SAT Vocabulary Test Online

appropriate

(1)

v. E.g. The ranch owners appropriate the lands that have originally been set aside for the Indians' use.

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undergo decay; infect, inflame, or corrupt;
return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to
acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
be better than; defeat; gain the advantage over
deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
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berserk

(2)

a. E.g. Angered, he became berserk and began to wreck the room.

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questionable; filled with doubt
swollen or puffed as with water or air
having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
negligent; careless in performing duty or business
mentally or emotionally upset; deranged; excessively agitated
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convert

(3)

n. E.g. However, he suggests that this only be done if the convert is also willingly accepted into his position by the community.

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change something into another form; transform
partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
forewarning; warning in advance
clients of professional person; body of customers or patrons
moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
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execute

(4)

v. E.g. All computers execute the instruction as expected.

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put into effect; carry out the legalities of
roll in water, snow, or mud; indulge in; move with difficulty in clumsy manner; plunge into course or condition
strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete
cause to be uneasy; wear away
become less intense; sink, or settle from pressure
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glaze

(5)

n. E.g. That glaze is just a mix of strained pulp and sugar.

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act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
management; supervision; people who are in charge for management; activity of government for powers and duties
explosion; violent release of energy caused by chemical or nuclear reaction
unit of weight for precious stones; measure of fineness of gold
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improvise

(6)

v. E.g. If they let Lee improvise even one response, it could be devastating.

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undo or ravel knitted fabric of; separate and clarify; solve
cancel; make void; repeal or annul
compose, perform, or do something with little or no preparation
put into effect; carry out the legalities of
express, especially forcefully; release or discharge through an opening; rise to surface of water to breathe
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intimidate

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v. E.g. The group said Eveleth's arrest was designed to intimidate and disrupt its protests during the Earth Summit.

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think in logical way; offer an excuse
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
place in grave or tomb; bury; place in earth and cover
commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
frighten; make timid; fill with fear
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novelty

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n. E.g. Another novelty is the Japanese garden with its bamboo fence, the posts and door of entrance being carved with remarkable taste and boldness.

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excessively modest person; person excessively concerned about correct behavior
cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
quality of being novel; newness; something new and unusual
government under a single ruler
model of excellence or perfection; peerless example
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prompt

(9)

v. E.g. The accident will prompt a review of school safety policy.

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move to act; incite; give rise to; assist with a reminder
cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
perceive intuitively; foresee future; have nature of or being a deity
endure the effects of weather or other forces; come through safely; survive
report or record in chronological order
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sanctimonious

(10)

a. E.g. What we need to do is not fool ourselves and remain sanctimonious about the issue of doping in baseball.

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having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
deep; not superficial; far-reaching
excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious
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suture

(11)

n. E.g. I was sweating and exhausted by the time, the last skin suture was inserted and all that could be seen was the line of stitches.

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mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
joining two surfaces or edges together along a line by sewing; material used in sewing
private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
blow, especially with fist; great influence, especially political or social
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unprecedented

(12)

a. E.g. This country entered a path of unprecedented economic growth.

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perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
punishing; involving punishment; awarding or inflicting punishment
helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
having no previous example; novel; unparalleled
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