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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. Treacherous; disloyal






2. Eliminate from consideration; reject






3. To reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients






4. Aggressiveness; ferocity






5. To make thinner or sparser






6. Seeming true - but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive






7. Dry up






8. Inclined to prevent or forbid






9. Stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic






10. Hinder - block






11. To give praise; to glorify






12. Help bring about; make less difficult






13. Strip; deprive






14. Burdensome






15. Practical (as opposed to idealistic)






16. To lessen in intensity or degree






17. Extremely harmful; potentially causing death






18. Sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating






19. Pompous; using inflated language






20. Extreme boldness; presumptuousness






21. Determination






22. Speech in praise of someone






23. Improve






24. Full of pores; like a sieve






25. Combine; unite in one body






26. Soothe






27. Mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand






28. Something that discourages; hindrance






29. Producing large volumes or amounts; productive






30. Belittle






31. To block; thwart






32. Wandering away from the subject






33. Characteristic of earlier times; primitive; unspoiled






34. Devotion to pleasurable pursuits - esp. to the pleasures of the senses






35. Appease






36. One who practices rigid self-denial - esp. as an act of religious devotion






37. Make shiny by rubbing; polish






38. Incapable of being pacified






39. Stubborn; unmanageable






40. Excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant






41. A piece of broken pottery or glass






42. To calm or make less severe






43. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate






44. The art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion






45. Vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form






46. Unyielding; hardhearted; intractable






47. Reconciling; soothing






48. Warn; reprove






49. Lavish - wasteful






50. Similar or alike in some way; equivalent to