SAT Vocabulary Test Online

abyss

(1)

n. E.g. 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, the better off we shall be?

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unreal reflection; optical illusion
combination; union of two or more commercial corporations
enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
prescribed diet and habits; a systematic plan for therapy; governmental rule or control
lack of consistency; difference
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brazen

(2)

a. E.g. His entire premiership has become an exercise in brazen dishonesty.

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thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
beyond or outside of immediate interest; coming at a subsequent time or stage
being or happening first in sequence of time; original; primary; fundamental
arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
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concession

(3)

n. E.g. Before they could reach an agreement, both sides had to make own concession.

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something originally of little value becomes very valuable; unexpected hit; one that sleeps
act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
singing or chanting of magic spells; magical formula; verbal charm or spell
extraordinary ability; military bravery; superior skill or ability
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divine

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v. E.g. Nothing infuriated Tom more than Aunt Polly's ability to divine when he was telling the truth.

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perceive intuitively; foresee future; have nature of or being a deity
bring upon oneself; become liable to; acquire or come into
talk excitedly; speak or write in an angry or violent manner
be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
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forensic

(5)

a. E.g. An expert in forensic accounting, according to a recent report in Newsweek, says the AIG scandal might get considerably worse than it already is.

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feeling or showing extreme anger; enraged
fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
relating to use of technology in investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in court by law
deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred
silly; senseless; unconsciously foolish; void
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ingrate

(6)

n. E.g. If you mean I am an ingrate, that is an unpleasant word, Aunt Mary.

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place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place
state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
unthankful; ungrateful; one who rewards favors with enmity
shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in rock
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invoke

(7)

v. E.g. I again invoke the cooperation of the executive and legislative authorities of the States in this great purpose.

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be better than; defeat; gain the advantage over
nourish; help grow or develop; foster
chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
take in food or drink with one's tongue; splash gently
call upon; ask for; request earnestly
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mundane

(8)

a. E.g. Unlike other players, the CEO and Secretariat are less interested in mundane benefits than in value.

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very cautious; on guard; watchful
belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
not influenced by emotions; having actual existence or reality
dried out by heat; toasted or roasted slightly
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potent

(9)

a. E.g. They remain potent forces, as evidenced by car bombings in both countries over the past two weeks.

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given freely; unwarranted; granted without recompense; unearned
overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward
powerful; having power to influence or convince; having great control or authority
related; belonging to the same family
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
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saga

(10)

n. E.g. In very truth the saga is a prose epic, and marked by every quality an epic should possess.

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irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
a group of attendants or associates; one's environment
examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
any legend; long detailed report; Scandinavian myth
essential quality; reputation; honor
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theoretical

(11)

a. E.g. His work in theoretical physics, which I will not attempt to explain further here, has advance our understanding of the universe.

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pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
not practical or applied; hypothetical; of or based on theory
disreputable; tired or sick; having many seeds
relating to skill of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere in language
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unprecedented

(12)

a. E.g. This country entered a path of unprecedented economic growth.

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unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
having no previous example; novel; unparalleled
associated with a divine power; made holy; worthy of religious veneration
incapable of injury; impossible to damage, injure, or wound
belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
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