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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. Lofty or grand






2. Deserving blame






3. Unruly; stubborn; unyielding






4. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish






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






6. An attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness






7. Changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly






8. To copy; to try to equal or excel






9. Attacking cherished traditions






10. Impenetrable by light; not reflecting light






11. At rest; dormant; temporarily inactive






12. Questions; inquiries; doubts in the mind; reservations






13. Admirable






14. Devoutness; reverence for God






15. To make or become less severe or intense; to moderate






16. Cancel






17. To make better or more tolerable






18. One-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party






19. To deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead






20. Selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources






21. To provide supporting evidence






22. Easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive






23. Abstruse; profound; secret






24. Daring; bold






25. Lack of caring; indifference






26. Unmoving; lethargic; sluggish






27. Extreme dislike






28. Yielding; conforming to requirements






29. An abusive - condemnatory speech






30. Make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances






31. Calm; placid






32. Supporting bar






33. Apt; suitably expressed; well chosen






34. Appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety






35. Increase; improve






36. Glowing ardor; intensity of feeling






37. Recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly






38. To punish or criticize harshly






39. Capable of being shaped or formed; tractable; pliable






40. Stir up; instigate






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






42. Hard; strenuous






43. Complex or complicated






44. Based on observation or experiment






45. To choose not to do something






46. To give unsparingly (V); Extremely generous or extravagant (ADJ)






47. Having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice






48. Worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday






49. Depart secretly and hide






50. Trying to please by behaving obsequiously - flattering or cringing