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SAT Vocab - 2

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. Signs/ omens that something important or calamitous is about to occur






2. Sensational - shocking - or ghastly






3. A remark that is hurtful or burning






4. Characterized by or suffering from dizziness; having vertigo






5. Abstaining from the enforcement of a right; the act of refraining from acting on a desire or impulse






6. Insensitive






7. Disposed to seek revenge; revengeful; spiteful.






8. To list; to tick off






9. A champion of a cause






10. Having fallen in a state of disrepair; broken-down condition






11. Praise; applaud






12. To reject; disreagard






13. Provokes controversy






14. Very concise; brief






15. To obtain or get by care - effort - or the use of special means






16. Mysterious; baffling






17. A doubter






18. To depart from a subject






19. Association or participation in a wrongful act






20. Very favorable






21. A clumsy or inept person






22. Vulgar; crude






23. Belittle;slight






24. An imaginative recreation






25. An excuse - an alleged cause






26. Excessive and therefore lacking restraint






27. A beginner






28. To free from guilt or blame






29. A ruler or other person with unlimited authority






30. To surrender






31. To assert again






32. To deprive of some privilege - especially the right to vote






33. A person who introduces something new






34. Circular and therefore indirect






35. Very bold; daring






36. To lecture or speak without notes






37. Highly injurious - destructive - deadly






38. Worn out; wearied.






39. Sad mournful - melancholic






40. To scold; rebuke






41. The highest point






42. Treacherous - traitorous - deceitful






43. Commonplace






44. Characterized by verbal abuse and bitter criticism






45. Robbed - ruined - pillaged - looted






46. Deserving great blame; wicked; evil






47. Agreeable; marked by a pleasing personality






48. Direct opposite






49. Doomed to failure






50. A person who leads a secluded - solitary life