SAT Vocabulary Test Online

affliction

(1)

n. E.g. Even in the midst of her affliction, Elizabeth tried to keep up the spirits of those around her.

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immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning
partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
unlawful taking and removing of another's personal property; theft
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attentive

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a. E.g. Spellbound, the attentive audience watched the final game of the tennis match, never taking their eyes from the ball.

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alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
lazy; with little movement; very slow
essential or necessary for completeness; entire
relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
seek revenge or intended for revenge; showing malicious will
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catalyst

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n. E.g. Many chemical reactions cannot take place without the presence of a catalyst.

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trick; use of artifice or trickery; deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture
prescribed diet and habits; a systematic plan for therapy; governmental rule or control
psychological disorder by delusions; extreme, irrational distrust of others
agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
right granted by authority; right to vote; business licensed to sell a product in particular area
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exemplary

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a. E.g. But the official Miss America website stresses you performed all your duties in exemplary fashion before you gave up the crown.

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feeling or showing extreme anger; enraged
serving as model; outstanding; typical
noticeable or pronounced; having one or more distinguishing marks
gracious; showing warm and friendliness
not able to be corrected or repaired
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fiasco

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n. E.g. The real problem with our job fiasco is that I essentially had two nights with almost no sleep.

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something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct
ownership interest of shareholders in a corporate; something that is just and fair
complete failure; sudden and violent collapse
puzzle; difficult problem
thin soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
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hover

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

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hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
cut away; trim; reduce
treat with ridicule or contempt; mimic; frustrate hopes of
admit; yield; give up physical control of another
gaze intently; stare; scrutinize; read or study carefully and attentively
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lethal

(7)

a. E.g. In a decision the court upheld the use of all three drugs in lethal injections.

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relating to a province; limited in outlook; unsophisticated
without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
pertaining to passionate love; tending to arouse sexual desire
strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature
deadly; causing or capable of causing death
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objective

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a. E.g. Even though he was her son, she tried to be objective about his behavior.

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coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior
out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
not influenced by emotions; having actual existence or reality
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prolong

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v. E.g. In their determination to discover ways to prolong human life, doctors fail to take into account that longer lives are not always happier ones.

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take apart; disassemble; tear down
accuse of a crime or other wrongful act; suggest that someone is guilty
combine something into a larger whole; unite
make longer; draw out; lengthen
return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to
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reprehensible

(10)

a. E.g. What's reprehensible is to say one thing, then say another, then claim when you said the first thing you didn't actually say it.

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deserving blame; admonition; blameworthy
quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
easily irritated or annoyed; unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered
performed with a natural or offhand ease
tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
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seedy

(11)

a. E.g. She spent much of her childhood living in seedy hotels with a mother who eventually married a taxi driver.

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grossly wicked; abominable; hateful; infamous
insane; mad; of unsound mind; mentally ill
charming; tending to draw attention or affections
ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent
disreputable; tired or sick; having many seeds
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yen

(12)

n. E.g. She had a yen to get away and live on her own for a while.

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strong desire or inclination; yearning or craving
decree; authoritative command or order
front of building; superficial or false appearance
area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation
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