SAT Vocabulary Test Online

alleviate

(1)

v. E.g. This should alleviate the pain; if it does not, we shall have to use stronger drugs.

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pay back for some expense incurred
provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
roll in water, snow, or mud; indulge in; move with difficulty in clumsy manner; plunge into course or condition
call together; cause to come together; gather; summon up
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arsenal

(2)

n. E.g. People are forbidden to smoke in the arsenal for fear that a stray spark might set off the munitions stored there.

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animal that lives by preying on other animals; person who robs or exploits others
refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist
characters in play; one's public image or personality
plants of a region or era; plants considered as a group; bacteria that normally inhabit bodily organ
storage place for military equipment; stock of weapons
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check

(3)

v. E.g. "Young man," she said, "you'd better check your temper.".

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set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
acknowledge by signing a bill, draft, or other instrument; approve; support
stop motion; curb or restrain
achieve or accomplish; gain
talk excitedly; speak or write in an angry or violent manner
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demise

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n. E.g. Upon the demise of the dictator, a bitter dispute about succession to power developed.

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failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
unfriendliness; hatred; state of being hostile
end of existence or activity; termination
close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
forcible restraint, especially unlawfully
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exploit

(5)

n. E.g. Raoul Wallenberg was noted for his exploit in rescuing Jews from Hitler's forces.

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intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
unfriendliness; hatred; state of being hostile
physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness; enduring strength and energy
promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt
deed or action, particularly a brave deed
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inkling

(6)

n. E.g. His first inkling is when he tries to take a step forward and discovers that his legs are collapsing beneath him.

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slight hint or indication; slight understanding
private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
specialized knowledge; expert skill
quality or condition of being humble; low estimate of one's self; self-abasement
corpse; dead body, especially one intended for dissection
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labyrinth

(7)

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

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act or an instance of buying; something bought
great mass of falling snow and ice
one that acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
change something into another form; transform
maze; complex structure of interconnecting passages
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menial

(8)

a. E.g. Although some exiles struggled in menial jobs in the West, they at least enjoyed the benefits of a peaceful society.

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fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
pertaining to passionate love; tending to arouse sexual desire
pleasing in personality or appearance; attractive
foolish; idiotic; lacking intelligence or wit
suitable for servant; having low nature
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plumb

(9)

a. E.g. Before hanging wallpaper it is advisable to drop a plumb line from the ceiling as a guide.

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relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
existing or resulting in essence or effect though not in actual fact; existing in mind, especially as a product of imagination
checking perpendicularity; exactly vertical
overpowering; drivingly forceful; urgently requiring attention
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robust

(10)

a. E.g. Those levels are expected to remain robust this year, said the ratings firm, but be somewhat below 2008.

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corrective; intended for remedy or for removal of evil; intended to improve skills
flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
insightful; aware; wise; having the ability to perceive
mild and pleasant; fragrant
vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous
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static

(11)

a. E.g. To claim that the English language will remain static is false.

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neatly or smartly dressed; neat, trim, and smart
having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary
pertaining to the universe; vast
conspicuous; immediately noticeable; sticking out; widely known
native; originating where it is found
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ultimate

(12)

a. E.g. As the ultimate arbiter of the Constitution, the Supreme Court occupies a central place in our scheme of government.

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of, relating to, or composed of matter; concerned with physical, not from intellectual or spiritual
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely
expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling
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