SAT Vocabulary Test Online

amnesty

(1)

n. E.g. If the amnesty is approved by parliament, it will apply to capital stashed in off-shore tax havens up to the end of last year.

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restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct
stealing; fraudulent appropriation of property
general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses
one who lives in solitude; withdrawn from the world; reclusive
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berserk

(2)

a. E.g. Angered, he became berserk and began to wreck the room.

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laughable; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
differing in some characteristics; various
mentally or emotionally upset; deranged; excessively agitated
practical as opposed to idealistic; concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
being of vital or central importance; crucial
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corroborate

(3)

v. E.g. Though Huck was quite willing to corroborate Tom's story, Aunt Polly knew better than to believe either of them.

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irritate or torment persistently; wear out; exhaust
make better or more attractive; increase; improve
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
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despise

(4)

v. E.g. What they truly despise is the European Union, not any country.

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assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
retract a previous statement; sing over again; utter repeatedly in song
make use of, sometimes unjustly
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; make dirty, as by exposure to air
dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn
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fidelity

(5)

n. E.g. By doing this, we condition people to feel that fidelity is unimportant on the Web.

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screenplay; outline or model of an expected sequence of events
homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past.
faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
stupid person; person who is not very bright
moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
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impenetrable

(6)

a. E.g. The men behind the bailout take refuge in impenetrable jargon.

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logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable; well grounded
not able to be entered; beyond understanding
marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave
unintentionally; without knowledge or intention; carelessly
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mandatory

(7)

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

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unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
tending or leaning toward; bent; having preference or tendency
curative; having or exhibiting healing powers; relating to healing art
obligatory; required or commanded by authority
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neutral

(8)

a. E.g. Edwards will remain neutral until after "Super Tuesday", then he will endorse Hillary.

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humorously sarcastic or mocking
of or relating to a monarch; royal; magnificent; splendid
impartial; not supporting one side over another
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
foolish; idiotic; lacking intelligence or wit
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rail

(9)

v. E.g. You may rail at him all you want; you will never change him.

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handle with skill; exercise effectively; have power over; rule or manage
grow well; decorate with ornaments; be in a period of productivity
speak wildly, irrationally; speak or write with wild enthusiasm
scold; express objections or criticisms in bitter, harsh, or abusive language
sharpen; perfect or make more intense or effective
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ravenous

(10)

a. E.g. The ravenous dog upset several garbage pails in its search for food.

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exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy
morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious
possessed at birth; inborn
extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
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table

(11)

v. E.g. Because we seem unable to agree on this issue at the moment, let us table the motion for now and come back to it at a later date.

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set resolution or proposal for future consideration; hold back to a later time
explore with tools; investigate; search
cause to come together formally
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
narrate or tell; count over again
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volatile

(12)

a. E.g. Increases in volatile weather have alarming impact on business resources and insurance markets.

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in coma; extremely sleepy; unconscious
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
by effort to the point of exhaustion, especially physical effort
fleshly; of or relating to body or flesh; bodily
fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
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