SAT Words 875-1000

Question 1

a ruler with absolute power

Answer 1

despot

Question 2

to agree

Answer 2

concur

Question 3

a trench in the earth made by a plow; a wrinkle

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furrow

Question 4

of or relating to language, esp. study of its nature and structure

Answer 4

linguistic

Question 5

to remove from an entanglement or difficulty

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extricate

Question 6

to think carefully; to ponder

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cogitate

Question 7

outward appearance; the face of a building

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facade

Question 8

a violently confused state; a very large whirpool

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maelstrom

Question 9

that which cannot be felt by touching; not easily understood

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impalpable

Question 10

very pleasing; delightful. esp. to the taste

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delectable

Question 11

a violent storm

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tempest

Question 12

quick and skillful

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deft

Question 13

daydream

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reverie

Question 14

overly proper; precise to the point of affection; prudish

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prim

Question 15

pertinent; to the point; bearing upon

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relevant

Question 16

legally or morally required; required as a routine course of action

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obligatory

Question 17

a situation of great confusion, esp. because of fear or anger

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pandemonium

Question 18

the persistent belief that one is sick when real illness is unlikely

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hypochondria

Question 19

done in secret, esp. to conceal something improper

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clandestine

Question 20

the circumstances in which something occurs

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context

Question 21

variation of meaning; subtlety

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nuance

Question 22

loud and vehement

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vociferous

Question 23

exceedingly small; minute

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infinitesimal

Question 24

a strong, often militant, supporter

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partisan

Question 25

a long, repetitive recitation

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litany

Question 26

intense passion or enthusiasm

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zeal

Question 27

birth; beginning; origin

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genesis

Question 28

ordinary to inferior in quality; not standing out from the average

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mediocre

Question 29

to make objections

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remonstrate

Question 30

to make afraid; to intimidate

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daunt

Question 31

mean-spirited and contrary in attitude

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ornery

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urgently necessary; impossible to deter or evade

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imperative

Question 33

a violation of law; the exceeding of proper boundaries

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transgression

Question 34

intricate; complicated

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convoluted

Question 35

to travel or migrate, esp. slowly o with great difficulty

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trek

Question 36

to pay or compensate

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remunerate

Question 37

in human form and shape

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incarnate

Question 38

a wharf or reinforced bank where ships are loaded

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quay

Question 39

of or involving money

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pecuniary

Question 40

stubbornly unyielding; impervious to pleas, appeals, or reason

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adamant

Question 41

to make up the parts of; to compose

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constitute

Question 42

to sharpen; to make keen

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whet

Question 43

a dishonest person; a villain

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scoundrel

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to understand or comprehend; to determine the depth of

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fathom

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done on foot; ordinary; commonplace

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pedestrian

Question 46

to reveal

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disclose

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a small group, esp. religious, united by a specific set of beliefs

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sect

Question 48

bitter and resentful

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rancorous

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large, disastrous fire

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conflagration

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present but hidden; dormant

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latent

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complete; covering broadly and all-inclusively

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comprehensive

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to suggest; to hint

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imply

Question 53

a tentative explanation; something assumed true for the sake of argument or investigation

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hypothesis

Question 54

sharp to the smell or taste

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pungent

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sleepy

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somnolent

Question 56

a follower of another who helps spread teachings

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disciple

Question 57

marked by vainglory; boastful

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vainglorious

Question 58

to horrify

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appall

Question 59

conversation, esp. a formal one

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colloquy

Question 60

a departure from what is right, true, or expected

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aberration

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irritable; quarrelsome; full of spirit

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feisty

Question 62

one who refuses to be bound by the normal practices of a group

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nonconformist

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very plentiful

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copious

Question 64

to swindle

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fleece

Question 65

hostility that results in active opposition

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antagonism

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to flow in a thin stream; to proceed bit by bit

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trickle

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to confuse or mix up so as to be misleading or incomprehensible

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garble

Question 68

outstanding, distinguished, towering above others

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eminent

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an inadequacy; an unfavorable condition or position

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deficit

Question 70

a set of principles (religious, political, etc.); a rule of law, esp. as established by precedent

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doctrine

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v. to spread around or scatter; adj. widely scattered

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diffuse

Question 72

inflicting or intended to inflict punishment

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punitive

Question 73

highly, often excessively decorated

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ornate

Question 74

a calm state of mind, esp. as the result of self-control

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composure

Question 75

to signal or summon, as by nodding or waving

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beckon