SAT Vocabulary Test Online

abstract

(1)

a. E.g. To him, hunger was an abstract concept; he had never missed a meal.

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theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
quick or willing to receive ideas, suggestions; capable of receiving
famous; well-known; having illustrious past
wasteful; reckless with money
enormous scope, power, or influence; huge or colossal
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attribute

(2)

v. E.g. I attribute her success in science to the encouragement she received from her parents.

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frighten; make timid; fill with fear
relate to particular cause or source; ascribe; explain
drink greedily; flood with water, as for washing
weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath
void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
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communal

(3)

a. E.g. When they were divorced, they had trouble dividing their communal property.

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uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; inadequate; feeble
held in common; of a group of people
punishing; involving punishment; awarding or inflicting punishment
causing horror and repugnance; frightful and shocking
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diversity

(4)

n. E.g. Canadian society allows for diversity, and in the evolution of our national aims it is a central feature.

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group of trees smaller than a forest; orchard
point or respect in which things differ; difference
act or instance that may be used as example in subsequent similar cases
excessively modest person; person excessively concerned about correct behavior
warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair
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fathom

(5)

v. E.g. I find his motives impossible to fathom; in fact, I'm totally clueless about what goes on in his mind.

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practice trickery or fraud; cheat
measure the depth; come to understand
provide a refuge for; hide; give shelter to
express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
moderate; tone down or restrain; bring to a desired consistency; adjust finely
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gruesome

(6)

a. E.g. Rader seemed to proudly relive his crimes as he recounted his killings in gruesome detail, right in front of the victims' families.

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physically weak; easily broken
causing horror and repugnance; frightful and shocking
having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
negligent; careless in performing duty or business
very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked
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lunar

(7)

a. E.g. A successful launch will make India the third Asian nation to place a satellite in lunar orbit.

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stubbornly and often recklessly willful; unyielding
pertaining to the moon; affecting the moon
tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
stocky; short and thick; low and broad
extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
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passive

(8)

a. E.g. Mahatma Gandhi urged his followers to pursue a program of passive resistance as he felt that it was more effective than violence.

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skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
sophisticated; of worldwide scope
relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
accepting one's fate; unresisting; patiently submissive; showing hopelessness
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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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maze; complex structure of interconnecting passages
lack of consistency; difference
wall painting; very large image applied directly to a wall or ceiling.
someone engaged in a profession as law, medicine
act of turning aside; pastime; activity that relaxes or entertains
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reciprocate

(10)

v. E.g. Do you think that if the Palestinians dropped the right to return that Israel would reciprocate?

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combine something into a larger whole; unite
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
act, feel, or give mutually or in return; move back and forth alternately; be complementary or equivalent
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
express, especially forcefully; release or discharge through an opening; rise to surface of water to breathe
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sobriety

(11)

n. E.g. For my brother the celebration of his sobriety is as significant as his birthday.

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extent; greatness of rank, size, or position
legal delay of payment; suspension of an ongoing or planned activity
moderation, especially regarding indulgence in alcohol; seriousness; gravity in manner or treatment
combination; union of two or more commercial corporations
great number; person entertaining guests
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underlying

(12)

a. E.g. We face a combination of changes in underlying conditions not seen in almost a century.

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lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior
energetic; vigorously active
causing sadness, compassion, or pity
notoriously bad; having exceedingly bad reputation
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
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