SAT Vocabulary Test Online

abyss

(1)

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

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one who takes advantage of any chance to achieve an end, with no regard for principles or consequences
public records; place where public records are kept
enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
defamation; false and malicious statement or report about someone
lack of consistency; difference
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cadaver

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n. E.g. In some states, it is illegal to dissect cadaver.

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perceptiveness; intellectual activity; subtility; delicacy; quality or state of being subtle
essential quality; reputation; honor
act of turning aside; pastime; activity that relaxes or entertains
corpse; dead body, especially one intended for dissection
most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; central idea
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coalition

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n. E.g. The Rainbow coalition united people of all races in a common cause.

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deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; deep distress or misery, as from grief
psychological disorder by delusions; extreme, irrational distrust of others
long, eventful journey; extended adventurous voyage or trip
act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity
partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
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derogatory

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a. E.g. I resent your derogatory remarks.

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randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable
motherly; relating to mother or motherhood
interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army
expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling
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glimmer

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v. E.g. The stairs were partially illumined by an uncertain glimmer from a narrow window into the street.

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abstain from; resist; hold oneself back
pronounce clear of guilt or blame; grant remission of sin to; acquit
cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
cut or knock down; cause to fall by striking; kill
shine brightly, like a star or a light
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ineffectual

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a. E.g. He called the ineffectual cease-fire a diplomatic initiative that would be first step to end the conflict.

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easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
insufficient to produce a desired effect; fruitless
lasting only a short time; fleeting; elusive
not able to be entered; beyond understanding
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latent

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a. E.g. Existing arrangements contain latent functions that can be neither seen nor replaced by the reformer.

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present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden
questionable; filled with doubt
deadly; causing or capable of causing death
excessively self-centered; self-important
easily understood; clear; intelligible
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natty

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a. E.g. Chuck Lowell was there with several of his men, all of them in natty three-piece suits, looking more like successful businessmen than spies.

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neatly or smartly dressed; neat, trim, and smart
pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
lustful; indecent; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
by effort to the point of exhaustion, especially physical effort
lacking of judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
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ramp

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n. E.g. The house was built with ramp instead of stair in order to enable the man in the wheelchair to move easily.

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written agreement; small case containing mirror and powder for girl; small car
quality or condition of being formal; something done just for form's sake
understanding and entering into another's feelings
good fortune; financial success; physical well-being
slope; mobile staircase; inclined surface or roadway connecting different levels
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resigned

(10)

a. E.g. He was resigned when he saw Bob was too meek to protest Scrooge's bullying.

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prophetic; involving or portending widespread devastation
like an ape or monkey
relating to injury caused by violence; adapted to cure of wounds; vulnerary
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
accepting one's fate; unresisting; patiently submissive; showing hopelessness
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stereotype

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n. E.g. As a parent of two sons with Tourette syndrome, I have spent 10 years fighting this kind of stereotype while watching my children struggle for acceptance.

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concluding part; closing section
state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception
capricious notion; something many people believe that is false
outcome; consequence, especially of a disaster or misfortune
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traumatic

(12)

a. E.g. They provided toys for children in traumatic situations such as fires, kidnappings, and domestic violence.

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being of vital or central importance; crucial
rude; sullenly ill humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
relating to injury caused by violence; adapted to cure of wounds; vulnerary
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