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 Test Questions
SAT Vocabulary: Level 1
advocate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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reckon; make a mathematical calculation
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
shrivel; decay; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; loss of moisture
void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
speak, plead, or argue in favor of; plead for; push for something
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anecdote     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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capricious notion; something many people believe that is false
military stores or provisions; articles used in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells
knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; the trait of judging wisely and objectively
a short account of the amusing or interesting event; short narrative; a secret story of history or biography
gift giver; a person who gives people or institutions financial help
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benign     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential
kindly; favorable; not malignant
extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
obligatory; required or commanded by authority
fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
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camouflage     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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use economically; conserve; save
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
achieve or accomplish; gain
change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
exploit natural surroundings to disguise something; conceal
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collateral     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a person who turns animal hides into leather; craftsman who tans skins and hides;  sixpence
screenplay; outline or model of an expected sequence of events
ornament, hanging from a necklace; one of a matched pair; a companion piece
security pledged for repayment of loan
social outcast; a person who is rejected from society or home
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discrepancy     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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lack of consistency; the difference
temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancellation of debt; lessening of intensity or degree
social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
assumed name; another name; a name that has been assumed temporarily
thin, smooth, shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
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fancy     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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place of refuge or shelter; protection
capricious notion; something many people believe that is false
plan of the trip; a guidebook for travelers
case of leather or similar material for pistol
unintelligible or nonsensical talk or writing; babbling
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gall     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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false testimony while under oath; breach of an oath or promise
breaking of contract or duty; breaking of waves or surf; fissure or gap
explosion; violent release of energy caused by chemical or nuclear reaction
stealing; fraudulent appropriation of property
bitterness of feeling; vexation
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hypocrite     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific; a violent whirlwind
an act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
religious image; idol; an essential and enduring symbol
story; art, technique, or process of telling a story
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infiltrate     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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wander or stray; turn aside sharply; climb or move upward
pass into or through; penetrate with hostile intent
deliver; give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
treat with ridicule or contempt; mimic; frustrate hopes of
serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
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intellect     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a person with discriminating taste in food and wine
arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
ability to learn and reason; ability to think abstractly or profoundly
social outcast; a person who is rejected from society or home
psychological disorder by delusions; extreme, irrational distrust of others
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meditation     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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management; supervision; people who are in charge of management; the activity of government for powers and duties
lengthy intent consideration; long and thoughtful observation; contemplation of spiritual matters
freedom to behave, act, or think in the way you want to; angular distance north or south of the earth's equator
nonsense; silly, unmeaning talk; servant; slave
something justly deserved; recompense; compensation; punishment for offenses
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myriad     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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of a very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
incapable of failure or error
lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
departing from the correct and accepted way; misleading; not straightforward
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paleontology     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a proposition upon which an argument is based; assumption; land and the buildings on it
humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level
singing or chanting of magic spells; magical formula; verbal charm or spell
the whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment
study of prehistoric life; science of former life of the globe
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prey     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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minor dispute; brief quarrel
marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function; major transformation
ray of light; a long piece of metal or wood; long piece fixed or movable in structure, machine, or tool
soul; mind; spirit or soul
the target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
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residue     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables
table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out
outward appearance or aspect; mode of dress; false appearance
the remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
a point in time, especially a critical point; joining point
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seismic     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking
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stellar     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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weak; ineffective; lacking physical strength or vigor; incapable of sexual intercourse
disordered; especially in mind; crazy; insane
faultless; incapable of sin or wrongdoing
easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely
outstanding; principal; of or consisting of stars
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tether     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone
set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
have a desire for something or someone; yearn; grieve or mourn for
tie with rope; fasten or restrict with rope or chain
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valor     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
authoritative command or instruction; commission of authorizing to administer a territory
bravery; courage, and boldness, as in battle
a person who establishes an organization, business
one that acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
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