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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. Severe or stern in appearance; undecorated






2. Meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one's services






3. The quality of being generously noble in mind and heart - esp. in forgiving






4. Foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals






5. Given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant






6. Approach; tend to meet; come together






7. Brief and concise in wording






8. Wordy






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






10. Determination; firmness of purpose






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






12. Wasteful; reckless with money






13. Waver; fluctuate






14. Thicken; congeal; clot






15. Selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources






16. Sad; sullen; melancholy






17. A force that causes rotation






18. Claim; thesis






19. Agreeable; responsive to suggestion






20. Steadily increasing volume or force






21. Authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance






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






23. Model of excellence or perfection






24. Something that brings about a change in something else






25. Overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse






26. Causing sleep or lethargy






27. To deliver a pompous speech or tirade






28. To express sorrow; to grieve






29. Dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy






30. Deep; not superficial; complete






31. Make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances






32. Made less dense (of a gas)






33. Prevailing among a specific group of people or an area






34. Power to produce desired effect






35. Stubbornly opinionated






36. Hostile - unfriendly






37. Hard to understand; known only to the chosen few






38. Marked by extreme calm - impassivity and steadiness






39. About to happen; impending






40. Associated with war and the armed forces






41. To publicly praise or promote






42. Hard; strenuous






43. Producing large volumes or amounts; productive






44. To present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character






45. Wordy






46. Overcharge






47. Tending to believe too readily; gullible






48. Recent convert; beginner






49. Convincing and well reasoned






50. Generosity