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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. Fervent; ardent; impassioned






2. Causing sleep or lethargy






3. Hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism






4. Grow forth; send out buds






5. Not capable of being appeased or significantly changed






6. Determination






7. To reduce in strength






8. To leave secretly






9. To disprove; to successfully argue against






10. Draw out by discussion






11. Claim; thesis






12. Pertaining to disease






13. Temporary - lasting a brief time






14. Inactive; lacking power to move






15. Someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic






16. Readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive






17. Lie - mislead; attempt to conceal the truth






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 Outdated; associated with an earlier - perhaps more primitive - time






19. Courteous regard for another's wish






20. Thicken; congeal; clot






21. A medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals - esp. base metals into gold






22. Lacking in flavor; dull






23. Persuasive and moving - especially in speech






24. Lack of harmony; absurdity






25. Ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)






26. Wordy; rambling; spread out (like a gas)






27. Characterized by filth - grime - or squalor; foul






28. Able to be molded - altered - or bent






29. An abusive - condemnatory speech






30. Recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly






31. Inform






32. Artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication






33. Hostile - unfriendly






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






35. Characteristic of earlier times; primitive; unspoiled






36. Departing from norms or conventions






37. Turmoil; bewildering jumble






38. Someone easily fooled






39. Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary






40. Calm and peaceful






41. A recent convert; a beginner; novice






42. Not harmonious; conflicting






43. Someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs






44. Treacherous; disloyal






45. Introductory statement






46. Something long-lasting






47. Truthfulness; honesty






48. Pompous; grandiloquent






49. To increase in power - influence - and reputation






50. Banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign