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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. Forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented






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






3. Exhibiting a fawning attentiveness






4. A disposition in favor of something; preference






5. Sophisticated; refined; elegant






6. Uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite






7. Extremely talkative






8. Having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe






9. Cause to be set aside; replace; make obsolete






10. Grow rapidly; spread; multiply






11. Prone to complaining or grumbling; quarrelsome






12. Ostracize; banish; outlaw






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






14. One who hates all other humans






15. Abnormal; irregular






16. Hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion






17. Shut; close






18. Conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound






19. Stubborn






20. To plunge or drop straight down






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






22. Kindly; doing good






23. Opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal






24. Troubling; burdensome






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






26. Model of excellence or perfection






27. Unmoving; lethargic; sluggish






28. Languor; weariness






29. To reduce in amount - degree - or severity






30. To reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients






31. Approach; tend to meet; come together






32. Great disorder or confusion






33. Sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect






34. Indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable






35. Cheerful promptness; eagerness






36. Something out of place in time






37. Lie - mislead; attempt to conceal the truth






38. Wordy; rambling; spread out (like a gas)






39. Coiled around; involved; intricate






40. Weaken






41. To provide supporting evidence






42. Artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication






43. Disguise; pretend






44. Coming into being; in early developmental stages






45. Calm; sluggish; unemotional






46. Sociable






47. Hermit; loner






48. Vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form






49. Selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources






50. Practical rather than idealistic