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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. A mark of shame or discredit






2. Known or understood by only a few






3. To increase in intensity - power - or prestige






4. Cancel






5. Lie - mislead; attempt to conceal the truth






6. Riddle; difficult problem






7. Without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic






8. Excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant






9. Dealing with - appreciative of - or responsive to art or the beautiful






10. Make express conditions - specify






11. Troublesome and oppressive; burdensome






12. Causing sleep or lethargy






13. To waste by spending or using irresponsibly






14. Fearless and daring






15. Separate; unconnected; consisting of distinct parts






16. Cowardly






17. A natural predisposition or inclination






18. Something that discourages; hindrance






19. The quality of adherence or persistence to something valued






20. Worship of idols; excessive admiration






21. Adherence to highest principles; uprightness






22. Satisfy fully






23. Clear and easily understood






24. Forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented






25. Intensely emotional; feverish






26. Record of a voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activities






27. To publicly praise or promote






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






29. Characterized by filth - grime - or squalor; foul






30. Learned - scholarly - bookish






31. Abusive; scolding






32. Urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention






33. Rash; premature; hasty; sudden






34. To calm or make less severe






35. Pompous in speech and manner






36. Hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion






37. Make unnecessary; get rid of






38. Multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color






39. Jumping from one thing to another; disconnected






40. Wordy






41. Brainless; inane; foolish - yet smug






42. To overwhelm; to cover with water






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






44. Trickery or subterfuge






45. Winding; twisting; excessively complicated






46. To combine several elements into a whole






47. To make something unpleasant less sever






48. Dictatorial in one's opinions






49. Harmless






50. Greatly emotional or zealous