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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. Overcharge






2. Trickery or subterfuge






3. Correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs






4. Stubborn - unyielding






5. A contradiction or dilemma






6. Use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one






7. Deviating from the norm






8. Genuine; not false or hypocritical






9. To plunge or drop straight down






10. Make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances






11. Extreme boldness; presumptuousness






12. A superficial remark - esp. one offered as meaningful






13. Uprightness; incorruptibility






14. The willingness to comply with the wishes of others






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






16. Make thinner; weaken or lessen (in density - force - degree)






17. Alertly watchful






18. Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar






19. To appease; to calm by making concessions






20. A mournful poem - esp. one lamenting the dead






21. To sooth or pacify






22. Changing one's mind quickly and often






23. The act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady - uninterrupted rhythm






24. Ancient - old-fashioned






25. Rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage






26. To dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care






27. Bitter scolding; invective






28. Sticky - gluey






29. Precise and brief






30. Of a similar kind






31. Intricate and complicated






32. Separate; unconnected; consisting of distinct parts






33. Sad; sullen; melancholy






34. Trite remark; commonplace statement






35. Predictable - cliched - boring






36. To reduce in strength






37. To use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead






38. Stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest






39. Droop; grow feeble






40. Effectiveness






41. Brief - comprehensive summary






42. Hint; imply; creep in






43. Harmless; causing no damage






44. Claim; thesis






45. Obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage






46. To overlook - pardon - or disregard






47. Indifferent; free from self-interest






48. Absence of governing body; state of disorder






49. An overabundance; a surplus






50. Turmoil; bewildering jumble