SAT Vocabulary Test Online

anonymous

(1)

a. E.g. The buyer, who wished to remain anonymous, is a foreigner with homes in Europe.

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having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked
knowledgeable; resulting from deliberation and careful thought
easily understood; clear; intelligible
based on experience; useful
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avid

(2)

a. E.g. He was avid for learning and read everything he could get.

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deep; not superficial; far-reaching
present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden
feeling about to vomit; causing uneasiness
loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness
greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
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charisma

(3)

n. E.g. Political commentators have deplored the importance of a candidate's charisma in these days of television campaigning.

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state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; transitional period between youth and maturity
idle person; male bee; someone who takes more time than necessary
rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
something of mixed origin or composition
divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of political leader
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entity

(4)

n. E.g. Persons and corporations are equivalent entity under the law.

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gain information about enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
characters in play; one's public image or personality
someone who assumes a false identity
state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; transitional period between youth and maturity
real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
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fundamental

(5)

a. E.g. El Niao is a natural phenomenon, but some are worried that climate change could now be altering the cycle in fundamental ways.

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exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy
queer; amusingly odd; comical
lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
capable of being accomplished or brought about
relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential
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impromptu

(6)

a. E.g. So there's certain impromptu nature to a lot of these questions and the responses.

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possessed at birth; inborn
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
childish; relating to infants
without previous preparation
relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
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martial

(7)

a. E.g. Of course, even in martial sports, let's say like boxing, there are a few rules that people should stick to, even a little, don't you think?

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easily irritated or annoyed; unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered
departing from correct or accepted way; misleading; not straightforward
relating to, or suggestive of war; connected with the armed forces
deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred
most favorable or advantageous
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metaphor

(8)

n. E.g. While maybe the metaphor is a little stretched, Sharon's comparison is mostly brilliant.

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art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
wild party involving excessive drinking; unrestrained indulgence; secret rite in the cults of ancient
implied comparison; one thing conceived as representing another; symbol
record of a voyage or flight; record of day to day activities
calmness of mind; quietness; stillness; peace
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ramp

(9)

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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slope; mobile staircase; inclined surface or roadway connecting different levels
destiny; fate; fortune; the will of Allah
path of other moving body through space; chosen or taken course
social outcast; person who is rejected from society or home
homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past.
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relevant

(10)

a. E.g. The only way for a value brand like ours to remain relevant is to provide innovation that sets us apart.

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like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry
pertinent; having connection with matter at hand
without previous preparation
excessively self-centered; self-important
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termination

(11)

n. E.g. You see that you are the end of all plans, and, wherever they may begin, the termination is the same.

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one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard
shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in rock
end of something in time or space; result or outcome; conclusion
operatic solo; solo vocal piece with instrumental accompaniment
length of time spent in particular way; allotted amount; limitation or restriction; fixed amount of work allotted
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wither

(12)

v. E.g. In the eight working days between meetings, new data showed South Korea's economy continued to wither from the effects of the global slowdown.

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pay back for some expense incurred
utter sound made by cattle; make a low noise
gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
shrivel; decay; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; loss of moisture
erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
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