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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. Very cautious






2. Similar or alike in some way; equivalent to






3. Unfortunate; inappropriate






4. To praise highly






5. Diligent






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






7. Excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous






8. Following or in agreement with accepted - traditional standards






9. Portray; depict; sketch






10. To judge a dispute between two opposing parties






11. Quick - keen - or accurate knowledge or insight






12. Firmly established by nature or habit






13. Concerning the appreciation of beauty






14. Cause; produce






15. Disown; disavow






16. To reject the validity of






17. Scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment






18. Fragment; generally of pottery






19. Fleeting; passing quickly; brief






20. Departing from norms or conventions






21. Accustomed; hardened






22. Lavish - wasteful






23. Penitent






24. The act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady - uninterrupted rhythm






25. Hard to understand; known only to the chosen few






26. Vibrate pendulumlike; waver






27. Sharp and irritating to the senses






28. Model of perfection






29. Speech in praise of someone






30. Precise and brief






31. Hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality






32. Loquacious; wordy; talkative






33. Fundamentally different; entirely unlike






34. Taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth






35. Split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones)






36. Intended to delay






37. Practical (as opposed to idealistic)






38. Natural inclination






39. Capable of being shaped






40. Scarcity






41. To retract - esp. a previously held belief






42. A natural predisposition or inclination






43. Occurring only occasionally - or in scattered instances






44. Prone to complaining or grumbling; quarrelsome






45. Violation of a law; sin






46. Extended scolding; denunciation; harangue






47. The condition of being untruthful; dishonesty






48. Something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context






49. Something that discourages; hindrance






50. To use harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; to berate