SAT Vocabulary Test Online

affiliation

(1)

n. E.g. This affiliation is a way for us to be able to provide our clients with the full spectrum of services and expertise they need.

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partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
thin soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
hint; indirect implication , usually malicious
honor; praise for exceptional achievement
value; benefit or advantage in general sense
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brazen

(2)

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

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dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
negligent; careless in performing duty or business
having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
practical as opposed to idealistic; concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; ridiculous
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convention

(3)

n. E.g. Moreover, following this convention is our friend's normal behavior when in such a mood.

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social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist
written statement made under oath
inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
type or class; a kind of literary or artistic work
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embark

(4)

v. E.g. We will embark upon a new career at this city.

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commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
express, especially forcefully; release or discharge through an opening; rise to surface of water to breathe
draw back, as with fear or pain; show fear
measure the depth; come to understand
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flora

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n. E.g. One of the more remarkable features of the flora is the close relationship at the genera level with certain forests in West Africa.

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person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
law enacted by legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler
explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times
temporary relief from harm or discomfort; postponement or cancellation of punishment
plants of a region or era; plants considered as a group; bacteria that normally inhabit bodily organ
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hover

(6)

v. E.g. He held the aircraft to hover on the lake and listened over his headset.

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perceive intuitively; foresee future; have nature of or being a deity
provide or brighten with light; clear up or make understandable; enlighten
dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn
give reduction in price on
hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
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ironic

(7)

a. E.g. What's truly ironic is how both sides in this polarized debate use precisely the same tactics.

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diligent; hard-working; busy and laborious
easily irritated or annoyed; unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered
humorously sarcastic or mocking
possessed at birth; inborn
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
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monetary

(8)

a. E.g. Energy systems have external costs, as environmental and health costs, although these are difficult to assess in monetary and energy terms.

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of or relating to money; nation's currency; financial
fatigued dulled by surfeit; exhausted; worn out; wearied
queer; amusingly odd; comical
pertaining to the universe; vast
sticking together; stubbornly unyielding; holding together firmly
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practitioner

(9)

n. E.g. Another very useful application for the legal practitioner is Google Docs, a Web-based word processing system.

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shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in rock
quality or condition of being formal; something done just for form's sake
good fortune; financial success; physical well-being
someone engaged in a profession as law, medicine
ornamental clasp; decorative pin worn by women
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rendition

(10)

n. E.g. The audience cheered enthusiastically as she completed her rendition of the aria.

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ability; degree or grade of excellence or worth; diameter of tube or gun barrel
mistaken opinion or idea; delusion; illusory perception
translation, often interpretive; performance of a musical or dramatic work
state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; transitional period between youth and maturity
refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist
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talisman

(11)

n. E.g. According to the myth, the talisman is the most powerful of all the magical charms.

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close relationship, connection, or link; secret love affair
a party of persons having a common end in view
one who expects favorable or good outcome
charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune; something that apparently has magic power
soul; mind; spirit or soul
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viper

(12)

n. E.g. With fangs one and a quarter-inch-long, this viper is one of the most venomous snakes in the world.

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brother or sister; member of a family born to the same parents
model of excellence or perfection; peerless example
one who takes advantage of any chance to achieve an end, with no regard for principles or consequences
substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
extremely poisonous or injurious snake; person regarded as malicious
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