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 Test Questions
SAT Vocabulary: Level 1
adept     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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helper, additional or subsidiary
generous; high-minded; chivalrous
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
causing shock or horror; gruesome
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
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antiseptic     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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condition or state, especially a bad state or condition
small waterfall; sudden downpour
oppression; cruel government; office or authority of an absolute ruler; absolute power
real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
a substance that prevents infection; a substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
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balmy     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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mild and pleasant; fragrant
expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
pertinent; having a connection with the matter at hand
excessive in degree or nature; preoccupying
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
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clout     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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specialized knowledge; expert skill
standstill resulting from the opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate
marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function; major transformation
blow, especially with the fist; great influence, especially political or social
an untrained person who pretends to be a physician; a charlatan
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concede     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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abstain from; resist; hold oneself back
admit; yield; give up physical control of another
cancel; make void; repeal or annul
disparage or depreciate; put down
spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
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derogatory     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling
deserving blame; admonition; blameworthy
suspicious or distrustful; wary; cautious
punishing; involving punishment; awarding or inflicting punishment
deadly; causing or capable of causing death
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engage     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
make use of, sometimes unjustly
rear; promote the growth of; help develop
obtain for services of; arrange for the use of; pledge or promise, especially to marry
return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to
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gale     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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great happiness; pleasing and appropriate manner or style
an untrained person who pretends to be a physician; a charlatan
specialized knowledge; expert skill
powerful wind; a gust of wind; emotional outburst as laughter or tears
lawsuit; suit at law; a judicial contest; legal proceeding in court
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graduated     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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prophetic; involving or portending widespread devastation
dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
having a university degree; having completed training; having steps; arranged by grade, level, degree
represented by graph; described in vivid detail; clearly outlined
yielding; inclined or ready to submit
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indiscretion     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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list, especially of names
public records; place where public records are kept
code of correct conduct; rules governing socially acceptable behavior; record of a transaction
expression by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; the witty language used to insult
lack of sound judgment; lack of discretion
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laceration     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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prescribed diet and habits; a systematic plan for therapy; governmental rule or control
wreck; scene or condition of complete disorder or ruin
something invented, made up; imaginary thing
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
torn, ragged wound; rough or jagged breach made by rending
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libel     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character
expression by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; the witty language used to insult
token; a reminder of past; hint, suggestion, notice, or memorial to awaken the memory
fastening device; firm grip
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mortician     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a substance that prevents infection; a substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
funeral director; one whose business is the management of funerals
front of building; superficial or false appearance
art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
the pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
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orgy     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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title; chapter heading; text under illustration
a wild party involving excessive drinking; unrestrained indulgence; secret rite in the cults of ancient
one who takes advantage of any chance to achieve an end, with no regard for principles or consequences
screenplay; outline or model of an expected sequence of events
combination of two or more elements or parts
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precinct     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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victim; object of hunt; hunted animal
district or division of city; place or enclosure by definite limits
nonsense; silly, unmeaning talk; servant; slave
disobedience; resistance to lawful authority
having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
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rave     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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retract a previous statement; sing over again; repeatedly utter in song
secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate
stop something's growth; squeeze tightly between fingers; give a small sharp bite to
explore with tools; investigate; search
speak wildly, irrationally; speak or write with wild enthusiasm
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rousing     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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serving as a model; outstanding; typical
deep; not superficial; far-reaching
filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded
lively; vigorous; inducing enthusiasm or excitement; stirring
having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
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summation     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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act of finding the total; summary; act or process of adding
bitterness of feeling; vexation
combination; a union of two or more commercial corporations
irregularity; a person or something unusual; departure from the normal or common order
area of theater or concert hall where the audience sits
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temperament     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
victim; object of hunt; hunted animal
destiny; fate; fortune; the will of Allah
psychological disorder by delusions; extreme, irrational distrust of others
person's normal manner of thinking, behaving, or reacting; tendency to become irritable or angry
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ulterior     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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impartial; not supporting one side over another
fleshly; of or relating to body or flesh; bodily
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
beyond or outside of immediate interest; coming at a subsequent time or stage
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