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 Test Questions
SAT Vocabulary: Level 1
altercation     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
in time past; long ago; in old time
forcible restraint, especially unlawfully
rolling, treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America
temporary relief from harm or discomfort; postponement or cancellation of punishment
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appreciate     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
complete; consummate; make perfect
spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon
acknowledge by signing a bill, draft, or other instruments; approve; support
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bode     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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foreshadow; indicate by signs; be an omen of; predict
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
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charisma     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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standstill resulting from the opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate
divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of a political leader
condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to a person on it
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commute     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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cause to be uneasy; wear away
beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; regularly travel from a place of residence to another place
make a formal speech to; deal with or discuss; direct efforts or attention of
keep; maintain possession of;  hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
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discretion     Speak
 
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n.  
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defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character
mixture; musical composition consisting of a series of  pieces
naturalness; freedom from constraint; happening or arising without external cause; self-generated
knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; the trait of judging wisely and objectively
right or claim to possession; a mark of rank; the name of a book or film
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exemplary     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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existing or resulting in essence or effect though not in fact; existing in mind, especially as a product of imagination
yielding; inclined or ready to submit
shining intensely and blindingly; staring with anger or fierceness
speaking or behaving in an artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
serving as a model; outstanding; typical
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glaring     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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without planning or thinking ahead; right away; immediately
suspicious or distrustful; wary; cautious
lacking seriousness; dizzy; frivolous and lighthearted
shining intensely and blindingly; staring with anger or fierceness
without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
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gloss     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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provide an extensive explanation for words or phrases
cancel; make void; repeal or annul
put in order; arrange or place something in line
cut off from a whole; set or keep apart; divide or separate
set resolution or proposal for future consideration; hold back to a later time
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impromptu     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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offhand or casual; given to haughty disregard of others
pleasing or sweet to taste or smell
childish; relating to infants
beyond or outside of immediate interest; coming at a subsequent time or stage
without previous preparation
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irony     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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restraint from eating or drinking;  refraining from indulging appetite or desire
two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
an animal that lives by preying on other animals; a person who robs or exploits others
expression by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; the witty language used to insult
covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place
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litigation     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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animal or plant living on another
inherent power or ability; the body of persons with specific professional powers
mild expression to replace offensive, unpleasant, or embarrassing one
act of finding the total; summary; act or process of adding
lawsuit; suit at law; a judicial contest; legal proceeding in court
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monarchy     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
government under a single ruler
bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
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perpetual     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
relating to, or adjacent to the sea; nautical
lacking in energy or will;  peacefully resistant in response to injustice
everlasting; continuing without interruption
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precise     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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violent; not restrained or controlled
lifeless; not animated or energetic; dull
belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
exact; clearly expressed; accurate or correct
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remorse     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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the pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
operatic solo; a solo vocal piece with instrumental accompaniment
the remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
flight of missiles; a round of gunshots; tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
area of theater or concert hall where the audience sits
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scuffle     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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graze; skim or glance at casually
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
offer formally; extend; propose a payment
speak wildly, irrationally; speak or write with wild enthusiasm
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squander     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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release from something that holds firmly
spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
admit; yield; give up physical control of another
hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
acknowledge by signing a bill, draft, or other instruments; approve; support
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title     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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small cave, usually with attractive features
amendment or clause added to a legislative bill; one that rides, especially one who rides horses
a substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
right or claim to possession; a mark of rank; the name of a book or film
irregularity; a person or something unusual; departure from the normal or common order
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ultimate     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
lustful;  indecent; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
having no equal; incomparable
present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden
having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
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