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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. Talkative






2. Given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant






3. Great disorder or confusion






4. Impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light






5. Urgent; requiring immediate action






6. Languor; weariness






7. Impervious; not permitting passage through its substance






8. Smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack






9. Assert confidently or declare; as used in law - state formally as a fact






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






11. Sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness






12. Acutely perceptive; having keen discernment






13. Departing from norms or conventions






14. A contradiction or dilemma






15. Ill-humored; sullen; melancholy






16. Convincing






17. A humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect - esp. in literature and art






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






19. Eager and enthusiastic willingness






20. Discordant; inharmonious






21. Outgoing - sociable






22. Urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention






23. An expression of praise






24. A universally recognized principle






25. Distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)






26. Approval






27. Deceit or trickery






28. Disown; disavow






29. Slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic






30. To overwhelm; to cover with water






31. Practicing self-denial; austere






32. Sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people






33. Scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment






34. Propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners






35. Learned; scholarly






36. Thin; not dense; arranged at widely spaced intervals






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






38. An abusive - condemnatory speech






39. Daring; bold






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






41. Worsen; embitter






42. Cheerful promptness; eagerness






43. To make impure






44. Someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs






45. To invalidate; to repeal; to retract






46. Strip; deprive






47. To appease; to calm by making concessions






48. Not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern






49. To make or become thin - less dense; to refine






50. Violating accepted dogma or convention