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 Test Questions
SAT Vocabulary: Level 1
abrasive     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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following in time or order; succeeding; later
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
pertaining to the moon; affecting the moon
rubbing away; tending to grind down
having supreme rank or power; self-governing; excellent; independent
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assumption     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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piece of transplanted tissue; a portion of a plant inserted in another plant
a group of attendants or associates; one's environment
authoritative command or instruction; commission of authorizing to administer a territory
settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
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attribute     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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unthankful; ungrateful; one who rewards favors with enmity
essential quality; reputation; honor
surrender of a prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
the calmness of mind; quietness; stillness; peace
comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
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cant     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
great number; person entertaining guests
intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
unthankful; ungrateful; one who rewards favors with enmity
state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; transitional period between youth and maturity
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decorum     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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hint; indirect implication , usually malicious
the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
characters in the play; one's public image or personality
payment, usually of an amount fixed by contract
propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior
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don     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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irritate or torment persistently; wear out; exhaust
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
put clothing on one's body
wander or stray; turn aside sharply; climb or move upward
cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
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entice     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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glide or slide like a reptile; slip and slide, as on a loose or uneven surface
attract by arousing hope or desire
provide an extensive explanation for words or phrases
call up or summon; call together for a common purpose
put in order; arrange or place something in line
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gist     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a place where a river can be crossed on foot; shallow place
physician or expert in children's diseases
a most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; the central idea
trick; use of artifice or trickery; deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture
management; supervision; people who are in charge of management; the activity of government for powers and duties
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gratuitous     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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being of vital or central importance; crucial
given freely; unwarranted; granted without recompense; unearned
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
insufficient to produce the desired effect; fruitless
arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
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indulgent     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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yielding; lenient; forbearing or tolerant
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
seek revenge or intended for revenge; showing malicious will
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labyrinth     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past
broken fragments; irregular pieces of rock
cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
maze; the complex structure of interconnecting passages
intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
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libel     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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proving to be false or incorrect; response with contrary evidence
an act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
great number; person entertaining guests
agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character
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novelty     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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temporary relief from harm or discomfort; postponement or cancellation of punishment
form of government; government in power; administration; prevailing social system or pattern
the whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment
quality of being novel; newness; something new and unusual
a group of attendants or associates; one's environment
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pathetic     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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without planning or thinking ahead; right away; immediately
without previous preparation
pertinent; having a connection with the matter at hand
causing sadness, compassion, or pity
intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
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quaint     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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odd; old-fashioned; picturesque; unfamiliar or unusual in character
curative; having or exhibiting healing powers; relating to the healing art
causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
lazy; with little movement; very slow
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recount     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
bring upon oneself; become liable to; acquire or come into
narrate or tell; count over again
make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
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rift     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in a rock
misleading vision; being deceived by a false perception or belief
the weapon that is thrown or projected;  rocket carrying instruments or warhead
enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
lack of sound judgment; lack of discretion
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stealth     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
disobedience; resistance to lawful authority
essential quality; reputation; honor
hammer-like tool; small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
avoiding detection by moving carefully; acting in a covert way
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tentative     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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humorously sarcastic or mocking
hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
associated with divine power; made holy; worthy of religious veneration
fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
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unique     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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disordered; especially in mind; crazy; insane
without an equal; being the only one of its kind
moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
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