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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. Dry up






2. False; misleading






3. To drink deeply






4. Brief; fleeting






5. Wasteful; reckless with money






6. Tending to believe too readily; gullible






7. Pacify or soothe; relieve






8. Prone to complaining or grumbling; quarrelsome






9. Sociable






10. To punish or criticize harshly






11. Characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail






12. To leave secretly






13. To yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor






14. Satisfy fully






15. A harsh and disagreeable combination - often of sounds






16. Unconscious; unresponsive






17. Departing from norms or conventions






18. To use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent






19. Regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness






20. A long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation






21. Recent convert; beginner






22. Hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement






23. To refuse to have anything to do with; to disown






24. Seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading (often intentional)






25. Claim; thesis






26. To undeceive; to set right






27. An attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness






28. Pompous in speech and manner






29. Conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound






30. Severe poverty; stinginess






31. Fundamentally different; entirely unlike






32. Brief; concise






33. Potential but undeveloped; dormant; hidden






34. Tending to talk a lot






35. To anticipate and make unnecessary






36. Stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest






37. Lasting a short time






38. Lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression






39. Model of perfection






40. Long - passionate - and vehement speech






41. Effectiveness






42. A disposition in favor of something; preference






43. Done without using words






44. Intimidate; frighten






45. Greatly emotional or zealous






46. To move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion






47. Motionless






48. Fleeting; passing quickly; brief






49. Brief and to the point






50. Prevent by taking action in advance