SAT Vocabulary Test Online

affected

(1)

a. E.g. The other boys laughed so unmercifully at what they termed my affected accent.

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swollen or puffed as with water or air
deep and resonant; flourishing; thriving
speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous
capable of destroying; lethal
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beneficiary

(2)

n. E.g. In Scrooge's will, he made Tiny Tim his beneficiary, everything he left would go to young Tim.

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seller; provider; vending machine
firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
expression by deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; witty language used to insult
person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
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delete

(3)

v. E.g. Less is more: if you delete this paragraph, your whole essay will have greater appeal.

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erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
reveal or tell; grant a share of; bestow
take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
offer formally; extend; propose a payment
bring upon oneself; become liable to; acquire or come into
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dismantle

(4)

v. E.g. Some analysts speculate that Citigroup is facing pressure to dismantle from the federal government.

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pay attention to; listen to and consider
take apart; disassemble; tear down
unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete
express or indicate indirectly; signify
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flounder

(5)

v. E.g. Bewildered by the new software, we flounder until Jan shows her how to get started.

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keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time
move or act clumsily and in confusion
display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
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infamous

(6)

a. E.g. At this courtroom he would become known as the infamous man in the bulletproof glass booth.

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suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
being or happening first in sequence of time; original; primary; fundamental
unique; extraordinary; being only one
notoriously bad; having exceedingly bad reputation
relating to ships, sailors, or navigation
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interim

(7)

n. E.g. For banks on the edge, their ability to maintain capital levels in the interim is the important factor.

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time between one event, process; interval of time
symbol of immortality or rebirth; bird in Egyptian mythology that lived for 500 years
surrender of prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
condition or state, especially a bad state or condition
right granted by authority; right to vote; business licensed to sell a product in particular area
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muster

(8)

v. E.g. Fritz says if the best answer you can muster is "Georgetown," you're definitely not going to win.

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hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
perceive intuitively; foresee future; have nature of or being a deity
move heavily or clumsily; cut down timber of
talk excitedly; speak or write in an angry or violent manner
call together; cause to come together; gather; summon up
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rapport

(9)

n. E.g. But their rapport is increasing as they spend more time together, some aides say.

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great happiness; pleasing and appropriate manner or style
something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward
one who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment
emotional closeness; harmony; relationship of mutual trust or emotional affinity
lure or bait; means used to mislead or lead into danger
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rig

(10)

v. E.g. The boss was able to rig the election by bribing people to stuff the ballot boxes with ballots marked in his candidate's favor.

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manipulate dishonestly; make or construct in haste
dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
fail completely; sink below the surface of the water
refuse to give; refrain from giving, granting, or permitting; deduct from employee's salary
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tenacious

(11)

a. E.g. The insurgents holed up here remain tenacious, unleashing suicide bombers and planting lethal explosives that can blow anything off the road.

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relating to man and the planet earth, physical as opposed to spiritual; experienced in human affairs
like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary
sticking together; stubbornly unyielding; holding together firmly
movable; not fixed; fluid; unstable
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trek

(12)

n. E.g. The next stop on the trek is an art museum in which you use your hands to get a feel for a sculpture's shape.

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one that engages in aggression; person who first attacks
someone chosen to judge and decide disputed issue; one having power to make authoritative decisions
union; act of melting together by heat
travel; journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
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