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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Genuine; not false or hypocritical






2. Worship of idols; excessive admiration






3. Ostracize; banish; outlaw






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






5. Stubborn






6. Defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve






7. Riddle; difficult problem






8. To waste by spending or using irresponsibly






9. Lack of harmony; absurdity






10. Approval






11. Revere






12. Showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm






13. Sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect






14. Soothing - esp. to the skin; making less harsh






15. Rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage






16. To perceive; to recognize






17. Deviating from the norm






18. Ability to be molded






19. Increase; improve






20. To fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise






21. Short-lived; fleeting






22. Exaggeration; overstatement






23. To obtain by deception or flattery






24. Cause; produce






25. Having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous






26. Foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring






27. Characteristic of earlier times; primitive; unspoiled






28. To waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another; to waver






29. Impudence; shameless boldness; sheer nerve; presumptuousness






30. Made less dense (of a gas)






31. Abstruse; profound; secret






32. Kindly; doing good






33. Confuse; puzzle






34. Trying to please by behaving obsequiously - flattering or cringing






35. Lacking funds; without money






36. Truthful






37. Gather; accumulate






38. Rash; premature; hasty; sudden






39. Wisdom - caution - or restraint






40. Disown; disavow






41. Artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication






42. Calmness of temperament; composure






43. Infamy; vilification






44. Improvised; done without preparation






45. Able to be molded - altered - or bent






46. To illegally use or reproduce






47. Not moving - active - or in motion; at rest






48. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






49. To retract - esp. a previously held belief






50. Doubtful; unsettled; questionable; perplexing