SAT Vocabulary Test Online

acquire

(1)

v. E.g. As Norman Mailer once said to me, "One of the hardest things to acquire is a persona, and you've got one."

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retract a previous statement; sing over again; utter repeatedly in song
give up temporarily; yield; give up voluntarily; defer
unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee; make monotonous low dull sound
gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
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biased

(2)

a. E.g. Because the judge played golf regularly with the district attorney's father, we feared he might be biased in the prosecution's favor.

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causing sadness, compassion, or pity
not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of material world; worldly
favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced
having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
arousing anger or interest; tending to provoke or stimulate
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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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have desire for something or someone; yearn; grieve or mourn for
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
scold; express objections or criticisms in bitter, harsh, or abusive language
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
withdraw; take back; draw back or in
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doodle

(4)

v. E.g. Art's teachers would scold you if you doodle all over the margins of papers.

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scold; express objections or criticisms in bitter, harsh, or abusive language
speak wildly, irrationally; speak or write with wild enthusiasm
scribble or draw aimlessly; waste time
adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
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fester

(5)

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 throught out the region.

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lean or cause to lean to the side; lean over; itemize
cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
undergo decay; infect, inflame, or corrupt;
make steady progress; prosper; flourish
abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
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inanimate

(6)

a. E.g. She was asked to identify the still and inanimate body.

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in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
unavoidable; incapable of being avoided or prevented
lifeless; not animated or energetic; dull
trivial; of small importance; very small
not able to be entered; beyond understanding
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intellect

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n. E.g. In this stage, the intellect is able to grasp all knowledge, and does not need to have recourse to the senses again.

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end of something in time or space; result or outcome; conclusion
ability to learn and reason; ability to think abstractly or profoundly
very small amount; a bit; ninth letter of the Greek alphabet
point in time, especially a critical point; joining point
code of correct conduct ; rules governing socially acceptable behavior; record of transaction
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orient

(8)

v. E.g. Philip spent his first day in Denver to orient the telescope toward the moon.

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abstain from; resist; hold oneself back
rear; promote the growth of; help develop
place in grave or tomb; bury; place in earth and cover
make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
focus toward; determine position with reference to another point; locate to face the east
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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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spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
disparage or depreciate; put down
scold; express objections or criticisms in bitter, harsh, or abusive language
be absorbed in one's thoughts; consider or say thoughtfully
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reconnaissance

(10)

n. E.g. That led Hyland to a job in reconnaissance and deployment to Iraq in October 2006.

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impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
written statement made under oath
oppression; cruel government; office or authority of an absolute ruler; absolute power
almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
gain information about enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
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spontaneity

(11)

n. E.g. Next to his spontaneity is his rare simplicity, his gift of speaking straight from a heart that never grew old.

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person convicted of crime; evil person
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
naturalness; freedom from constraint; happening or arising without external cause; self-generated
state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
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wan

(12)

a. E.g. They sat in wan silver moonlight that ghosted through the windows.

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having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
cautious; careful in regard to one's own interests
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
chief; serving as an essential component
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