisfied; impossible to satiate or satisfy; greedy
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gourmet

(5)

n. E.g. The gourmet stated that this was the best onion soup she had ever tasted.

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cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; form of humor by mocking with irony
person with discriminating taste in food and wine
expanse of land or water; system of organs that perform a specialized function; leaflet or pamphlet
special honor or respect shown or expressed publicly; tribute
thin soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
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immaculate

(6)

a. E.g. Chatman said her mom and dad always kept their vehicles in immaculate shape.

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resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
spotless; flawless; absolutely clean
clever; having inventive or cunning mind
causing shock or horror; gruesome
restricted; having the appropriate qualifications for an office, position, or task
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mandatory

(7)

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

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obligatory; required or commanded by authority
fatigued dulled by surfeit; exhausted; worn out; wearied
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
relating to use of technology in investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in court by law
able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable
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ordeal

(8)

n. E.g. Another concern in this ordeal is the matter of proof.

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feud in which members of opposing parties murder each other; blood bitter quarrel
severe trial; form of trial to determine guilt or innocence; difficult or painful experience
seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies
examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom
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pine

(9)

v. E.g. Though she tried to be happy living with Clara in the city, Heidi used to pine for the mountains and for her gruff but loving grandfather.

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achieve or accomplish; gain
express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
reckon; make mathematical calculation
have desire for something or someone; yearn; grieve or mourn for
secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate
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scuffle

(10)

v. E.g. He tried to scuffle his funds among different accounts in various countries so as to avoid the IRS.

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move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone
display in order to impress others; swagger; walk with a lofty proud gait
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sever

(11)

v. E.g. The result of England's last great colonial struggle with France was to sever from the latter all her American dependencies, her colonists becoming the subjects of alien and rival powers.

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advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
stop or slow down; catch someone's attention; take into custody
provide extensive explanation for words or phrases
endanger; imperil; put at risk
cut off from a whole; set or keep apart; divide or separate
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wield

(12)

v. E.g. The Traders will never again wield as much power as we did.

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turn aside; draw someone's attention away from something
trespass; enter as an uninvited person
handle with skill; exercise effectively; have power over; rule or manage
cut off from a whole; set or keep apart; divide or separate
make a firm decision about; find a solution to
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