SAT Vocabulary Test Online

advocate

(1)

v. E.g. The some doctors advocate a smoking ban in the entire house.

Select answer:
refuse to give; refrain from giving, granting, or permitting; deduct from employee's salary
speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
drive or hunt out of hiding; uncover and bring to light by searching
criticize harshly; wash in pan; cook in pan
reckon; make mathematical calculation
Don't select.

beneficiary

(2)

n. E.g. In Scrooge's will, he made Tiny Tim his beneficiary, everything he left would go to young Tim.

Select answer:
fastening device; firm grip
list of works of music or drama; class of compositions in a genre; range or number of skills
person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving
knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; trait of judging wisely and objectively
Don't select.

defiance

(3)

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

Select answer:
refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist
dense moving crowd; large group of honeybees
social outcast; person who is rejected from society or home
disease communicator; something that poisons one's soul or mind; program for unwanted actions in computer
moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
Don't select.

epic

(4)

n. E.g. This epic is a riddle wrapped in a mystery.

Select answer:
most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; central idea
specialized knowledge; expert skill
forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease
long heroic poem, or similar work of art
one who expects favorable or good outcome
Don't select.

graphic

(5)

a. E.g. Read the story, then enlarge the title graphic to see what its about.

Select answer:
not easily satisfied; impossible to satiate or satisfy; greedy
deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred
reddish color; healthy-looking
represented by graph; described in vivid detail; clearly outlined
capable of being accomplished or brought about
Don't select.

inane

(6)

a. E.g. He heard a door open and close twice, but there was only Misha and Andrus engaged in inane conversation, and not paying attention to their duties.

Select answer:
held in common; of a group of people
composed, and dignified in character or manner
tending or leaning toward; bent; having preference or tendency
silly; senseless; unconsciously foolish; void
traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion
Don't select.

labyrinth

(7)

n. E.g. You know, Michelle, one thing contributing to this labyrinth is the nation's biggest private employer, Wal-Mart.

Select answer:
substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
maze; complex structure of interconnecting passages
goal; something worked toward to; intention
authority to act for another; agent or substitute
destruction of life; savage and excessive killing of many people
Don't select.

nirvana

(8)

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.

Select answer:
physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness; enduring strength and energy
ideal condition of rest, harmony, stability, or joy; condition of Buddha
one that engages in aggression; person who first attacks
one that takes position of another; substitute
real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
Don't select.

protocol

(9)

n. E.g. When it comes to weddings, the protocol is actual similar to other churches.

Select answer:
amendment or clause added to a legislative bill; one that rides, especially one who rides horses
military stores or provisions; articles used in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells
code of correct conduct ; rules governing socially acceptable behavior; record of transaction
one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia
person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
Don't select.

rationalize

(10)

v. E.g. Many shoppers still rationalize luxury purchases as investments.

Select answer:
gather; store up; amass; acquire
give reduction in price on
become less intense; sink, or settle from pressure
utter suddenly and impulsively
think in logical way; offer an excuse
Don't select.

sentinel

(11)

n. E.g. You will take care, of course, to choose a dark night, and wait till the sentinel is asleep.

Select answer:
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
doctor who specializes in medical problems related to heart
surrender of prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard
one who makes great sacrifices or suffers to further belief or principle; one who endures great suffering
Don't select.

vital

(12)

a. E.g. Most states are facing drastic cuts in vital services because of the recession.

Select answer:
relating to man and the planet earth, physical as opposed to spiritual; experienced in human affairs
knowledgeable; resulting from deliberation and careful thought
inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing
arousing anger or interest; tending to provoke or stimulate
Don't select.