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 Test Questions
SAT Vocabulary: Level 1
agenda     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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someone seeking revenge; source of harm or ruin; opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
a metal tool with a sharp edge used to cut and shape stone, wood, or metal
a burst of ill humor; display of temper; ill-natured caprice
items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
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anchor     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate
hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
speak, plead, or argue in favor of; plead for; push for something
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avail     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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cut off from a whole; set or keep apart; divide or separate
induce; be greater in strength or influence; triumph; win out
foreshadow; indicate by signs; be an omen of; predict
resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
turn to the advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
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caucus     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
a private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
watchfulness; wakefulness; a process of paying close and continuous attention
someone engaged in a profession as law, medicine
beginning or early stages; offensive against an enemy
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communal     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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incapable of injury; impossible to damage, injure, or wound
related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs
having supreme rank or power; self-governing; excellent; independent
held in common; of a group of people
by an effort to the point of exhaustion, especially physical effort
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detached     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
differing in some characteristics; various
imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office
emotionally removed; calm and objective; apart from others; separate
related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to the scholarly organization; based on formal education
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entrance     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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cause something to happen; set off
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
fill with delight or wonder; put into a trance; attract
enrage; infuriate; cause to be extremely angry
pay attention to; listen to, and consider
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fester     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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make a formal speech to; deal with or discuss; direct efforts or attention of
multiply, grow, or expand rapidly
unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
undergo decay; infect, inflame, or corrupt;
recover; find and bring in; get back
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heed     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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make better or more attractive; increase; improve
pay attention to; listen to, and consider
express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone
darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
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industrious     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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in coma; extremely sleepy; unconscious
diligent; hard-working; busy, and laborious
rubbing away; tending to grind down
relating to man and the planet earth, physical as opposed to spiritual; experienced in human affairs
uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
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labyrinth     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
maze; the complex structure of interconnecting passages
unreal reflection; an optical illusion
act of sending off something; the property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
act or instance that may be used as an example in subsequent similar cases
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mammal     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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great number; person entertaining guests
symbol of immortality or rebirth; a bird in Egyptian mythology that lived for 500 years
clash in opinion; rubbing against; conflict
singing or chanting of magic spells; magical formula; verbal charm or spell
warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair
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metaphysical     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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sticking together; stubbornly unyielding; holding together firmly
without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
insightful; aware; wise; having the ability to perceive
grossly wicked; abominable; hateful; infamous
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offhand     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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restricted; having the appropriate qualifications for an office, position, or task
useless; having no useful result; vain
accepting one's fate; unresisting; patiently submissive; showing hopelessness
without planning or thinking ahead; right away; immediately
marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
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precinct     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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mistaken opinion or idea; delusion; illusory perception
district or division of city; place or enclosure by definite limits
humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level
proverb; formulation of fundamental principle or general truth
art of representing dances in written symbols; the arrangement of dances
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reprieve     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
use of force to get someone to obey
any structure that makes progress difficult; stumbling-block
lengthy intent consideration; long and thoughtful observation; contemplation of spiritual matters
temporary relief from harm or discomfort; postponement or cancellation of punishment
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rhetorical     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
relating to skill of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere in language
interested in making money; profit-oriented; hired for service in a foreign army
flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
helper, additional or subsidiary
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studied     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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curative; having or exhibiting healing powers; relating to the healing art
intentional; headstrong; said or done on purpose; deliberate
knowledgeable; resulting from deliberation and careful thought
profitable; producing a good profit
not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly
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testy     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
irritated or impatient; easily annoyed; peevish
excessively self-centered; self-important
most favorable or advantageous
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vindictive     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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seek revenge or intended for revenge; showing malicious will
existing in possibility; expected to become or be
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
movable; not fixed; fluid; unstable
apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
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