SAT Vocabulary Test Online

affiliation

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n. E.g. This affiliation is a way for us to be able to provide our clients with the full spectrum of services and expertise they need.

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naturalness; freedom from constraint; happening or arising without external cause; self-generated
partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity
smile expressing scorn instead of pleasure; smile in affected, often offensively self-satisfied manner
object made by human beings; inaccurate observation, effect, or result
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assurance

(2)

n. E.g. Even in BP CEO Tony Hayward's new television commercial his assurance is an ambiguous.

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breaking of contract or duty
beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
natural talent or aptitude
hammer-like tool; small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt
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dank

(3)

a. E.g. They're ten thousand miles away, hiding in dank caves and surrounded by hundreds people.

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out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
disagreeably damp or humid; cold moisture; unpleasant humidity
diligent; hard-working; busy and laborious
accepting one's fate; unresisting; patiently submissive; showing hopelessness
suspicious or distrustful; wary; cautious
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diversion

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n. E.g. Fargo-Moorhead area officials already have decided that a diversion is the best option but are debating the size and location of the channel.

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whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment
person with discriminating taste in food and wine
substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
act of turning aside; pastime; activity that relaxes or entertains
product of a body's mass and its velocity; impelling force or strength; impetus
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faction

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n. E.g. This faction is aligned with the NY and regional board members; in combination, they now have a thin majority on the National Board.

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natural talent or aptitude
mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder; fear, as of something evil
stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; excellent quality used to test excellence or genuineness of others
beginning or early stages; offensive against enemy
a party of persons having a common end in view
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incumbent

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a. E.g. Voters see the same old candidates year after year and figure that the incumbent is usually a lock in a vast number of congressional districts.

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counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
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iota

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n. E.g. All this does not take away one iota from the terrible acts committed yesterday.

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inability to sleep; lack of sleep
thin soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
very small amount; a bit; ninth letter of the Greek alphabet
whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment
point or respect in which things differ; difference
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obsessive

(8)

a. E.g. Well, obsessive is going to extremes and medium is not.

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grossly wicked; abominable; hateful; infamous
of, relating to, or composed of matter; concerned with physical, not from intellectual or spiritual
causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
excessive in degree or nature; preoccupying
fighting or warring; having a combative character; aggressive
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pedestrian

(9)

a. E.g. Unintentionally boring, he wrote page after page of pedestrian prose.

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lacking wit or imagination; ordinary
without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
like a fanatic; furious; uncontrollable; extremely zealous or enthusiastic
serving as model; outstanding; typical
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revoke

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v. E.g. He tried to revoke the ban on smoking.

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express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
provide or brighten with light; clear up or make understandable; enlighten
void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
moderate; tone down or restrain; bring to a desired consistency; adjust finely
take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone
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stealth

(11)

n. E.g. He is a coward and a very evil man who works in stealth to destroy anyone who disagrees with him.

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beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity
avoiding detection by moving carefully; acting in a covert way
state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
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ultimate

(12)

a. E.g. As the ultimate arbiter of the Constitution, the Supreme Court occupies a central place in our scheme of government.

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middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
made of or containing inferior material; not genuine; of low rank; poor quality or craft
of or relating to a monarch; royal; magnificent; splendid
lacking conscience; greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
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