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 Test Questions
SAT Vocabulary: Level 1
affliction     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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the target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
someone chosen to judge and decide the disputed issue;  one having the power to make authoritative decisions
small and economical car; small cosmetics case
partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
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array     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
set out for display or use; place in orderly arrangement
cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
provide or brighten with light; clear up or make understandable; enlighten
remove or get rid of something unwanted; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or purify
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attentive     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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without an equal; being the only one of its kind
foremost in importance; supreme in rank
native; originating where it is found
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
tending to spread aggressively; tending to invade
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check     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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stop motion; curb or restrain
give a reduction in price on
take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone
provide an extensive explanation for words or phrases
retract a previous statement; sing over again; repeatedly utter in song
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conception     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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quality of being novel; newness; something new and unusual
payment in money made by one ruler or nation; tax; the mark of respect; praiseworthy quality
area of theater or concert hall where the audience sits
beginning; forming of an idea; an act of conceiving
wise saying; brief familiar proverb;  expression of popular wisdom
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dynamic     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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energetic; vigorously active
based on experience; useful
lacking conscience; greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
coming from the side; situated at or extending to the side
gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
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expertise     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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great number; person entertaining guests
calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
having foresight; fortuneteller
comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
specialized knowledge; expert skill
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felicity     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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the good or just reason; condition or fact of being justified
great happiness; pleasing and appropriate manner or style
minor crime; ill behavior; evil conduct; misdeed
hint; indirect implication , usually malicious
descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
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glimmer     Speak
 
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n.  
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dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light; faint glow; shimmer
lure or bait; means used to mislead or lead into danger
act of turning aside; pastime; an activity that relaxes or entertains
combination of two or more elements or parts
a substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
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inept     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
punishing; involving punishment; awarding or inflicting punishment
lacking judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
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latitude     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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freedom to behave, act, or think in the way you want to; angular distance north or south of the earth's equator
a right granted by authority; right to vote; business licensed to sell a product in a particular area
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
beginning or early stages; offensive against an enemy
a separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
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manipulate     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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tie with rope; fasten or restrict with rope or chain
put into effect; carry out the legalities of
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
remove or get rid of something unwanted; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or purify
operate with one's hands; control or play upon people, forces artfully
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mortician     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
lack of balance or symmetry; disproportion
funeral director; one whose business is the management of funerals
operatic solo; a solo vocal piece with instrumental accompaniment
a person with discriminating taste in food and wine
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optimist     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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one who expects a favorable or good outcome
type or class; a kind of literary or artistic work
conceited person; someone in love with himself or herself; person full of egoism and pride
rolling, treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America
a metal tool with a sharp edge used to cut and shape stone, wood, or metal
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quaint     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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trivial; of small importance; very small
existing or resulting in essence or effect though not in fact; existing in mind, especially as a product of imagination
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
odd; old-fashioned; picturesque; unfamiliar or unusual in character
relating to or caused by heat; designed to help retain heat
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rant     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
talk excitedly; speak or write in an angry or violent manner
pay back for some expense incurred
refrain from buying or using
perceive intuitively; foresee future; have nature of or being a deity
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seismic     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking
having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name
native; originating where it is found
being or happening first in a sequence of time; original; primary; fundamental
secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
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slander     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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defamation;  false and malicious statement or report about someone
absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
anxiety disorder by extreme and irrational fear; dislike
partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard
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tanner     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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broad comedy; ridiculous parade; foolish show
refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist
a person who turns animal hides into leather; craftsman who tans skins and hides;  sixpence
charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune; something that apparently has magic power
extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
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vulnerable     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
open for the public to read; obvious; plain
having no previous example; novel; unparalleled
represented by graph; described in vivid detail; clearly outlined
susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
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