SAT Vocabulary Test Online

aptitude

(1)

n. E.g. The counselor gave him an aptitude test before advising him about the career he should follow.

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corpse; dead body, especially one intended for dissection
inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune; something that apparently has magic power
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bleak

(2)

a. E.g. The frigid, inhospitable Aleutian Islands are bleak military outposts.

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cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
very cautious; on guard; watchful
easily irritated or annoyed; unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered
threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
silly; senseless; unconsciously foolish; void
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deflect

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v. E.g. No one believed that his life was saved because his cigarette case could deflect the bullet.

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irritate or torment persistently; wear out; exhaust
act, feel, or give mutually or in return; move back and forth alternately; be complementary or equivalent
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to
turn aside; draw someone's attention away from something
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eccentric

(4)

a. E.g. People came up with some eccentric ideas for dealing with the emergency: someone even suggested tieing a knot in the comet's tail!.

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very cautious; on guard; watchful
dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
restricted; having the appropriate qualifications for an office, position, or task
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graduated

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a. E.g. Margaret loved her graduated set of Russian hollow wooden dolls; she spent hours happily putting the smaller dolls into their larger counterparts.

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having a university degree; having completed training; having steps; arranged by grade, level, degree
easily deceived or cheated; easily tricked because of being too trusting
unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
beyond or outside of immediate interest; coming at a subsequent time or stage
spreading harmfully in a subtle manner; designed or adapted to entrap
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hazardous

(6)

a. E.g. People who employ pregnant women and children in hazardous occupations do so because such labor is cheaper than the labor of adult men, it's a simple matter of maximizing profits.

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expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
being or happening first in sequence of time; original; primary; fundamental
dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
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latent

(7)

a. E.g. Existing arrangements contain latent functions that can be neither seen nor replaced by the reformer.

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rude; sullenly ill humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
like a fanatic; furious; uncontrollable; extremely zealous or enthusiastic
spreading harmfully in a subtle manner; designed or adapted to entrap
conspicuous; immediately noticeable; sticking out; widely known
present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden
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nemesis

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n. E.g. Ally's main nemesis is Georgia, a beautiful lawyer who also happens to be married to Ally's ex-boyfriend, a partner in her firm.

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someone seeking revenge; source of harm or ruin; opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome
expression by deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; witty language used to insult
person who establishes an organization, business
act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity
travel; journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
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phobia

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n. E.g. And a phobia is an uncontrollable response to fear, so I looked for another way to expose millions of people.

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anxiety disorder by extreme and irrational fear; dislike
long, eventful journey; extended adventurous voyage or trip
storage place for military equipment; stock of weapons
stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; excellent quality used to test excellence or genuineness of others
story; art, technique, or process of telling story
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rhetoric

(10)

n. E.g. If his rhetoric is any indication, the president appears to be headed in the right direction.

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art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
misleading vision; being deceived by a false perception or belief
broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing
nonsense; silly, unmeaning talk; servant; slave
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
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sovereign

(11)

a. E.g. Belarus, Albania, the Ukraine also have sovereign currencies, not using euro, they also have crashed.

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separated; caused to be unloved
avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger; deliberately vague or ambiguous
having supreme rank or power; self governing; excellent; independent
relating to injury caused by violence; adapted to cure of wounds; vulnerary
easily irritated or annoyed; unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered
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tout

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v. E.g. Clinton and McCain tout their Washington experience as having prepared them to be President; they claim Obama is not adequately seasoned.

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measure the depth; come to understand
think in logical way; offer an excuse
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
be thrifty; restrict or limit, as in amount or number
stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
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