SAT Vocabulary Test Online

abyss

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n. E.g. So, are we to believe that the only thing between us and the abyss is the size of the deficit, and the more the government borrows and spends, the better off we shall be?

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condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
file of documents on a subject; a bundle of writings or documents relating to one matter or subject
enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
original work used as a model; original type
determination; resolving to do something; formal statement of a decision
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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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corpse; dead body, especially one intended for dissection
examination of dead body; post-mortem
any legend; long detailed report; Scandinavian myth
riddle; difficult problem; dilemma
goal; something worked toward to; intention
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coalition

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n. E.g. The Rainbow coalition united people of all races in a common cause.

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public records; place where public records are kept
forcible restraint, especially unlawfully
direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry
partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
characters in play; one's public image or personality
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derogatory

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a. E.g. I resent your derogatory remarks.

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feeling about to vomit; causing uneasiness
relating to skill of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere in language
relating to stars; star-shaped
expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling
spreading harmfully in a subtle manner; designed or adapted to entrap
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glimmer

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v. E.g. The stairs were partially illumined by an uncertain glimmer from a narrow window into the street.

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shine brightly, like a star or a light
be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
provide extensive explanation for words or phrases
justify; authorize; guarantee or attest to quality
feel or express great, often malicious, pleasure or self-satisfaction
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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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deadly; causing or capable of causing death
insufficient to produce a desired effect; fruitless
relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
liberal; wasteful; excessive spending
directly ahead; straightforward
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latent

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a. E.g. Existing arrangements contain latent functions that can be neither seen nor replaced by the reformer.

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lacking of judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden
related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
childish; relating to infants
extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
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natty

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a. E.g. Chuck Lowell was there with several of his men, all of them in natty three-piece suits, looking more like successful businessmen than spies.

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neatly or smartly dressed; neat, trim, and smart
of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
unrelieved or immoderate in intensity or severity; without exception; absolute
no fixed or regular course; wandering
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ramp

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n. E.g. The house was built with ramp instead of stair in order to enable the man in the wheelchair to move easily.

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extraordinary ability; military bravery; superior skill or ability
someone chosen to judge and decide disputed issue; one having ability or power to make authoritative decisions
torn, ragged wound; rough or jagged breach made by rending
slope; mobile staircase; inclined surface or roadway connecting different levels
short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
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resigned

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a. E.g. He was resigned when he saw Bob was too meek to protest Scrooge's bullying.

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pleasing or sweet to taste or smell
accepting one's fate; unresisting; patiently submissive; showing hopelessness
skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety
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stereotype

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n. E.g. As a parent of two sons with Tourette syndrome, I have spent 10 years fighting this kind of stereotype while watching my children struggle for acceptance.

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fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception
small planet; any small celestial bodies that revolve around the sun
utmost height; highest point of a mountain
private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
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traumatic

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a. E.g. They provided toys for children in traumatic situations such as fires, kidnappings, and domestic violence.

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dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
relating to injury caused by violence; adapted to cure of wounds; vulnerary
intentional; headstrong; said or done on purpose; deliberate
arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
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