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 Test Questions
SAT Vocabulary: Level 1
abject     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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having supreme rank or power; self-governing; excellent; independent
divided into squares; diversified in color; marked by great changes or shifts in fortune
being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
deadly; causing or capable of causing death
adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
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anarchy     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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an untrained person who pretends to be a physician; a charlatan
absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
ornamental clasp;  decorative pin worn by women
clients of professional person; the body of customers or patrons
firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
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belittle     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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move or act clumsily and in confusion
force with the thumb; make a groove in
disparage or depreciate; put down
perceive intuitively; foresee future; have nature of or being a deity
stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
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catalyst     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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state of violent agitation; eddying motion; an unstable flow of a liquid or gas; violent disturbance and disorder
group of trees smaller than a forest; orchard
loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
an agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
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cynical     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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helper, additional or subsidiary
associated with divine power; made holy; worthy of religious veneration
skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
stubbornly and often recklessly willful; unyielding
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demeanor     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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token; a reminder of past; hint, suggestion, notice, or memorial to awaken the memory
a group of parts that work together to perform a given function; appliance, or device for a particular purpose
refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist
conduct; management; way in which a person behaves
body excluding head and neck and limbs
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farce     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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broad comedy; ridiculous parade; foolish show
a person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
the impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancellation of debt; lessening of intensity or degree
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frantic     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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without an equal; being the only one of its kind
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
highly excited with strong emotion; disordered or nervous activity
coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
easily understood; clear; intelligible
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harass     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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irritate or torment persistently; wear out; exhaust
exploit natural surroundings to disguise something; conceal
stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
fill with delight or wonder; put into a trance; attract
put at a disadvantage; prevent the progress or free movement of
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impasse     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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act or instance that may be used as an example in subsequent similar cases
the intensity of feeling; the warmth of feeling; intense, heated emotion
guarantee; assurance by the seller; authorization or certification
road or passage having no exit; deadlock
conduct; management; way in which a person behaves
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kudos     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a place where a river can be crossed on foot; shallow place
honor; praise for exceptional achievement
promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt
a short account of the amusing or interesting event; short narrative; a secret story of history or biography
something apparently contradictory in nature; a statement that looks false but is actually correct
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log     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a right granted by authority; right to vote; business licensed to sell a product in a particular area
the good or just reason; condition or fact of being justified
direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry
record of a voyage or flight; a record of day to day activities
humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level
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novelty     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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quality of being novel; newness; something new and unusual
conduct; management; way in which a person behaves
one that acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
broad comedy; ridiculous parade; foolish show
excessively modest person; person excessively concerned about correct behavior
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potential     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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existing in possibility; expected to become or be
spreading harmfully in a subtle manner; designed or adapted to entrap
neatly or smartly dressed; neat, trim, and smart
like a fanatic; furious; uncontrollable; extremely zealous or enthusiastic
related to the study of disease; diseased or markedly abnormal; relating to or caused by disease
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precise     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
incapable of injury; impossible to damage, injure, or wound
childish; relating to infants
making severe demands; demanding a lot of effort, care, or attention
exact; clearly expressed; accurate or correct
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refrain     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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quote; adduce as an instance
wander or stray; turn aside sharply; climb or move upward
abstain from; resist; hold oneself back
help to flourish; advance in rank; publicize
endure or survive the effects of wind, rain, or other forces
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retract     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
withdraw; take back; draw back or in
pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
give a bodily form to; represent in a bodily or material form; incorporate
put clothing on one's body
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studied     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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knowledgeable; resulting from deliberation and careful thought
divided into squares; diversified in color; marked by great changes or shifts in fortune
not biased; fair; showing lack of favoritism
complex; elaborate; having many complexly arranged elements
prophetic; involving or portending widespread devastation
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temporal     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry
possessed at birth; inborn
not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly
following in time or order; succeeding; later
not able to be corrected or repaired
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venom     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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surrender of a prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
broad comedy; ridiculous parade; foolish show
poison; poisonous secretion of animals, such as snake or spider; spite
immediate insight; the power of knowing without reasoning
list of works of music or drama; class of compositions in a genre; range or number of skills
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