SAT Vocabulary Test Online

ammunition

(1)

n. E.g. I will carry these two rifles myself; the ammunition is all there except that bag in the corner.

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military stores or provisions; articles used in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells
overbearing pride; haughtiness; manifest feeling of personal superiority in rank, power, or estimation
good fortune; financial success; physical well-being
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
ornamental clasp; decorative pin worn by women
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barren

(2)

a. E.g. Looking out at the trackless, barren desert, Indiana Jones feared that his search for the missing expedition would prove fruitless.

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relating to injury caused by violence; adapted to cure of wounds; vulnerary
suitable for servant; having low nature
helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details
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defer

(3)

v. E.g. When making decisions about purchasing software, we must defer to Michael, our computer guru; he gets the final word.

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exploit natural surroundings to disguise something; conceal
question severely; torture or afflict
recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
endure the effects of weather or other forces; come through safely; survive
give in respectfully; submit or yield to another's wish or opinion
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exemplary

(4)

a. E.g. But the official Miss America website stresses you performed all your duties in exemplary fashion before you gave up the crown.

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insignificant; tiny; weak; of inferior size, strength
injurious; tending to cause death; disposed to do evil
lacking wit or imagination; ordinary
serving as model; outstanding; typical
obligatory; required or commanded by authority
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forthright

(5)

a. E.g. I think being forthright is the least we should expect.

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directly ahead; straightforward
systematic; arranged or proceeding in regular, systematic order
lacking seriousness; dizzy; frivolous and lighthearted
emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
unrelieved or immoderate in intensity or severity; without exception; absolute
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illicit

(6)

a. E.g. Some earned a living in illicit trafficking, from smuggling to prostitution, but others had been educated in France and had fortunes, lands, and slaves.

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illegal; unlawful; not authorized or permitted
tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental
deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred
not practical or applied; hypothetical; of or based on theory
native; originating where it is found
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marked

(7)

a. E.g. The bloodless takeover stood in marked contrast to a deadly raid of another Gaza aid ship this week.

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invigorating and refreshing; cheering; making lively and joyful
noticeable or pronounced; having one or more distinguishing marks
essential or necessary for completeness; entire
tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental
mentally or emotionally upset; deranged; excessively agitated
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nostalgia

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n. E.g. We've been there for a couple weeks now and the nostalgia is there, but we are trying to keep everything fresh.

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temporary relief from harm or discomfort; postponement or cancellation of punishment
moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
outward decorations; ornamental covering or harness for horse
homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past.
spying; secret observation
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quarry

(9)

v. E.g. I saw they quarry blocks of marble out of the hillside.

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diminish; undermine the foundations; dig
dig into; search carefully
remove the fuse of bomb; reduce or eliminate threat
assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
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rigid

(10)

a. E.g. Without integration, we are stuck in rigid, inflexible states and to face chaotic feeling or thought.

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enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute or pure
performed with a natural or offhand ease
separated; caused to be unloved
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static

(11)

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

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relating to injury caused by violence; adapted to cure of wounds; vulnerary
violent; not restrained or controlled
intensely cold; lacking warmth; stiff and formal in manner
typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance
having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary
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valor

(12)

n. E.g. John McCain, a Vietnam War hero of almost incomprehensible bravery and valor, is also trapped by a world view from another time.

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forcible restraint, especially unlawfully
bravery; courage and boldness, as in battle
act of turning aside; pastime; activity that relaxes or entertains
conduct; management; way in which a person behaves
characters in play; one's public image or personality
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