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 Test Questions
SAT Vocabulary: Level 1
allure     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
pass into or through; penetrate with hostile intent
move to act; incite; give rise to; assist with a reminder
display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
undergo decay; infect, inflame, or corrupt;
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aria     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function; major transformation
inherent power or ability; the body of persons with specific professional powers
payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa
operatic solo; a solo vocal piece with instrumental accompaniment
a place to discuss public concerns; meeting or medium for open discussion
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attentive     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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yielding; inclined or ready to submit
kindly; favorable; not malignant
final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
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coincidence     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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trail of a ship or other object through water; a path of something that has gone before
two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
determination; resolving to do something; a formal statement of a decision
prescribed diet and habits; a systematic plan for therapy; governmental rule or control
an agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
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concession     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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list, especially of names
religious image; idol; an essential and enduring symbol
management; supervision; people who are in charge of management; the activity of government for powers and duties
something originally of little value becomes very valuable; unexpected hit; one that sleeps
act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
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discretion     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
powerful wind; a gust of wind; emotional outburst as laughter or tears
knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; the trait of judging wisely and objectively
young woman making formal entrance into society
spying; secret observation
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embody     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
give a bodily form to; represent in a bodily or material form; incorporate
achieve or accomplish; gain
emit an odor;  be pervaded by something unpleasant
correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel; become compatible or consistent
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flourish     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; make dirty, as by exposure to air
grow well; decorate with ornaments; be in a period of productivity
pay back for some expense incurred
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
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gusto     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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disease communicator; something that poisons one's soul or mind; program for unwanted actions in computer
nice or keen appreciation or enjoyment; enthusiasm
concluding part; closing section
absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
area of theater or concert hall where the audience sits
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implement     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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call together; cause to come together; gather; summon up
put into effect; supply with tools
beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
narrate or tell; count over again
return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to
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insidious     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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represented by graph; described in vivid detail; clearly outlined
lustful;  indecent; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
insufficient to produce the desired effect; fruitless
essential or necessary for completeness; entire
spreading harmfully in a subtle manner; designed or adapted to entrap
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manifest     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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mild and pleasant; fragrant
poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential
humorously sarcastic or mocking
clearly apparent to understanding; obvious
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obnoxious     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
open for the public to read; obvious; plain
of an entire group or class; general
causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind
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ordeal     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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something originally of little value becomes very valuable; unexpected hit; one that sleeps
intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
an untrained person who pretends to be a physician; a charlatan
severe trial; a form of trial to determine guilt or innocence; a difficult or painful experience
cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
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promote     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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call up or summon; call together for a common purpose
put clothing on one's body
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
help to flourish; advance in rank; publicize
become worse; decline; fall
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recipient     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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receiver; one that receives or is receptive
singing or chanting of magic spells; magical formula; verbal charm or spell
death notice; list of dead
quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness
frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
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retract     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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withdraw; take back; draw back or in
examine, verify, or correct the financial accounts of
cause to be uneasy; wear away
form, plan, or arrange in mind; transmit or give by will
have a desire for something or someone; yearn; grieve or mourn for
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sinister     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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suggesting or threatening evil
relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
frightfully; terribly; inspiring horror
uncorrupted by civilization; primitive; remaining free from dirt or decay
cautious; careful about one's own interests
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tonic     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
something producing physical, mental, or emotional vigor
surrender of a prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
temporary relief from harm or discomfort; postponement or cancellation of punishment
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typhoon     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific; a violent whirlwind
pamphlet; small book usually having a paper cover
isolation of person or ship to prevent the spread of infection; condition of enforced isolation
the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
breaking of contract or duty; breaking of waves or surf; fissure or gap
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