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SAT - TOEFL High Frequency Words

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Discordant; inharmonious






2. Excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant






3. Cause to be set aside; replace; make obsolete






4. Pompous walk






5. Implied; not explicitly stated






6. A figure of speech comparing two different things; a symbol






7. Trite remark; commonplace statement






8. Genuine; not false or hypocritical






9. Lasting a short time






10. Assert confidently or declare; as used in law - state formally as a fact






11. Brief; fleeting






12. Docile; easily managed






13. Turmoil; bewildering jumble






14. Justified; authorized






15. To increase in power - influence - and reputation






16. To judge a dispute between two opposing parties






17. Capable of being shaped






18. Apt; suitably expressed; well chosen






19. Lack of harmony; absurdity






20. Selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources






21. Disown; disavow






22. Adorn; ornament; enhance - as a story






23. Overcharge






24. Someone who shows off learning






25. Potential but undeveloped; dormant; hidden






26. Infamy; vilification






27. To speak of or treat with contempt; to mock






28. To flatter or praise excessively






29. Able to speak clearly and expressively






30. Full of pores; like a sieve






31. Alertly watchful






32. To evade responsibility by pretending to be ill






33. The quality of adherence or persistence to something valued






34. Done without using words






35. Practicing self-denial; austere






36. Not harmonious; conflicting






37. Agreeable; responsive to suggestion






38. Characterized by brightness and the emission of light






39. Intricate and complicated






40. Failure to act






41. To praise highly






42. Arrogant; taking liberties






43. Damaging; harmful; injurious






44. Scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment






45. A sorrowful poem or speech






46. Complex or complicated






47. One who feigns illness to escape duty






48. Outdated; associated with an earlier - perhaps more primitive - time






49. Lack of variation






50. Using few words