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SAT Verbal Test # SAT/M438

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n. origin
(a) a number of states or persons in compact or league with each other, as for mutual aid
(b) one of the heavenly bodies as a source of light
(c) the beginning of that which becomes or is made to be
(d) the military force stationed in a fort, town or other place for its defense
 
n. ichthyology
(a) a certificate from the proper authorities that a vessel has complied with the law and may sail
(b) the property which a wife brings to her husband in marriage
(c) the branch of zoology that treats of fishes
(d) determination of the distinctive nature of a disease
 
n. digraph
(a) a union of two characters representing a single sound
(b) a person engaged in military service
(c) a storehouse for grain after it is thrashed or husked
(d) a border region
 
adj. homologous
(a) identical in nature, make-up or relation
(b) made with a hissing sound
(c) connected, extended or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence
(d) capable of being grasped
 
adj. angelic
(a) of a wild, fierce, and savage nature
(b) saintly
(c) containing gold
(d) sumptuously elegant

 

adj. corrigible
(a) capable of reformation
(b) transparent
(c) abundant or superabundant in growth
(d) unimaginative
 
adj. unanimous
(a) sharing the same views or sentiments
(b) practicing an art or occupation for the love of it, but not as a profession
(c) done without perceptible lapse of time
(d) directed toward the side
 
adj. determinate
(a) incorrect
(b) existing for a short time only
(c) occurring or made at intervals of three months
(d) definitely limited or fixed
 
adj. laudatory
(a) pertaining to, expressing or containing praise
(b) resembling a thorn; having pointed projections
(c) evincing skill, originality or cleverness, as in contrivance or arrangement
(d) holding the commonly accepted faith
 
v. emanate
(a) to shut out purposely or forcibly
(b) to flow forth or proceed, as from some source
(c) to bestow as a gift, especially for a worthy cause
(d) to endow or furnish with requisite ability, character, knowledge, skill or possessions

n. origin (c) the beginning of that which becomes or is made to be
n. ichthyology (c) the branch of zoology that treats of fishes
n. digraph (a) a union of two characters representing a single sound
adj. homologous (a) identical in nature, make-up or relation
adj. angelic (b) saintly
adj. corrigible (a) capable of reformation
adj. unanimous (a) sharing the same views or sentiments
adj. determinate (d) definitely limited or fixed
adj. laudatory (a) pertaining to, expressing or containing praise
v. emanate (b) to flow forth or proceed, as from some source

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