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 Test Questions
SAT Vocabulary: Level 1
adage     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out
something hinted at or suggested; an act of implying; condition of being implied
stupid person; person who is not very bright
wise saying; brief familiar proverb;  expression of popular wisdom
quality of being novel; newness; something new and unusual
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apparatus     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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a group of parts that work together to perform a given function; appliance, or device for a particular purpose
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to a person on it
moderation, especially regarding indulgence in alcohol; seriousness; gravity in manner or treatment
ornament, hanging from a necklace; one of a matched pair; a companion piece
public records; place where public records are kept
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benefactor     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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small cave, usually with attractive features
security pledged for repayment of loan
gift giver; a person who gives people or institutions financial help
proving to be false or incorrect; response with contrary evidence
a most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; the central idea
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coercion     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
use of force to get someone to obey
a person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
art of representing dances in written symbols; the arrangement of dances
lawsuit; suit at law; a judicial contest; legal proceeding in court
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curator     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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one who manages museum or library; superintendent; manager
lack of balance or symmetry; disproportion
trail of a ship or other object through water; a path of something that has gone before
body excluding head and neck and limbs
concluding part; closing section
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drab     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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pertinent; having a connection with the matter at hand
impartial; not supporting one side over another
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
enormous scope, power, or influence; huge or colossal
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enhance     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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become less intense; sink, or settle from pressure
argue about prices; bargain something, as over the price of something
lean or cause to lean to the side; lean over; itemize
make better or more attractive; increase; improve
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
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ghastly     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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having no equal; incomparable
horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad
tending or leaning toward; bent; having preference or tendency
having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name
departing from the correct and accepted way; misleading; not straightforward
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harass     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath
irritate or torment persistently; wear out; exhaust
put down by force or authority; overwhelm; keep from being revealed
disparage or depreciate; put down
acknowledge by signing a bill, draft, or other instruments; approve; support
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illusion     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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concluding part; closing section
kingdom; domain ruled by a king or queen
slope; mobile staircase; inclined surface or roadway connecting different levels
misleading vision; being deceived by a false perception or belief
minor dispute; brief quarrel
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insatiable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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not applicable; unrelated; having no connection with
shy and reserved; modest
deceptive or tending of deceive; not real
not easily satisfied; impossible to satiate or satisfy; greedy
inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
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memento     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force
watchfulness; wakefulness; a process of paying close and continuous attention
utmost height; the highest point of a mountain
work of art put together from fragments
token; a reminder of past; hint, suggestion, notice, or memorial to awaken the memory
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mobile     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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movable; not fixed; fluid; unstable
emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
represented by graph; described in vivid detail; clearly outlined
from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
feeling about to vomit; causing uneasiness
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pact     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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special honor or respect shown or expressed publicly; tribute
temporary relief from harm or discomfort; postponement or cancellation of punishment
extreme rigor; strictness; rigidity; harshness
written agreement between two states or sovereigns; treaty
lure or bait; means used to mislead or lead into danger
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protocol     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
piece of transplanted tissue; a portion of a plant inserted in another plant
code of correct conduct; rules governing socially acceptable behavior; record of a transaction
isolation of person or ship to prevent the spread of infection; condition of enforced isolation
privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
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recount     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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narrate or tell; count over again
serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
acknowledge by signing a bill, draft, or other instruments; approve; support
stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
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sham     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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reckon; make a mathematical calculation
stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
pretend; put on a false appearance of; feign
compose, perform, or do something with little or no preparation
manipulate dishonestly; make or construct in haste
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spatula     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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over-regulated administrative system
surrender of a prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
examination of dead body; post-mortem
torn, ragged wound; rough or jagged breach made by rending
a broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing
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tether     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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tie with rope; fasten or restrict with rope or chain
pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
stop something's growth; squeeze tightly between fingers; give a small sharp bite to
testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
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unprecedented     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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not able to be corrected or repaired
tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling
flexible; moving and bending with ease
being or happening first in a sequence of time; original; primary; fundamental
having no previous example; novel; unparalleled
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