SAT Vocabulary Test Online

aloof

(1)

a. E.g. In this age of information and communication, no sector can remain aloof from the revolution in these fileds.

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middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
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burly

(2)

a. E.g. That was 25 years ago, but I still recall the burly driver eying me in the rear-view mirror as we idled at a red light on Michigan Avenue.

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injurious; tending to cause death; disposed to do evil
having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary
husky; muscular and heavily built
disagreeably damp or humid; cold moisture; unpleasant humidity
adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
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caucus

(3)

n. E.g. At the opening of Congress, the members of the Democratic Party held a caucus to elect the Majority Leader of the House and the Party Whip.

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private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
goodness, moral excellence; good quality
indignation; deep sense of injury; strong displeasure
divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of political leader
sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark
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deposition

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n. E.g. He made his deposition in the judge's chamber.

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person who turns animal hides into leather; craftsman who tans skins and hides; sixpence
testimony under oath; act of depositing, especially laying down of matter by natural process
closeness, often affectionate; privacy; familiarity
opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
outer boundary length; closed curve bounding a plane area
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fester

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v. E.g. Letting the problem continue to fester is not an option; it could well provoke another crisis and outbreak of more general fighting through out the region.

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undergo decay; infect, inflame, or corrupt;
put clothing on one's body
grow well; decorate with ornaments; be in a period of productivity
be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
protect or fight for as first place
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hiatus

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n. E.g. During the summer hiatus, many students try to earn enough money to pay their tuition for the next school year.

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time between one event, process; interval of time
restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; deep distress or misery, as from grief
person who establishes an organization, business
gap; interruption in duration or continuity; pause
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litigation

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n. E.g. Still, a surge in litigation is likely, says Glen Lavy, a lawyer for a group that opposes gay marriage.

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one who harvests grain, especially a machine for harvesting grain or pulse crops
lawsuit; suit at law; judicial contest; legal proceeding in court
funeral director; one whose business is the management of funerals
marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function; major transformation
minor dispute; brief quarrel
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novice

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n. E.g. To do this appears so abrupt that the novice is apt to make a further effort to finish up the subject.

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token; reminder of past; hint, suggestion, notice, or memorial to awaken memory
art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
beginner; person new to a field or activity
partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
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pertinent

(9)

a. E.g. That policy, in pertinent part, said as follows: "A person living at other countries should not be counted as a vote."

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excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details
offhand or casual; given to haughty disregard of others
cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
composed, and dignified in character or manner
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resolve

(10)

n. E.g. Civic leaders say their resolve is as strong as it was when they rebuilt downtown.

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surrender of prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
determination; formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
proving to be false or incorrect; response with contrary evidence
beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
a group of parts that work together to perform given function; appliance or device for particular purpose
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sustain

(11)

v. E.g. How can a country like Spain sustain the millions of migrants who were losing their jobs in 2009 and provide them with the same welfare state Spaniards can access in times of economic crisis?

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take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
give in; surrender; give forth a natural product; be productive
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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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bravery; courage and boldness, as in battle
path of other moving body through space; chosen or taken course
act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity
guarantee; assurance by seller; authorization or certification
agent sent on a mission to represent or advance the interests of another
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