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SAT Common Diction Errors
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Subjects
:
sat
,
english
Instructions:
Answer 30 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Tame; trained
allusion
domesticated
illusion
desirous
2. To come before
indict
complement
precede
prospective
3. To refer to indirectly
compliment
allude
conscience
uninterested
4. To indicate indirectly
imply
disinterested
indict
allusion
5. Something likely to happen
domestic
uninterested
deduce
prospective
6. Not biased by personal interest
disinterested
prospective
deduce
uninterested
7. The state of being conscious
illusion
allusion
consciousness
precede
8. Head of a school
domestic
allusion
desirable
principal
9. An expression of praise
compliment
induce
principal
perspective
10. Fundamental basis for conduct
allusion
imply
consciousness
principle
11. A mental outlook or view
principal
consciousness
perspective
principle
12. To carry on and move forward
uninterested
complement
implicate
proceed
13. To connect incriminatingly
prospective
implicate
compliment
precede
14. Something that completes
allusion
complement
elude
domestic
15. To escape or avoid
domesticated
allusion
elude
induce
16. To act on or cause a change
principle
affect
illusion
compliment
17. Your source of mental judgement
conscience
domestic
allusion
proceed
18. An indirect reference
conscience
imply
domestic
allusion
19. An erroneous perception
principal
illusion
affect
imply
20. To introduce; to install in a new office
imply
perspective
complement
induct
21. To attribute to a certain
allude
ascribe
principal
domesticated
22. Something that is caused - a consequence
precede
principal
effect
compliment
23. To charge with a crime; accuse
consciousness
allusion
effect
indict
24. Having to do with the home or homeland
effect
domestic
disinterested
indict
25. Having or expressing desire for something
illusion
induce
prospective
desirous
26. To convey an impression of
describe
domesticated
principle
ascribe
27. To bring about or cause
effect
allude
induce
domesticated
28. Not caring; indifferent
uninterested
induct
allude
describe
29. Advisable; recommendable; worthwhile
imply
precede
desirable
effect
30. To conclude through reasoning
deduce
affect
proceed
principal