SAT Vocabulary Test Online

accomplice

(1)

n. E.g. Because your accomplice is an anonymous stranger, it's safer than asking a friend to participate in your ruse.

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misleading vision; being deceived by a false perception or belief
seller; provider; vending machine
use of force to get someone to obey
small section of filmed or filed material
partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
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brazen

(2)

a. E.g. His entire premiership has become an exercise in brazen dishonesty.

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arousing anger or interest; tending to provoke or stimulate
trivial; of small importance; very small
spotless; flawless; absolutely clean
of or relating to a monarch; royal; magnificent; splendid
having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
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defiance

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n. E.g. Now I feel by imperceptible signs, which I cannot yet interpret but will later, that his defiance is about to thaw.

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a group of attendants or associates; one's environment
propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior
authoritative command or instruction; commission of authorizing to administer a territory
refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist
social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
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demented

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a. E.g. What kind of demented image of him have you painted in your head? In fact, he is a real gentleman.

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cautious; careful in regard to one's own interests
experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby; aged or processed
insane; mad; of unsound mind; mentally ill
flexible; moving and bending with ease
perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
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grate

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v. E.g. The screams of the quarreling children grate on her nerves.

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beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to
display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
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hypocritical

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a. E.g. It was a protest against the hypocritical policies of the United States, which has supported Mubarak despite his autocratic rule.

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having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
pretending to be virtuous; deceiving
deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred
uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
completely lacking; barren or empty
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larceny

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n. E.g. When an author sells the thoughts of another man for his own, the larceny is called plagiarism.

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idle person; male bee; someone who takes more time than necessary
person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
unlawful taking and removing of another's personal property; theft
unfriendliness; hatred; state of being hostile
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nirvana

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n. E.g. Despite his desire to achieve nirvana, the young Buddhist found that even the buzzing of a fly could distract him from his meditation.

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a party of persons having a common end in view
minor crime; ill behavior; evil conduct; misdeed
false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion
ideal condition of rest, harmony, stability, or joy; condition of Buddha
great number; person entertaining guests
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prototype

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n. E.g. He introduced universal health care for all MA citizens and his prototype was the blueprint for what Arnold was introducing in CA.

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lack of consistency; difference
small opening; means of escape or release; outlet; hole for the escape of gas or air
descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
original work used as a model; original type
whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; spiral motion of fluid within a limited area
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rudimentary

(10)

a. E.g. One teacher is assigned for four years to the homeroom class, which combines lessons in rudimentary social skills with those in computer and civics.

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relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion
skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
overpowering; drivingly forceful; urgently requiring attention
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swill

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v. E.g. Singing "Yo, ho, ho, and a bottle of rum," Long John Silver and his fellow pirates started to swill their grog.

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drink greedily; flood with water, as for washing
put clothing on one's body
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
attract by arousing hope or desire
draw back, as with fear or pain; show fear
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tundra

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n. E.g. Underneath the tundra is the active layer, a coat of peaty, semi-decomposed organic matter that passes for soil.

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person who establishes an organization, business
object worn, especially around neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm
place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
implied comparison; one thing conceived as representing another; symbol
rolling, treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America
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