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 Test Questions
SAT Vocabulary: Level 1
acknowledge     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate
declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
build or fuel a fire; cause to glow; light up; inspire
harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
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anecdote     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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wise saying; brief familiar proverb;  expression of popular wisdom
flight of missiles; a round of gunshots; tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
anxiety disorder by extreme and irrational fear; dislike
study of prehistoric life; science of former life of the globe
a short account of the amusing or interesting event; short narrative; a secret story of history or biography
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beneficiary     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
art of representing dances in written symbols; the arrangement of dances
a person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
seller; provider; vending machine
proving to be false or incorrect; response with contrary evidence
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clout     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia
color; appearance; particular gradation of color
action taken in return for an injury or offense; revenge
blow, especially with the fist; great influence, especially political or social
holding of an office; a period during which something is held; status of holding position on a permanent contract
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communal     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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not easily satisfied; impossible to satiate or satisfy; greedy
intensely cold; lacking warmth; stiff and formal in manner
held in common; of a group of people
determined to do or have
far in space or time; cold in manner
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demented     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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insane; mad; of unsound mind; mentally ill
violent; not restrained or controlled
lacking judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs
relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential
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facilitate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
help bring about; make less difficult
irritate or torment persistently; wear out; exhaust
make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
give in; surrender; give forth a natural product; be productive
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generic     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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invigorating and refreshing; cheering; making lively and joyful
incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable
expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
of an entire group or class; general
elastic; having the power of springing back or recover readily
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humility     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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pamphlet; small book usually having a paper cover
quality or condition of being humble; a low estimate of one's self; self-abasement
payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa
position relative to points of directions; course introducing a new situation
tiny object or creature; very small contribution or amount of money
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improvise     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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feel or express great, often malicious, pleasure or self-satisfaction
declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
place in grave or tomb; bury; place in earth and cover
compose, perform, or do something with little or no preparation
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
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invasive     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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not easily satisfied; impossible to satiate or satisfy; greedy
tending to spread aggressively; tending to invade
performed with a natural or offhand ease
of or relating to a monarch; royal; magnificent; splendid
lasting for a long period;  marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
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marquee     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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someone who bears the blame for others
defiant or swaggering behavior; the pretense of courage; false show of bravery
comedy characterized by improbable situations; treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous
large tent, often with open sides, used chiefly for outdoor entertainment; roof-like structure
clients of professional person; the body of customers or patrons
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mushroom     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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place in grave or tomb; bury; place in earth and cover
make use of, sometimes unjustly
lean or cause to lean to the side; lean over; itemize
begin; originate; admit into membership
multiply, grow, or expand rapidly
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peerless     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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open and unrestrained; free from traditional social or moral constraints
not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly
causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
having no equal; incomparable
lacking judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
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quibble     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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product of a body's mass and its velocity; impelling force or strength; impetus
minor objection or complaint; petty distinction
spying; secret observation
slight hint or indication; slight understanding
excessively modest person; person excessively concerned about correct behavior
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rave     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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speak wildly, irrationally; speak or write with wild enthusiasm
deduce; conclude from evidence or premises; lead to as a consequence or conclusion
urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to
be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
report or record in chronological order
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shambles     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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wreck; scene or condition of complete disorder or ruin
puzzle; difficult problem
storage place for military equipment; a stock of weapons
goodness, moral excellence; good quality
small opening; means of escape or release; outlet; hole for the escape of gas or air
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susceptible     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry
of or relating to money; nation's currency; financial
lacking judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
composed, and dignified in character or manner
easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to
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tether     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
tie with rope; fasten or restrict with rope or chain
turn aside; draw someone's attention away from something
pay attention to; listen to, and consider
declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
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unbridled     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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violent; not restrained or controlled
hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
causing horror and repugnance; frightful and shocking
like a fanatic; furious; uncontrollable; extremely zealous or enthusiastic
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
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