SAT Vocabulary Test Online

accelerate

(1)

v. E.g. Demand for Taiwanese goods likely will accelerate from the second quarter, as strong Asian demand offsets the effects of a U.S. slowdown.

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achieve or accomplish; gain
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
obtain from another by coercion; get money by threats
put into effect; carry out the legalities of
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avenge

(2)

v. E.g. Hamlet vowed he would avenge his father's murder and punish Claudius for his horrible crime.

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stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath
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curator

(3)

n. E.g. She believes the most important quality for a curator is a deep, engaged knowledge of and curiosity about what is happening in contemporary art.

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lack of balance or symmetry; disproportion
decree; authoritative command or order
one who manages museum or library; superintendent; manager
items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
defiant or swaggering behavior; pretense of courage; false show of bravery
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divulge

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v. E.g. Will update regarding the details, but all I can divulge is that it involves a really good-looking guy.

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reveal; make known to public
prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
grow well; decorate with ornaments; be in a period of productivity
accuse of a crime or other wrongful act; suggest that someone is guilty
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generate

(5)

v. E.g. Their primary concern is not the health of the American people it is to maximize the revenue they can generate from the American people.

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save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
imitate; mimic, as an ape imitates human actions
bring into being; give rise to; produce
pretend; put on false appearance of; feign
refuse to give; refrain from giving, granting, or permitting; deduct from employee's salary
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ineffectual

(6)

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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flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
spotless; flawless; absolutely clean
of or relating to money; nation's currency; financial
insufficient to produce a desired effect; fruitless
lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.
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ludicrous

(7)

a. E.g. It is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion.

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causing sadness, compassion, or pity
shining intensely and blindingly; staring with anger or fierceness
without previous preparation
inclined to cruelty; deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on another
laughable; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
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optimist

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n. E.g. The problem with being an optimist is that when you persist in seeing the upside, people often assume you're an idiot.

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examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
one who expects favorable or good outcome
female operatic singer or star
unfortunate accident; bad luck
someone who is sought by law officers; one who flees; a refugee
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plumb

(9)

a. E.g. Before hanging wallpaper it is advisable to drop a plumb line from the ceiling as a guide.

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lasting; surviving; long-suffering; patient
not biased; fair; showing lack of favoritism
checking perpendicularity; exactly vertical
speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
without an equal; being the only one of its kind
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retain

(10)

v. E.g. I read over 100 books a year, and what I retain is usually the general storyline and my impression of the characters.

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take keen or zestful pleasure in; enjoy the flavor of; give spice or flavor to
question closely; examine by questioning formally or officially
keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
shrivel; decay; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; loss of moisture
display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
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susceptible

(11)

a. E.g. We don't really know how our current immunization schedule might affect certain susceptible populations.

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not obligatory; left to choice; not compulsory or automatic
made of or containing inferior material; not genuine; of low rank; poor quality or craft
open to doubt; unsettled; questionable; difficult to solve
easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to
horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad
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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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product of a body's mass and its velocity; impelling force or strength; impetus
one who takes advantage of any chance to achieve an end, with no regard for principles or consequences
public declaration of principles; statement of policy
victim; object of hunt; hunted animal
bravery; courage and boldness, as in battle
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