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SAT - TOEFL High Frequency Words
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sat
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english
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vocabulary
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. To present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character
dichotomy
distill
dissemble
taciturn
2. Aggressiveness; ferocity
empirical
grandiloquence
truculence
ostentatious
3. Overwhelm; flood; submerge
inundate
veracity
pathological
apathy
4. Polite or appropriate conduct or behavior
contentious
decorum
document
innocuous
5. Characterized by brightness and the emission of light
proscribe
ephemeral
indolent
luminous
6. Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing
plethora
cogent
vituperate
precursor
7. Diligent
euphemism
innocuous
fulminate
assiduous
8. Exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
austere
obsequious
proscribe
castigation
9. Corresponding in extent - degree - amount - etc.; proportionate
viscous
pirate
commensurate
probity
10. Producing large volumes or amounts; productive
impair
oscillation
prolific
stolid
11. To provide supporting evidence
tangential
disingenuous
corroborate
predilection
12. To lie or deviate from the truth
cacophony
prevaricate
substantiate
intransigence
13. A new word - expression - or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
disabuse
neologism
pragmatic
inundate
14. Minor objection or complaint
adulterate
eccentric
quibble
spectrum
15. Intentional breach of faith; treachery
garrulous
perfidy
transitory
aberrant
16. Intensely emotional; feverish
amalgamate
mollify
fervid
harangue
17. Stubborn - unyielding
inured
obstinate
prodigal
propensity
18. Of the same kind
disabuse
homogenous
invective
dogmatic
19. Disintegration; looseness in morals
subtle
disparate
repudiate
dissolution
20. To support; to prop up
bolster
spendthrift
apathy
proscribe
21. An independent individual who does not go along with a group or party
prodigal
irascible
maverick
chicanery
22. Lack of caring; indifference
pathological
perfidy
dissemble
apathy
23. Not fully formed; disorganized
inchoate
innocuous
prolific
adulation
24. Sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating
halcyon
trenchant
sage
analogous
25. Unruly; stubborn; unyielding
terse
pungent
deference
intractable
26. Not capable of being disturbed
sporadic
digression
imperturbable
burgeon
27. Subside or moderate
refute
ingenuous
abate
erudite
28. About to happen; impending
supposition
imminent
euphemism
negate
29. To make larger; to expand
aggrandize
relegate
dilate
misanthrope
30. Treacherous; disloyal
perfidious
sparse
plummet
fallacious
31. Not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern
furtive
didactic
subtle
futile
32. Prevent by taking action in advance
foment
forestall
problematic
meticulous
33. Hostile - unfriendly
inherent
torpid
incipient
inimical
34. Lacking genuine candor; insincere
disingenuous
cynicism
impetuous
chicanery
35. Persuasive and moving - especially in speech
tortuous
eloquent
iconoclast
penury
36. A contradiction or dilemma
profligate
florid
subpoena
paradox
37. Tending to believe too readily; gullible
connoisseur
supplant
credulous
rhetoric
38. Relieve
alleviate
flout
luminous
fledgling
39. Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
obstinate
laud
disparate
laconic
40. A court order requiring appearance and/or testimony
subpoena
fervid
guileless
naive
41. Power to produce desired effect
transient
abscond
efficacy
prodigious
42. The parading of learning; excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules
pedantic
lethargic
insularity
spurious
43. Inactive; lacking power to move
aberrant
inert
contrite
static
44. Uprightness; incorruptibility
intrepid
probity
articulate
exculpate
45. Without deceit
resolve
guileless
philanthropy
aggrandize
46. To disprove; to successfully argue against
heretical
refute
impecunious
stigma
47. Correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs
malinger
cacophonous
enigma
propriety
48. Settle down; descend; grow quiet
subside
antagonize
rancorous
chicanery
49. Rash; premature; hasty; sudden
innocuous
insipid
precipitate
loquacious
50. Concerned and attentive; eager
solicitous
rancorous
phlegmatic
equivocate