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 Test Questions
SAT Vocabulary: Level 1
adjacent     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
injurious; tending to cause death; disposed to do evil
adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
firmly established by nature or habit
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
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apparatus     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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great happiness; pleasing and appropriate manner or style
something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
a group of parts that work together to perform a given function; appliance, or device for a particular purpose
district or division of city; place or enclosure by definite limits
intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
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beseech     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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moderate; tone down or restrain;  bring to the desired consistency; adjust finely
beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
express or indicate indirectly; signify
set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
gaze intently; stare; scrutinize; read or study carefully and attentively
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carat     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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unit of weight for precious stones; a measure of fineness of gold
the judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief
extent; greatness of rank, size, or position
a proposition upon which an argument is based; assumption; land and the buildings on it
gap; interruption in duration or continuity; pause
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degradation     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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small body revolving around a larger one; subordinate
trail of a ship or other object through water; a path of something that has gone before
humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level
examination of dead body; post-mortem
art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
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eccentric     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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tiresome because of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
extremely small; short note
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execute     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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put into effect; carry out the legalities of
view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
take keen or zestful pleasure in; enjoy the flavor of; give spice or flavor to
shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
grow well; decorate with ornaments; be in a period of productivity
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fluke     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
area of theater or concert hall where the audience sits
an animal that lives by preying on other animals; a person who robs or exploits others
unlikely occurrence; stroke of good luck; accident
government under a single ruler
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gullible     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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checking perpendicularity; exactly vertical
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
easily deceived or cheated; easily tricked because of being too trusting
relating to a province; limited in outlook; unsophisticated
overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward
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indiscretion     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
a proposition upon which an argument is based; assumption; land and the buildings on it
almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
person's normal manner of thinking, behaving, or reacting; tendency to become irritable or angry
lack of sound judgment; lack of discretion
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irrational     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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relating to injury caused by violence; adapted to cure of wounds; vulnerary
illogical; lacking reason; insane
no fixed or regular course; wandering
implied or understood though not directly expressed
near at hand; close in time; about to occur
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marshal     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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stand up against; successfully resist; oppose with force or resolution
fasten together;  join at the ends; join by interweaving strands
set resolution or proposal for future consideration; hold back to a later time
gather; store up; amass; acquire
put in order; arrange or place something in line
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musty     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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produced by imagination; characterized by vision or foresight; imaginary; idealistic
quiet and obedient; showing patience and humility
utterly stupid or silly; inanely foolish
invigorating and refreshing; cheering; making lively and joyful
stale in odor or taste; dull; out of date; antiquated; out of use; rusty
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passive     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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like an ape or monkey
relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
lacking in energy or will;  peacefully resistant in response to injustice
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
pertaining to passionate love; tending to arouse sexual desire
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proxy     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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extreme rigor; strictness; rigidity; harshness
gift giver; a person who gives people or institutions financial help
excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
authority to act for another; agent or substitute
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repellent     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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lasting; surviving; long-suffering; patient
driving away; unattractive; inspiring aversion or distaste; resistant or impervious to something
pertaining to the moon; affecting the moon
sticking together; stubbornly unyielding; holding together firmly
not applicable; unrelated; having no connection with
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sedate     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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existing in possibility; expected to become or be
frightfully; terribly; inspiring horror
making severe demands; demanding a lot of effort, care, or attention
coming from the side; situated at or extending to the side
composed, and dignified in character or manner
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succulent     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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like a fanatic; furious; uncontrollable; extremely zealous or enthusiastic
expecting unquestioning obedience; overwhelming in power or significance
having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
full of juicy; full of richness; highly interesting or enjoyable; delectable
completely lacking; barren or empty
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tundra     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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rolling, treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America
ideal condition of rest, harmony, stability, or joy; condition of Buddha
partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
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virtue     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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concluding part; closing section
something hinted at or suggested; an act of implying; condition of being implied
brief, passing odor carried in the air; trace to hint; a slight, gentle gust of air
something that relieves pain
goodness, moral excellence; good quality
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