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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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1. Excessive showiness






2. Something that discourages; hindrance






3. Showing innocence or childlike simplicity






4. Hint; imply; creep in






5. Weaken






6. Unpredictable; fickle






7. Token of disgrace; brand






8. Aggressiveness; ferocity






9. Evoking intense aversion or dislike






10. Thin; rare; slim






11. Intense and passionate feeling






12. A generally agreed-upon practice or attitude






13. Authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance






14. To defame; to characterize harshly






15. Playful; humorous






16. Public disgrace






17. The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes






18. Overcharge






19. Able to speak clearly and expressively






20. Plan of a trip






21. Practical or workable; capable of maintaining life






22. To calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity






23. Exonerate; to clear of blame






24. Impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed






25. Grow rapidly; spread; multiply






26. Ill-humored; sullen; melancholy






27. To make impure






28. To remove blame






29. Characteristic of or often found in a particular locality - region - or people






30. Without feeling; imperturbable; stoical






31. Impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light






32. Strip; deprive






33. One that precedes and indicates or announces another






34. Fierce and cruel; eager to fight






35. Recently begun; rudimentary; elementary






36. Not fully formed; disorganized






37. Firmly established by nature or habit






38. Wordy






39. Approval






40. One who feigns illness to escape duty






41. Impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected






42. Effectiveness






43. Without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland






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 Outdated; associated with an earlier - perhaps more primitive - time






45. Penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through






46. Meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one's services






47. Convincing






48. Sharp and irritating to the senses






49. Able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance






50. Following or in agreement with accepted - traditional standards